Introducing Unfinished: Short Creek

Unfinished

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In this season of Unfinished, we’ll take you to Short Creek, a community on the Utah-Arizona border that is home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a break-off of the Mormon church. Over 10 episodes, hosts Ash Sanders and Sarah Ventre will tell the story of a truly American faith, of a prophet with unchecked power, and of a fight for democracy. It's a battle over family, home, and the limits of religious freedom. Subscribe now to hear the first two episodes on September 14th.

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0:00.0	This is not my work.
0:05.0	The work of God.
0:07.0	I completely understand why people feel spiritually connected to this place.
0:14.0	In this season of Unfinished, we'll take you to a small, religious community on the border of Utah and Arizona.
0:21.0	When you're driving and you see these gigantic red rock cliffs towering over the town.
0:27.0	When you grow up here, you'll long for these red mountains.
0:31.0	This is dedicated land. We dedicated it to God.
0:36.0	You have arrived at your destination.
0:42.0	Short Creek is home to the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FLDS, a break off of the Mormon Church.
0:51.0	We were unique to the world, but we weren't strange to us.
0:55.0	Believers live communally.
0:58.0	Every piece of sheet rock, every shingle, every two by four, was a consecration.
1:02.0	They follow a prophet.
1:04.0	In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
1:07.0	And practice polygamy.
1:09.0	I had three moms.
1:10.0	My dad had 24 kids altogether.
1:12.0	48 of my brothers and sisters raised in this house.
1:15.0	FLDS have been persecuted for this practice.
1:19.0	Governor Pyle stated that he was going to wipe this community off the map.
1:23.0	We will be a tried and chosen people.
1:26.0	My grandfather, 84 years old, says if it's blood you want, take mine.
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