SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) Netflix released a new limited series in June on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) and its leader, Warren Jeffs.<\/p>\n
The docuseries, entitled Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, examines the rise of Warren Jeffs, the self-appointed prophet of the Church, and his shocking criminal case.<\/p>\n
The FLDS Church is an offshoot of the LDS Church that allows for polygamy, or, the practice marrying multiple spouses.<\/p>\n
Warren Jeffs succeeded his father, Rulon Jeffs, as the prophet of the church, and was the sole delegator of wives to their husbands.<\/p>\n
Jeffs continued to preach polygamy as a principal doctrine of the church, claiming that it is essential in order to attain the highest level of salvation.<\/p>\n
The documentary looks at survivors of the church, including Rebecca Musser, who was a former wife of Warrens father, Rulon.<\/p>\n
Musser has since left the church and worked as an activist and author, publishing her book entitled, The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice, in 2013. <\/p>\n
Musser was a key witness at Warren Jeffs trial in addition to helping law enforcement in the analysis of the FLDS church after the 2008 raid of the churchs ranch in Texas.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Warren Jeffs was found guilty of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to life in prison. At the time of his arrest, he had 24 wives that were underage.<\/p>\n
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