Polygamy
FLDS children resist new lives with parents after leaving church
ABC News examines the experiences of children who left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) and are now resisting their new lives with parents who also left the polygamous sect. The video story documents the complex family dynamics that emerge after exiting.
August 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM MT · via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
RLDS, fundamentalist branches rejected temple theology
Wheat and Tares examines the divergent paths of Latter Day Saint movement branches after Joseph Smith's death, focusing on how the Reorganized LDS Church (now Community of Christ) and Bickertonites rejected Nauvoo-era temple theology. While Brigham Young led followers west to build physical temples in Utah, multiple restoration branches formally rejected secret endowments, Nauvoo-style ordinances, and polygamy, taking a completely different theological direction on temple worship.
August 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM MT · via Wheat and Tares · 3 sources
1853 Mormon polygamy defense examined in full transcript video
A YouTube history channel published the full transcript of an 1853 newspaper article defending Mormon plural marriage, quoting extensively from Orson Pratt's periodical "The Seer." The HumblyMyBrain video examines how early Church leaders publicly defended polygamy as biblical and divinely commanded before the practice became widely known.
August 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM MT · via YouTube / HumblyMyBrain
Brigham Young's handcart scheme: the cost of gathering to Zion
Kirsten & Megan's reading of "Wife No. 19" reaches Chapter 11, which examines Brigham Young's handcart plan. Ann Eliza Webb Young describes how Brigham promoted a cheaper way to bring converts to Utah: sending emigrants west with handcarts rather than wagons.
August 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM MT · via YouTube / Kirsten & Megan
Eight children removed from purported polygamous couple's home
Eight children have been removed from the home of a couple believed to practice polygamy and are now in state custody with the Utah Division of Child and Family Services. KUTV reports the removal followed an investigation, though details about what prompted the state's intervention have not been made public.
August 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM MT · via KUTV 2
Mormon News covers FAIR warnings, girl bishops, BYU marriage decline
Mormon Stories Podcast's Mormon News episode breaks down the week's headlines, including FAIR's 2026 conference warnings about Satan wanting people to leave the Church, the controversy over The Friend magazine's "girl bishops" question, and declining marriage rates among BYU students. The 5,000-view video in 2 hours with high velocity (2,388 views/hour) covers multiple developing stories from the Mormon world. Hosts John Dehlin and Meggan Hayes analyze the implications of each story.
August 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormon Stories Podcast · 7 sources
Warren Jeffs, 15 years into life sentence, still wields sway from Texas cell
Warren Jeffs continues to direct the fundamentalist FLDS sect from his Texas prison cell, 15 years into a life sentence for child sexual assault, Hoodline reports. Jeffs maintains influence over the community despite incarceration.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via Hoodline
What it took to get Warren Jeffs into prison
Axios examines the investigation and prosecution that led to Warren Jeffs' imprisonment. Jeffs, leader of the fundamentalist FLDS group, is serving a life sentence for child sexual assault.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via Axios
Sister Wives: A guide to Kody Brown's kids with Janelle, Christine, Robyn, Meri
E! News provides a guide to Kody Brown's children with his four wives featured on Sister Wives. The show has documented the fundamentalist polygamous family for over a decade.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via E! News
Sister Wives star marries fourth wife; Martha Stewart ratings weak
A Sister Wives cast member has married a fourth wife, IMDb reports in a news roundup also covering weak ratings for Martha Stewart's Hallmark Channel programming.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via IMDb
Did Sister Wives accidentally document a family leaving a cult?
A podcast episode from We Love to Hate Everything examines whether Sister Wives inadvertently documented a family's departure from fundamentalist religious practices. The show has followed the Brown family's polygamous lifestyle for over a decade.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via Acast · 2 sources
'Sister Wives' star Leon Brown says being trans saved their life
Leon Brown, child of Sister Wives stars Kody and Meri Brown, credits their trans identity with saving their life, according to The Ashley's Reality Roundup. Brown publicly came out as transgender in 2022.
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via The Ashley's Reality Roundup · 7 sources