Yearning for zion book

State authorities raided the yearning for zion ranch in schleicher county, texas in april 2008 after texas child protective. My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride. Searching for zion is an engaging, educational, and spirited book. When texas authorities raided the yearning for zion ranch in eldorado, texas, they not only brought out 416 children, they brought a reclusive society blinking into the sunlight. The first of six leaders of the yearning for zion ranch has gone on trial on charges that he had sex with a juvenile who officials claim was one of several wives assigned to him by church elders. Authorities had been tipped off by a phone call claiming the 16yearold caller was being abused by her husband, a 50yearold man.

A story of violent faith, a book of investigative nonfiction published in 2003 which documents incidents of. The yearning for zion yfz ranch, a polygamist community in eldorado, texas, made national headlines in march 2008 when armed authorities raided the community. Oprah goes inside the yearning for zion polygamist ranch the oprah winfrey show own own. News about yearning for zion ranch, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. The first half of the book is about the raid, by texas law enforcement, on the flds yearning for zion ranch near eldorado, texas usa. In april 2008, state police and child protection authorities raided yearning for zion ranch. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Texas raid of the mormon fundamentalist yearning for zion ranch happened 10. The yfz ranch, or yearning for zion ranch, was a 1,700acre 7 km2 fundamentalist church. Listen to your favorite songs from yfz yearning for zion by shakers n bakers now. The yfz ranch, or yearning for zion ranch, was a 1,700acre 7 km 2 fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds community of as many as 700 people, located near eldorado in schleicher county, texas, united states. Jeffs became their leader and prophet in 2002 with the death of his the groups prophet, rulon. It is an interesting hybrid of identity memoir, its author has a white mom and african american father, and religious history lesson.

Oprah talks with second graders at yearning for zion polygamist ranch. Prosecutors cited excerpts from jeffs personal journal on wednesday as part of an attempt by the texas attorney generals office to seize the yearning for zion ranch, about 45 miles south of san angelo. Four years ago he launched the yearning for zion ranch in eldorado. Warren jeffs, a leader in the community, read from the book of mormon at eight in the morning. Children of flds prophet warren jeffs 10 years after yfz ranch raid. This yearning for zion has a distinctly old testament origin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Law enforcement officials raided the sprawling compound in april 2008. Two years before law enforcement raided the yearning for zion ranch, the documentary banking on heaven showed what life was like behind closed doors in the flds. Nowhere is the jews yearning for zion expressed more consistently and fervently than in the prayer book. Throughout the centuries of exile and to this day, devout jews have continued to pray for the return to zion, for the restoration of jerusalem to its former glory, and for the rebuilding of the temple. Oprah goes inside the yearning for zion polygamist ranch the oprah winfrey show oprah winfrey. Flds families evicted from colorado city neighborhood. The prayerbook devotedly expressed the pleas for zion restored and the temple rebuilt.

As of april 2014, the state of texas took physical and legal possession of the property. The acclamation of the passover haggadah, next year in jerusalem. Yfz yearning for zion by shakers n bakers on amazon. Oprah goes inside the yearning for zion polygamist ranch the oprah winfrey show. Curiosity lingered about what went on behind the tall iron gates of what became the yearning for zion ranch, named after a song written by its. Texas seizes flds churchs secluded yearning for zion ranch. Carolyns first book, escape, was about her life in the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds, and her eventual escape from its brutality.