Major Mormon Fundamentalist Groups
When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began excommunicating members who practiced polygamy after the Second Manifesto, Mormon fundamentalist groups began breaking away from the LDS Church. At first, there were two main Mormon fundamentalist groups: the Short Creek Community in Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah, and the LeBaron family group in Mexico.
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