Outlaw Prophet Warren Jeffs (2014)

Outlaw Prophet Warren Jeffs 2014 Aged Rulon Jeffs is the leader the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints FLDS centered in Colorado City, Arizona His followers believe the prophet is the voice of God The church espouses polygamy most specifically men married to several women as a means of eternal salvation of the highest order The prophet places the females into marriages, often as soon as they are of child bearing age, which in the eyes of the law is considered child abuse if the female is a minor Following Rulons death, his son Warren Jeffs assumes the FLDS leadership as prophet, somewhat against the wants of FLDS council who believed they should vote on who should become leader Regardless, many of the congregation do follow his word as gospel as their new prophet But Warren is more reckless in his decisions than his father, with some, including some of the young minor women, questioning his unbending decisions, excommunication often the price for crossing those decisions He and the church are aware that they are being monitored, most specifically by investigator Gary Engels who would like nothing more than be able to prosecute Jeffs for child abuse and sexual assault, which will require the cooperation of some congregation members who oppose what he is doing and testify in a court of law as to his actions This is made all the more difficult as FLDS members hold positions of authority within the general population