Episode 3: The Prophecy

Bundyville: The Remnant

Oregon Public Broadcasting

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4.7 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

To understand the Bundys, and their unwavering belief that they alone can save the U.S. Constitution, you must understand their faith. The Bundys are Mormon and deeply religious, but their beliefs are rooted in fundamentalist scripture disavowed by the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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0:00.0	And he shall know the truth.
0:03.4	This armed occupation can in no way be justified on a
0:07.0	spiritual basis.
0:08.4	This guy is a Mormon and a devout Mormon.
0:11.2	The Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith.
0:20.8	It's November 2017.
0:23.4	I'm in Las Vegas reporting on the Bundy trial, which
0:26.3	hadn't gone belly up for the prosecution yet.
0:29.6	What I'm still trying to understand is why the
0:31.6	Bundies have gone to such extremes to keep their
0:34.2	cattle on public property.
0:36.5	At this point, I just feel like there's something more
0:38.9	behind this than a disagreement over who owns the land.
0:43.8	It's a Friday morning.
0:45.3	There's no court today, so I stayed out pretty late
0:47.9	the night before.
0:49.2	It's Vegas.
0:50.8	I ended up taking shots with a Mr. T impersonator.
0:54.2	I mean, come on.
0:55.6	I couldn't pass up that opportunity.
1:00.2	So I'm a little hungover and way out in the suburbs of
1:03.6	the city.
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