By Chris Vanocur
ABC 4 [Utah]
March 27, 2007
http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4ef1b1b9-5441-4826-bc95-ebb54b8c81eb
According to a local paper report, Warren Jeffs, the prophet of the FLDS sect, made a confession that he's not actually a prophet, but the greatest of all sinners.
Jeffs reportedly made these comments to his brother, Nephi, in a jailhouse conversation they had in January. It is suspected that the alleged conversation was recorded, which could bring changes not only for the case, but for the FLDS community as well.
ABC 4 News caught up with Rowenna Erickson, the co-founder of Tapestry Against Polygamy, and a former polygamist member. Erickson spent decades and decades with that group and was finally excommunicated after she says she had a revelation and denied their beliefs. When she heard of Jeffs alleged confession, she immediately thought of the FLDS community. She says those members are going to have a tough time dealing with the fact that they may have been living a lie for generations.
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Erickson also says that she can't help but feel a little sorry for Jeffs. She believes he is a victim of his father, Rulon Jeffs, who founded the FLDS sect in 1935. Erickson is a firm believer that polygamy is not the wish of God, but a man made institution. "God did not tell these men to do this. God did not bring polygamy on this earth. Man did it. Man did it for Man, and women are the victims of it."
Erickson feels that after the FLDS community hears reports of his confession, members will either cling tighter to their beliefs or never look at polygamy the same again.
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