Paul Elden Kingston

Paul Elden Kingston

Paul Elden Kingston (born 1959) has been the leader of the Mormon fundamentalist Latter Day Church of Christ and the Davis County Cooperative Society since 1987.

Kingston succeeded his father John Ortell Kingston as the leader of the Kingston Clan upon his father's death in 1987. During his tenure, Kingston has followed his father's practice of encouraging incestuous plural marriage among family members.

References

*Brian C. Hales (2007). "Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After the Manifesto". (Salt Lake City, Utah: Greg Kofford Books) ISBN 1-58958-035-4

External links

* [http://www.mormonfundamentalism.com/ChartLinks/KingstonsOld.htm The Kingstons] : online history of the Kingston family


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