Happy New Year! Another New Year is before us yet again. I admit that as a youth, I never thought I would live to see us this far into the 21st Century. But here we are! I look forward to what God will add to His kingdom this year, but I do not look forward to the rogue politics that are identifying our political system. Although we deeply care who is elected as our president—we must again remember that our citizenship is not of this world:
Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await aSavior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Another comfort to keep in mind is that through it all, God is in control.
Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing:
and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the
inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him,
What doest thou?
We Christians—those who have placed our faith and trust in Jesus Christ should heed
1 Chronicles 7:14—the spiritual fate and healing of our country actually depends upon us
who know our God and obey Him. God uses people whose desire is to love and obey Him.
Daniel 11:32 “...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits."
In 2020, let’s all “do exploits” for God’s Kingdom.
Thank you for your support of this ministry!
In early December we were invited by a group from Colorado Springs to share information about Mormon polygamy as well as my own story of growing up in the Kingston polygamy group. Their interest focused on how best to minister to those in our Mormon and polygamous culture, including how to find creative opportunities to share the Biblical gospel of Jesus Christ and his Free gift of Salvation by Grace alone.
WE ARE available to speak to your group, association, church or organization about the Mormon Fundamentalists of today. Just call Doris: 801-649-3103, or Email: doris@shieldandrefuge.org
"On the morning of Nov. 4, three SUVs carrying 17 family members set out from their La Mora compound in Sonora for another ranch property in Galeana, in neighboring Chihuahua. Less than halfway there they were ambushed by unknown gunmen on a lonely stretch of road in that rugged scrubland.
The official version of the story, as told by Mexican authorities, is that it was an accident involving rival drug gangs. Yet the LeBaron’s claim they'd been under threat from criminal bands in the area and they have no doubt they were targeted deliberately. Several of the victims reportedly were shot at point-blank range.
Also, we now know the family had been engaged in a long-running land dispute with local farmers over water rights. Both sides appear to have acted violently, including an incident last year in which the farmers stormed one of the LeBaron ranches and the LeBaron’s opened fire on them. The conflict reportedly has continued since then.
The murder of innocent women and children would be a grotesque escalation-and without precedent-but to understand the broader context of the killings in that arid landscape the issue of water, as well as the issue of drug trafficking, should be taken into account."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-new-twist-in-the-horrific-massacre-of-american-mormon-moms-and-kids-in-mexico
NOTE: Although one of the two families that were murdered were polygamous, that makes no difference in the horrendous violence of the tragedy. Polygamists need our love and compassion, they need the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Another note for our reader’s information is that failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s family is from the Mexico Mormon polygamist community.
It is a completely different world for us who were born and raised in Mormon Fundamentalism. We were brainwashed from the cradle to believe that those not in the group were our enemies, not to be trusted. Sometimes we hear people say about the victims of polygamy, “Why don’t they just leave, just walk away?” It isn’t that simple! To help understand the dilemma we faced in our attempts to leave, we have been suggesting reading material written by escapees who have successfully entered the world outside of Mormon polygamy groups.
This month our featured book is entitled, Breaking Free written by Rachel Jeffs who escaped polygamy, the FLDS cult and her father, Warren Jeffs. From the inside flap we read:
“In Breaking Free, Rachel Jeffs offers a stunning look at life inside this notorious cult from the unique perspective of being both the favorite of Warren Jeffs’s more than fifty children and the object of his most depraved “revelations.” Compelled into an arranged polygamous marriage, locked away in “houses of hiding” as punishment for perceived transgressions, and physically separated from her children, Rachel—Jeffs’s first plural daughter by the second of his more than seventy wives—eventually faced a terrible decision: should she stay in this hell, or should she leave everything and everyone she’d ever known?”
Rachel did finally decide to leave, it was a torturous decision and an even worse journey making the transition out from under the mind-control and complete micro-management of her life under the FLDS system. The abuse by her father began at a very young age, she writes on page 39-40:
“I asked Father if I could get a dog… “If you touch me right here,” Father said, pointing to his crotch, “I’ll get you a dog.”
I turned my back to him. Why is this the only way he will be kind to me? Will he ever stop doing this to me? I knew I would have to give in. He did get the dog, and I loved it, but whenever I thought about what I’d had to do to get it, I shuddered.”
It goes without saying, that being born in a polygamy group is a guarantee that your husband will be chosen for you and he will be or become a polygamist. On page 56 we read:
“Father would choose our husbands, who might be our age or fifty years older, who might have no wives or ten or more wives, who probably would be people we didn’t know. And we had no say in the matter. That made the prospect of getting married very scary… Father said… I want you to know that if I could marry you I would. That is how special you are to me. If you weren’t my daughters, you would be my wives.”
Rachel thought, “I am very glad I am your daughter.”
Rachel’s book is another heartbreaking personal story of growing up in a polygamy group, becoming a plural wife, and eventually, breaking free!
Breaking Free can be found in most retail bookstores as well as amazon.com.
At a public discussion at Boulogne-sur-mer in France, the [Mormon] Apostle John Taylor, in reply to the accusations of Polygamy which were brought against him, said:
“We are accused here of actions the most indelicate and disgusting, such as none but a corrupt and depraved heart could have contrived. These things were too outrageous
To admit of belief. I shall content myself with quoting our views of chastity and marriage from a work published by us, containing some of our articles of faith, Doctrine and Covenants."
He then proceeded to quote from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants:
“Marriage is ordained by God unto man; wherefore it is lawful that he should have one wife, and they twain should be one flesh- [p. 218].”
He quoted many other things also, among which might he enumerated the following:
"Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her, and none else."
He quoted also many other passages of Scripture which had reference to the subject — each powerful to put aside even the idea of polygamy; and each equally powerful as an argument against polygamy itself.
Let the reader here note the value of what Mormons say when their faith is called in question ... Brother Taylor, who spoke at that meeting, and utterly denied polygamy, had himself — at that very moment when he so atrociously perjured himself and when he swore that no Mormon had more than one wife — five wives living in Salt Lake City, one of his friends there present had two wives; and the other was married to a mother and her own daughter!
Any conclusion, any expression of disgust at these abominations and deliberate perjuries,
I leave to the reader.” Mrs. T.B.H. Stenhouse, Tell It All, pgs 103-104
NOTE: It is Mormonism’s habit and practice to “Lie For The Lord.”
Comment from a past show interview:
“Think about this! Who are you to judge the Mormon church, were you there when Joseph Smith translated the golden plates? No and God wouldn't want you to put him down and put all his teachings down. If he's wrong and really did just make all this up, that's for God to deal with not you. Also polygamy of today has nothing to do with the Mormon church, the people that practice polygamy today for the most part are sick pervs that just use the Book of Mormon to justify having sexual relations with a younger girl! Not all. I know some polygamy people that are great people and just don't know. The LDS church today is not related to anyone of the FLDS people practicing polygamy today! Stop comparing them!”
Viewers gave the writer of the above comments some suggestions, here are a couple of them:
“You're less than smart. You could also argue that it was all bull! Which it is!! If fear didn't exist, neither would organized religion or war!!! Go read a book, one that has proof of its teaching. Such as the bible!”
“I will only say PLEASE read your Bible. No other book to start. The God of the Bible is absolutely nothing like the god of LDS.”
NOTE: And that’s good advice. We also advise our critics to pick up the Bible and read it for themselves, never trust what others say it says.
- Pray for the children of the women we help leave polygamy. Many of them are so brainwashed, they refuse to understand that their mom is protecting them from life and marriage in polygamy which is never-ending misery.
- Pray for “C” - she has no education beyond junior high, left her polygamous husband several years ago, but is unable to find a job that pays well-enough to supply her needs. Pray also for her salvation, and for her many children to also be saved.
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