![]() Jane was also a witness when Winston married another young American woman. When told that she was, Jane said that Jeffs told the witnesses present, “The Lord has just inspired me that she also should be married to Winston.”Īnd, a few minutes later, the sister was. Article contentīut after the ceremony, FLDS prophet Rulon Jeffs asked whether her sister was with her. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. One young woman had come to Canada with her sister from the “mother community” of Short Creek on the Utah-Arizona border knowing that she was to marry Winston. She testified that she was present for three of Blackmore’s marriages including the day that he married two sisters. I’m sorry I believe in a God that wouldn’t ask you to do something that was impossibleĪs a plural wife, sister-wife and midwife, Jane has a unique perspective on the fundamentalist Mormon community known as Bountiful, which she left in 2003. ![]() James Oler, 53, who is also being tried on one count of polygamy, has had five wives. Winston Blackmore, 60, is alleged to now have had 24 wives and he’s said to have 145 children. “But he was unhappy with my confrontation.” “I thought that was not a bad idea,” Jane said tartly during her testimony. Winston insisted that he would lose his position as bishop if he didn’t accept all the wives being assigned to him by the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. When her husband told her he was doing God’s work, Jane said she replied: “I’m sorry I believe in a God that wouldn’t ask you to do something that was impossible.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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