Anne Wilde: the First Lady of modern Mormon fundamentalism
August 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM MT · via Wheat and Tares · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Wheat and Tares revisits a 2017 interview with Anne Wilde, one of the foremost experts on modern polygamy and a uniquely positioned figure in fundamentalist Mormonism. Wilde lived for 33 years as the secret second wife of Ogden Kraut, a prolific fundamentalist writer, making her an independent fundamentalist rather than a member of organized groups like the FLDS or AUB. The piece positions her as both practitioner and scholar of the movement, offering rare insider perspective on contemporary plural marriage outside institutional structures.
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