Jensen author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The fascinating story of a utah polygamist, nurse, womens rights activist, and pioneer in. A biography of laurine ekstrom kingston victoria d. 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.
The meat of the book is about the trial of mary ann kingston, a teenage girl from one. In the 1870s brigham young was encouraging communal living in united order communities. The latter day church of christ is a mormon fundamentalist denomination in the latter day saint movement. This book is a gift to a friend who shares an interest in history and has a. Jacob kingston testifies about his polygamous sect and the. These tapes highlight some of the shows from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The kingston local history website has undergone a redesign and we are excited to unveil the new look site. Utahs second halfcentury of statehood, 19451995 provo. Were currently working to make it easier for you to discover all of these wonderful hidden gems from kingston s past. In 1986 she directed a research project investigating home births in utah and idaho. Paul kingston wore secondhand suits that hung off his slender shoulders, and he spoke in a flat, emotionless monotone. 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. Prosecutors have charged jacob kingston, a member in a shadowy mormon offshoot known as the order, with collecting a halfbillion dollars in.
All of the articles from the old website are on there, including some fresh new content. Paul kingston and other leaders of the family ignored repeated requests. Midvale utah history 18511979 hardcover january 1, 1979 by maurine c. The latter day church of christ is based in salt lake city, utah, with a presence in bountiful, utah. Eugene jelesnik hosted ksl studios talent showcase, a variety show of local amateur performers, for many years. Woolleys high priest apostles introduced kingston to plural marriage, causing kingston to be cut off from the church in 1929. The morrisite war, a short but unfortunate episode in utah history, was about to begin. He kept his office on a side street in central salt lake. Kingston and mary priscilla tucker in the town of croyden, utah on 20 june 1884. In utah, members of the kingston clan blend into contemporary societybut the mormon group openly practices polygamy and incest and. The kingstons are a mormon splinter group, founded in the 1930s by marys greatuncle elden. He recorded, i held the book record for the sale of the most books of. Rare photos not appropriate for history books youtube. Whistleblower on escaping polygamy and the kingston clan.
Utahs polygamous kingston clan mixes incest and white supremacy with. The excommunication of charles william kingston sunstone. They maintain a secretive but powerful presence in utahs salt lake valley, and their estimated 7,500. We hope this will serve as a great resource for parents and students. Patrons may access these video files at the research center for the utah division of state history and utah state archives.
He also preached a bizarre extrapolation of the book of mormon called. Mormons, miners, padres, mountain men, and the openi. Please let us know if you have any issues viewing each section. Mark shurtleff, the utah attorney general, has spent years investigating the clan. During the 1920s, hundreds of dissenters from the lds church gathered into specific groups across the wasatch front. Unlikely whistleblower helps uncover alleged halfbillion. Charles elden kingston became interested in history while. Inside the order, one mormon cults secret empire rolling stone. Digital collections utah division of state history. Signature books is committed to expanding the scope of mormon history and to enhancing. Wards and branches of the church of jesus christ of latterday. 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.
Her rather garbled history of the mormon faith is written from an insiders. In 2006, kingston earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the university of utah. Also known as the kingston clan, kingston group, or the order, it evolved. But mostly he talked about the history of the order and his ancestors, the. Here is the student edition of our utah history book. 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.