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Leroy Sunderland Johnson (June 12, 1888 – November 25, 1986), known as Uncle Roy, was a leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group in Short Creek, which later evolved into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), from the mid-1950s until his death.
Leroy Johnson, prophet of fundamentalists, and his followers may seem like a footnote in the total Mormon experience. They have not attracted much attention from scholars. However, a study of the Mormon fundamentalist movement provides remarkably illuminating insights on the experience of the Church and its accommodations to a modern society ...
15. Sept. 2002 · Today, more than 5,000 fundamentalists packed the Leroy S. Johnson Meeting House for a two-hour service, then slowly walked along a dusty road to the cemetery where Mr. Jeffs was buried. He...
1. Apr. 2005 · 63 Leroy S. Johnson was born June 12, 1887, probably at Lee’s Ferry. He and fifteen others were excommunicated from the Rockdale Ward of the LDS Church on September 7, 1935. He and fifteen others were excommunicated from the Rockdale Ward of the LDS Church on September 7, 1935.
13. Nov. 2020 · Leroy S. Johnson succeeded Kelsch as FLDS president in 1954 and promptly renamed Short Creek, Colorado City, to disassociate the remaining fundamentalist community from the devastating Arizona State raid. About this same time, Harold and Ray Blackmore, with FLDS approval, began the British Columbia colony, creating a Bridgeway for ...
- Janet Benson Bennion
- janet.bennion@lsc.vsc.edu
- 2020
Leroy S. Johnson Meetinghouse; Location: 250 University Avenue, Colorado City, Arizona: Country: United States: Denomination: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: History; Status: Open: currently in use as a community center: Dedication: Leroy S. Johnson
14. Mai 2020 · Vera Black was a member of the FLDS, a polygamous group led by her uncle Leroy S. Johnson. She let Utah remove her children in 1953 and later regained custody after promising to teach them against polygamy.
