Polygamous group is slowly losing its power in remote town

News

Polygamous group is slowly losing its power in remote town

Upcoming election pivotal in community’s future
Young girls play together in Colorado City, Ariz., on Oct. 25. The community on the Utah-Arizona border has been home for more than a century to a polygamous sect that is an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism. It is undergoing a series of changes as the sect’s control of the town slips away amid government evictions and crackdowns.
Donia Jessop holds her mayoral campaign sign outside her store in Colorado City, Ariz., on Oct. 26. Campaign signs are unusual in a town where elections have long been quietly decided behind the scenes, with hand-picked men from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints running unopposed.
Hildale, Utah, sits at the base of Red Rock Cliff mountains, with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz., in the foreground.

Polygamous group is slowly losing its power in remote town

Young girls play together in Colorado City, Ariz., on Oct. 25. The community on the Utah-Arizona border has been home for more than a century to a polygamous sect that is an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism. It is undergoing a series of changes as the sect’s control of the town slips away amid government evictions and crackdowns.
Donia Jessop holds her mayoral campaign sign outside her store in Colorado City, Ariz., on Oct. 26. Campaign signs are unusual in a town where elections have long been quietly decided behind the scenes, with hand-picked men from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints running unopposed.
Hildale, Utah, sits at the base of Red Rock Cliff mountains, with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz., in the foreground.
Reader Comments
click here to add your event
Area Events