Topic
Polygamy and the FLDS
Fundamentalist Mormon polygamy is followed closely by people with no connection to the faith, and the reporting is dominated by court records and survivor testimony. We cover the cases as they move through the courts, under the crime language standard published in our charter.
25 stories · updated continuously
On the podcast
- LDS Church Caught Lying, Charlie Bird Breaking Point, Bishop Charged - Mormon News 9.4.26 | Ep. 2189
Full episode and transcript · September 4, 2026
- Bloomberg Exposes Mormon Land Empire, Baseball Baptisms & More - Mormon News 8.28.26 | Ep. 2187
Full episode and transcript · August 28, 2026
- LDS Church Can't Keep its Members - Mormon News 8.21.26 | Ep. 2184
Full episode and transcript · August 21, 2026
Coverage
- Sentencing set for polygamous leader convicted of child abuse in Arizona
September 6, 2026 · via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Polygamy
- Video compares Joseph Smith and Brigham Young's evasive polygamy answers
September 3, 2026 · via YouTube / Dan Wees · Polygamy
- FLDS leader Samuel Bateman gets second sentence of 24 years in state case
September 3, 2026 · via The Guardian · Child Abuse
- Former FLDS member describes life in polygamous community
September 3, 2026 · via The Irish Sun · Polygamy
- New Joseph Smith Papers volume to document prophet's plural marriages
September 3, 2026 · via AOL.com · Joseph Smith
- Hobbs accuses Biggs of enabling FLDS in Arizona governor's race
September 1, 2026 · via KTAR News 92.3 FM · Politics
- New evidence of Joseph Smith's polygamy to be published
August 30, 2026 · via knoxradio.com · Joseph Smith
- Polygamist sect leader to be sentenced on Arizona child abuse charges
August 30, 2026 · via True Crime News · Polygamy
- Reality TV star reacts to Bateman's 24-year sentence
August 28, 2026 · via ABC4 Utah · Crime
- Feminist theologian reviews Carol Lynn Pearson's polygamy book 10 years later
August 27, 2026 · via YouTube / Journal of Mormon Polygamy · Polygamy
- How the FLDS church impacted a small Texas town
August 23, 2026 · via The Detroit News · Polygamy
- First sister wives of polygamous leader share story in upcoming book
August 22, 2026 · via KSL News · Polygamy
- FLDS children resist new lives with parents after leaving church
August 19, 2026 · via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Polygamy
- RLDS, fundamentalist branches rejected temple theology
August 18, 2026 · via Wheat and Tares · Polygamy
- 1853 Mormon polygamy defense examined in full transcript video
August 16, 2026 · via YouTube / HumblyMyBrain · Polygamy
- Eight children removed from purported polygamous couple's home
August 15, 2026 · via KUTV 2 · Polygamy
- Warren Jeffs, 15 years into life sentence, still wields sway from Texas cell
August 12, 2026 · via Hoodline · Polygamy
- What it took to get Warren Jeffs into prison
August 12, 2026 · via Axios · Polygamy
- Sister Wives: A guide to Kody Brown's kids with Janelle, Christine, Robyn, Meri
August 12, 2026 · via E! News · Polygamy
- Sister Wives star marries fourth wife; Martha Stewart ratings weak
August 12, 2026 · via IMDb · Polygamy
- Did Sister Wives accidentally document a family leaving a cult?
August 12, 2026 · via Acast · Polygamy
- 'Sister Wives' star Leon Brown says being trans saved their life
August 12, 2026 · via The Ashley's Reality Roundup · Polygamy
- 'Sister Wives' star breaks silence on her mother's private marriage struggles
August 12, 2026 · via parade.com · Polygamy
- What Mormons really believe, beyond the polygamy stereotype
August 12, 2026 · via ucanews.com · Polygamy
- Tribune examines contested narratives of Joseph Smith's polygamy
August 12, 2026 · via The Salt Lake Tribune · Joseph Smith
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