Mormon fundamentalist leaders are those who lead (or have led) a

Mormon fundamentalist Mormon fundamentalism (also called fundamentalist Mormonism) is a belief in the validity of selected fundamental aspects of Mormonism as taught and practiced in the nineteenth century, particularly during the administrations of Joseph Smith, Bri ...

group.

Early Mormon leaders

These leaders were the first three Presidents of the Church of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

(LDS Church): *

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he ...

(1805–44) *

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second President of the Church (LDS Church), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his ...

(1847–77) *

John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...

(1877–87) Some Mormon fundamentalists also regard the next three LDS Church presidents as leaders: *

Wilford Woodruff Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. He ended the public practice of ...

(1887–1898) *

Lorenzo Snow Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was an American religious leader who served as the fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1898 until his death. Snow was the last president of the L ...

(1898–1901) *

Joseph F. Smith Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (November 13, 1838 – November 19, 1918) was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the nephew of Joseph Smith, the founde ...

(1901–1918)

Major Mormon fundamentalist groups

When the LDS Church began excommunicating members who practiced polygamy after the

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, Mormon fundamentalists began breaking away from the LDS Church. At first, there was one main Mormon fundamentalist group, the

Council of Friends The Council of Friends was an organization described by Joseph Smith in early 19th-century Mormon theology. He viewed the organisation as being part of a world government which would guide and direct the Kingdom of God (Zion) on earth during the ...

, also known as the "Woolley group" and the "Priesthood Council". The Council of Friends was centered in

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

and the

Short Creek Community The Short Creek Community (now Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah), founded in 1913, began as a small ranching town in the Arizona Strip. In the 1930s it was settled by Mormon fundamentalists. History In May 1935, members of the Council of ...

, later called

Colorado City, Arizona Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,478, down from 4,821 in 2010. At least three Mormon fundamentalis ...

, and

Hildale, Utah Hildale is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census. Hildale is located on the border of Utah and Arizona. History Hildale, formerly known as Short Creek Community, was founded in 1913 by ...

. The Council of Friends would ultimately split into four Mormon fundamentalist sects, the

Latter Day Church of Christ The Latter Day Church of Christ, is considered a Mormon fundamentalist denomination by some in the Latter Day Saint movement. Also known as the LDCJC, the Kingston Clan, and The Order, it is a religious organization created by members of the Dav ...

(1935) located in

Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

; the

Apostolic United Brethren The Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) is a Mormon fundamentalist group that practices polygamy. The AUB has had a temple in Mexico, since at least the 1990s, an endowment house in Utah since the early 1980s and several other locations of worship ...

(1954), located in

Bluffdale, Utah Bluffdale is a city in Salt Lake and Utah counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 17,014. From 2011 to 2013, the National Security Agency's (NSA) data storage c ...

; the

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) is a religious sect of the fundamentalist Mormon denominations whose members practice polygamy. The fundamentalist Mormon movement emerged in the early 20th century, ...

(1954), located in

, and

; and

Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times The Church of the Firstborn (or the "LeBarón family") is a grouping of competing factions of a Mormon fundamentalist religious lineage inherited, adherents believe, by a polygamous family community that had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, by Al ...

, located in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Factional breakdown: Mormon fundamentalist sects

Council of Friends and groups evolving from it

Pre-split Council of Friends leaders

The following are the leaders of the Council of Friends prior to its split: *

John W. Woolley John Wickersham Woolley (December 30, 1831 – December 13, 1928) was an American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism movement. Most Mormon fundamentalist groups trace their origin directly or indirectly to Woolle ...

(1918–28) *

Lorin C. Woolley Lorin Calvin Woolley (October 23, 1856 – September 19, 1934) was an American proponent of plural marriage and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalist movement. As a young man in Utah Territory, Woolley served as a courier and bodyguard ...

(1928–34) *

J. Leslie Broadbent Joseph Leslie Broadbent (June 3, 1891 – March 16, 1935) was a religious leader in the early stages of the Mormon fundamentalist movement. Broadbent was born to Amanda Hermandine Twede and Joseph Samuel Broadbent, who served as mayor of Lehi, Uta ...

(1934–35) *

John Y. Barlow John Yeates Barlow (also known as John Yates Barlow) (March 4, 1874 – December 29, 1949) was a Mormon fundamentalism, Mormon fundamentalist leader in Short Creek, Arizona. Childhood Barlow was born in Panaca, Nevada, Panaca, Lincoln County, Nev ...

(1935–49) *

Joseph W. Musser Joseph White Musser (March 8, 1872 – March 29, 1954) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader. Musser was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Amos Milton Musser (an assistant LDS Church historian) and Mary E. White. He is known for his Mormon fundamen ...

(1949–54) *

Charles Zitting Charles Frederick Zitting (March 30, 1894 – July 14, 1954) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader of the community in Short Creek, Arizona. Life Zitting's ancestors came to the United States from Sweden, Denmark, Canada, and Britain. Fundamentalis ...

(1954)

Kingstons

Due to a succession conflict after

's death,

Charles W. Kingston Charles William Kingston (June 26, 1884 – November 29, 1975) was a member of the Latter Day Church of Christ and the Davis County Cooperative Society. Early life Kingston was born in Croyden, Utah Territory, the eldest son of Mary Priscilla L ...

and

Elden Kingston Charles Elden Kingston (October 10, 1909 – July 8, 1948 ) was the founder of the Davis County Cooperative Society in 1935. Elden Kingston was supported by his father Charles W. Kingston, his mother Vesta Minerva Kingston, and his siblings a ...

created a splinter group called the

, or the

Kingston clan The Latter Day Church of Christ, is considered a Mormon fundamentalist denomination by some in the Latter Day Saint movement. Also known as the LDCJC, the Kingston Clan, and The Order, it is a religious organization created by members of the Dav ...

. *

(supported leaders from 1935 until his death in 1975) *

(1935–47) *

John Ortell Kingston John Ortell Kingston (May 19, 1919 – August 25, 1987) was the Trustee of the Davis County Cooperative Society in Davis County, Utah, from 1948 until his death in 1987. Davis County Cooperative membership John Ortell Kingston was the son of Cha ...

(1947–87) *

Paul Elden Kingston Paul Elden Kingston is an accountant and attorney who has served as the Trustee-in-Trust of the Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS), a Mormon fundamentalist denomination, since 1987. The DCCS is a financial cooperative established by his uncle ...

(1987–)

Apostolic United Brethren

ordained

Rulon C. Allred Rulon Clark Allred (March 29, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was a homeopath and chiropractor in Salt Lake City and the leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway sect of polygamous Mormon fundamentalists in Utah, Colorado, and ...

into the

. The Council refused to admit Allred; this resulted in a split, whereby followers of Allred became known as the

. Musser ordained a new council, known as the 1952 New Priesthood Council. The line of succession of the AUB is as follows: *

(1949–1954) *

(1954–77) *

Owen A. Allred Owen Arthur Allred (January 15, 1914 – February 14, 2005) was the leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon fundamentalist polygamist group centered in Bluffdale, Utah. He came to this position following the murder of his brother Rulo ...

(1977–2005) * J. LaMoine Jensen (2005–14) * Lynn A. Thompson (2014–2021) *

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(2021–)

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

After the Short Creek community split it continued to thrive, and became known as the

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) is a religious sect of the fundamentalist Mormon denominations whose members practice polygamy. The fundamentalist Mormon movement emerged in the early 20th century, ...

under

Leroy S. Johnson Leroy Sunderland Johnson (June 12, 1888 – November 25, 1986), known as Uncle Roy, was a leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group in Short Creek, which later evolved into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Chu ...

. Its leaders include: *

LeRoy S. Johnson Leroy Sunderland Johnson (June 12, 1888 – November 25, 1986), known as Uncle Roy, was a leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group in Short Creek, which later evolved into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Chu ...

(1954–86) *

Rulon Jeffs Rulon may refer to: Persons with the surname Rulon: *Kelly Rulon (born 1984), 2004 Olympian in water polo Persons with the given name Rulon: *Rulon C. Allred (1906-1977), leader of the Apostolic United Brethren *Rulon Davis (born 1982), defensive ...

(1986–2002) * Warren Jeffs (''de facto'' leader) (2002–07) *

Merril Jessop Merril Jessop (December 27, 1935 – February 28, 2022) was a high-ranking bishop in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly referred to as the FLDS Church. He was briefly the de facto leader of the FLDS. Jessop ...

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William E. Jessop William Edson Jessop (born William Edson Timpson) is a leader in the Mormon fundamentalist movement. In a January 2007 telephone conversation between Jessop and church president Warren Jeffs, Jeffs suggested that Jessop was the rightful leader of t ...

(appointed successor) (2007–) * Wendell L. Nielsen (legal president) (2010 – January 28, 2011)

Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc.

The

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, was formed in September 2002 when FLDS Church president Warren Jeffs

excommunicated Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to end or at least regulate the communion of a member of a congregation with other members of the religious institution who are in normal communion with each other. The purpose ...

Winston Blackmore Winston Blackmore (born August 25, 1956) is the leader of a Polygamy, polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religious group in Bountiful, British Columbia, Canada. He is described as ...

; for two decades, Blackmore was bishop of the

Bountiful, British Columbia Bountiful is a settlement in the Creston Valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, near Cranbrook and Creston. The closest community is Lister, British Columbia. Bountiful is made up of members of two polygamist Mormon fundamentalist g ...

group of the

(FLDS Church). The community split nearly evenly—about 700 people continue to follow Blackmore, while about 500 follow Jeffs.Utah Attorney General’s Office and Arizona Attorney General's Office
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:Fundamentalist Mormon Communities. Updated June 2006. Pages 11-22. *

(2002–present)

Centennial Park ("Second Ward")

Under Leroy Johnson's leadership,

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and

Alma Timpson Alma Adelbert "Del" Timpson (March 28, 1905 - April 2, 1997), was an American Mormon fundamentalist leader. He was involved with a number of Mormon denominations, including the mainstream LDS Church, followed by the Council of Friends, and eventua ...

were dismissed from the Short Creek community in 1983; they went on to create the

Centennial Park group The Centennial Park group is a fundamentalist Mormon group, with approximately 1,500 members that is headquartered in Centennial Park, Arizona. The Centennial Park group broke with Leroy S. Johnson, leader and senior member of the Priesthood Co ...

(or "Second Ward") in

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. "Second Ward" distinguishes it from the FLDS Church, which is known as the "First Ward".Utah Attorney General’s Office and Arizona Attorney General's Office
The Primer, Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities
. Updated June 2006. Page 14. * J. Marion Hammon (1983–1988) * Alma A. Timpson (1988–1997) * John W. Timpson (1997–)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Kingdom of God

This group (also known as the Nielsen/Naylor group) primarily resides in the

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. It broke with the Centennial Park group after

died in 1988.Utah Attorney General’s Office and Arizona Attorney General's Office
The Primer, Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities
. Updated June 2006. Page 21. Frank Naylor (apostle) and Ivan Neilsen (high priest and bishop) disagreed with Alma Timpson’s leadership of Centennial Park, prompting them to create a new group known as the "Third Ward" with Naylor presiding; they likewise primarily reside in the Salt Lake Valley. They have formed a close association with Winston Blackmore’s community of Bountiful, British Columbia. * Frank Naylor (1997–present)

Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

After the murder of

in 1977,

Gerald Peterson, Sr The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as The Righteous Branch, The Branch Church, The Peterson Group and Christ's Church, is a fundamentalist Mormon sect of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is based ...

proclaimed that Allred had bequeathed the priesthood to him. Peterson went on to found the

Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as The Righteous Branch, The Branch Church, The Peterson Group and Christ's Church, is a fundamentalist Mormon sect of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is based ...

the following year. *

Gerald Peterson, Sr. The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as The Righteous Branch, The Branch Church, The Peterson Group and Christ's Church, is a fundamentalist Mormon sect of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is based ...

(1978–81) *

Gerald Peterson, Jr. The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as The Righteous Branch, The Branch Church, The Peterson Group and Christ's Church, is a fundamentalist Mormon sect of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is based ...

(1981–)

Other Mormon fundamentalist groups

Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times

The

has its headquarters in northern

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. It was founded in 1955 by

Joel LeBaron Joel Franklin LeBaron (June 9, 1923 – August 20, 1972) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader in northern Mexico. He was murdered by a member or members of a rival church which was headed by his brother Ervil LeBaron. Early life LeBaron was born i ...

and members of his family. LeBaron claimed his

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line of authority from his father Alma (who was ordained by Alma's grandfather

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, who received the priesthood from Joseph Smith). The church exists in Chihuahua

, Los Molinos,

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and in

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; there is also a large group in

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. *

(1955–72) *

Verlan LeBaron The Church of the Firstborn (or the "LeBarón family") is a grouping of competing factions of a Mormon fundamentalist religious lineage inherited, adherents believe, by a polygamous family community that had settled in Chihuahua, Mexico, by Al ...

(1972–81) * Current leadership unknown (1981–)

Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly

The

Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly The Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly is a Mormon fundamentalist sect, headquartered in Big Water, Kane County, southern Utah. It was founded in 1974 by Alex Joseph. Establishment The Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly was formed in ...

and its political arm, the

Confederate Nations of Israel The Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly is a Mormon fundamentalist sect, headquartered in Big Water, Kane County, southern Utah. It was founded in 1974 by Alex Joseph. Establishment The Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly was formed ...

, are headquartered in

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. It was founded in 1977 by

Alex Joseph Alex Joseph (June 24,1936 – September 27, 1998) (born Alec Richard Joseph; also referred to as Ronald Ellison) was an American outspoken polygamist and founder of the Confederate Nations of Israel, a Mormon fundamentalist sect. As mayor of Big ...

and initially grew rapidly. However, after the death of Joseph the status of this sect is unknown. *

(1977–98) * Current leadership unknown (1998–)

School of the Prophets

The School of the Prophets has its headquarters in the

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area. In 1968 Robert C. Crossfield published the ''Book of Onias'', which contained revelations he claimed to have received since 1961. These revelations chastised LDS Church leaders for their abandonment of the celestial laws. Crossfield was excommunicated in 1972. The continuing revelations were later published as the ''Second Book of Commandments''. In 1982 Crossfield formally established the ''School of the Prophets'', overseen by a president and six counselors and headquartered in

. Ron and Dan Lafferty served in March 1984 as counselors in a local school of the prophets for the

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, area. Four months after being removed from the school for refusing to renounce their revelation calling for the killing of certain individuals, the Laffertys murdered their brother Allen's wife and infant daughter. *Robert C. Crossfield, founder and president (1968–)

True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days

The

True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days The True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days (TLC) is a breakaway sect of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is headquartered in Manti, Utah, United States, where as of 2004 it maintained a m ...

(TLC) has its headquarters in

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. Membership is estimated at 300 to 500. Organized in 1994, the TLC was a new "restoration" for the "very last days" before the

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. While the church initially grew rapidly it has since stagnated, declining in numbers and converts since it ceased missionary efforts in 2000. * James D. Harmston (1994–2013) * Current leadership unknown (2013–)

The Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven

The Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven was originally organized in

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by former members of the LDS Church. It practices

polygamy Crimes Polygamy (from Late Greek (') "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married ...

and the

law of consecration The law of consecration is a commandment in the Latter Day Saint movement in which adherents promise to dedicate their lives and material substance to the church. It was first referred to in 1831 by Joseph Smith. Origins On February 4, 1831, S ...

. Its leader, Terrill R. Dalton, purports to be the Holy Ghost and the father of Jesus. However, the group may have declined in numbers after its relocation from Idaho to Montana and Dalton's and assistant Geody Harman's arrest for (and conviction of) two counts of rape. * Terrill R. Dalton (c. 2001–present)

References

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