Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book. All of the articles from the old website are on there, including some fresh new content. Charles elden kingston became interested in history while. Kingston and mary priscilla tucker in the town of croyden, utah on 20 june 1884. Patrons may access these video files at the research center for the utah division of state history and utah state archives. In a search of public records created since the start of 1997, the salt lake tribune found 65 marriages among members of the kingston group in which the bride was 15, 16 or 17.
The king families united order functioned from 1876 to 1883. Utah is known for having some of the best skiing in the country, and the mountains near salt lake city. Wards and branches of the church of jesus christ of latterday. During the 1920s, hundreds of dissenters from the lds church gathered into specific groups across the wasatch front. Prosecutors have charged jacob kingston, a member in a shadowy mormon offshoot known as the order, with collecting a halfbillion dollars in. The meat of the book is about the trial of mary ann kingston, a teenage girl from one. As tracy reports, utah, with its huge mormon population the faith once included. Midvale utah history 18511979 hardcover january 1, 1979 by maurine c. In utah, members of the kingston clan blend into contemporary societybut the mormon group openly practices polygamy and incest and. These tapes highlight some of the shows from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The kingstons are a mormon splinter group, founded in the 1930s by marys greatuncle elden. The kingstons modern polygamy and mormon fundamentalism. Digital collections utah division of state history.
He also preached a bizarre extrapolation of the book of mormon called. Jensen author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Unlikely whistleblower helps uncover alleged halfbillion. Please let us know if you have any issues viewing each section.
Biography portal latter day saint movement portal john ortell kingston may 19, 1919 august 25, 1987 was the leader of the latter day church of christ of mormon. But mostly he talked about the history of the order and his ancestors, the. He kept his office on a side street in central salt lake. The morrisite war, a short but unfortunate episode in utah history, was about to begin. In 2006, kingston earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the university of utah.
Her rather garbled history of the mormon faith is written from an insiders. Were currently working to make it easier for you to discover all of these wonderful hidden gems from kingston s past. Whistleblower on escaping polygamy and the kingston clan. Mark shurtleff, the utah attorney general, has spent years investigating the clan. Jacob kingston testifies about his polygamous sect and the. Signature books is committed to expanding the scope of mormon history and to enhancing. Utahs polygamous kingston clan mixes incest and white supremacy with. A biography of laurine ekstrom kingston victoria d.
Here is the student edition of our utah history book. Rare photos not appropriate for history books youtube. They maintain a secretive but powerful presence in utahs salt lake valley, and their estimated 7,500. Eugene jelesnik hosted ksl studios talent showcase, a variety show of local amateur performers, for many years.
He recorded, i held the book record for the sale of the most books of. Utahs second halfcentury of statehood, 19451995 provo. We hope this will serve as a great resource for parents and students. Paul kingston wore secondhand suits that hung off his slender shoulders, and he spoke in a flat, emotionless monotone. The latter day church of christ is based in salt lake city, utah, with a presence in bountiful, utah. The kingston local history website has undergone a redesign and we are excited to unveil the new look site. During his last year or so in the program, he learned about biofuels. Kingston is named for thomas rice king, who moved from fillmore to piute county with his five sons and their families specifically to find a place where they could establish a united order. Mormons, miners, padres, mountain men, and the openi. Paul kingston and other leaders of the family ignored repeated requests. This book is a gift to a friend who shares an interest in history and has a. Also known as the kingston clan, kingston group, or the order, it evolved. Inside the order, one mormon cults secret empire rolling stone.