Guide Note

The Work of Jesus Christ, a group of former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), is a polygamist Mormon group. They founded Centennial Park, Arizona in 1986 after they broke from their original polygamist community.

Fast Facts

1. Population: 1,200+¹
2. Located just South of the twin towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hilldale, Utah
3. Community of fundamentalist Mormons
4. Founded: 1986
5. Want to decriminalize polygamy; formed the Centennial Park Action Committee to lobby its decriminalization
6. Distance themselves from the more controversial polygamist communities of Colorado City and Hilldale²
7. Featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and ABC's Primetime
8. Dating is not allowed by the FLDS²
9. Believe that polygamy is ordained by God³
10. Believe plural marriage should be protected by religious freedom in the United States²