Doris Hansen, director of Shield and Refuge Ministry, shares her personal experience growing up in a polygamous Mormon family and her journey to Christianity. She discusses the dangers of polygamy, the importance of speaking the truth in love, and the need for Christians to be aware of the polygamous lifestyle and its challenges. Karen, a former polygamist, also shares her testimony of how she was led to Christ through the Truth Network and Doris's ministry. [... more]

A group of men, including Andrew Chatwin, were wrongfully arrested by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' private law enforcement, known as the God Squad, while working on a fence on land leased from the FLDS trust. The men later purchased the property at a sheriff's auction for $750,000, only to discover that it was fully stocked with supplies, including a grocery store, hardware store, and school materials, suggesting that the FLDS was planning to bring in a large group of people. The property's history and the FLDS's plans for it remain unclear, but the region is excited about the possibility of the FLDS being out of South Dakota and the potential for its members to find a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. [... more]

A former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Andrew Chatwin, and his partners purchase a 140-acre compound in Pringle, South Dakota, for $750,000, despite its estimated value of $8 million. The compound, which was once home to 300 to 400 people, was left in a state of abandonment, with food still in the refrigerator and beds made. The story raises questions about the rumors surrounding the property, including claims of a curse. [... more]

Doris Hansen shares her personal experience growing up in the polygamous Kingston group, where she was raised in a family with multiple wives and faced abuse, guilt, and shame. She eventually escaped and spent 25 years searching for truth before becoming a Christian, discovering the love of God, and finding salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Today, she runs a ministry called Shield and Refuge, which aims to bring biblical truth to polygamists and help them escape and find eternal hope. [... more]

Doris Hansen shares her experiences growing up in the Kingston polygamous group, describing the oppressive and controlling environment, physical and emotional abuse, and spiritual manipulation. She explains how the group's teachings about God and salvation are desperately wrong and how the group's leaders use coercion and deception to maintain control. [... more]

The Kingston group, a polygamous splinter group of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believes in the practice of polygamy and has a unique doctrine regarding the celestial kingdom. The group's leaders claim to have a superior bloodline, originating with Jesus, and require members to marry polygamously to enter the kingdom. However, the majority of men in the group may not be able to achieve this goal, and underage marriages have been reported within the group. [... more]

The Latter-day Church of Christ, a polygamous group, shares similarities with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in its teachings and authority structure. The group's doctrine emphasizes obedience, loyalty, and pleasing obedience, which can lead to a sociological cult mentality. [... more]

The Latter-day Church of Christ, also known as the Kingston Clan, is a fundamentalist Mormon organization that practices polygamy and has a strong business focus. The group claims to be the rightful church, following the teachings of Joseph Smith, and has a complex history and leadership structure. [... more]