Charles Frederick Zitting (March 30, 1894 – July 14, 1954) was a

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leader of the community in

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Life

Zitting's ancestors came to the United States from

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, and

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Fundamentalism

Zitting began his rise in the leadership of the Mormon fundamentalist

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 ...

when he was arrested on April 1, 1931 on charges of

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and bailed out by

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 ...

, J. Leslie Broadbent, and

Joseph W. Musser Joseph White Musser (March 8, 1872 – March 29, 1954) was a Mormon fundamentalism, Mormon fundamentalist leader. Musser was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Amos Milton Musser (an Church Historian and Recorder, assistant LDS Church historian) an ...

the next day. After the three paid his bail, Zitting was asked to join 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 ...

and was ordained to that position months later. He was set apart as High Priest Apostle the same day he was ordained to the Council. While serving on the Council of Friends, Zitting largely served under LeGrand Woolley, who in turn served under

. Woolley led the fundamentalist community at Short Creek while Musser led the community in and around

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. The group near Salt Lake City would later become known as the Apostolic United Brethren, while those remaining in the

would later become 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. With Musser's death and Woolley's presence in

, Zitting was left to take charge for the Council of Friends and the Short Creek Community following the

Short Creek raid The Short Creek raid was an Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona National Guard action against Mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of July 26, 1953, at Short Creek, Arizona. The Short Creek raid was the largest mass a ...

. Leroy S. Johnson assisted Zitting in most of the everyday decisions. Zitting served as the senior member of the Council of Friends for four months until his death. He was survived by "5 wives, 18 sons, 16 daughters and many grandchildren."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zitting, Charles 1894 births 1954 deaths American Latter Day Saint leaders Mormon fundamentalist leaders People from Weber County, Utah People from Short Creek Community

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