Apostolic United Brethren (AUB)
Polygamist sect of Mormon fundamentalists, originally led by the Allred family. Less coercive than the FLDS but maintains plural marriage and significant community control. Some members appeared in the TLC series 'Sister Wives'.
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BITE breakdown
0 — less coercive than FLDS but practises polygamy and substantial community control.
In context
The AUB, founded by Owen Allred and successors after the 1929 split from the broader fundamentalist Mormon movement, is one of the largest fundamentalist Mormon organisations alongside the FLDS. Members publicly profile (e.g. the Brown family of 'Sister Wives') represent the more open, less coercive end. The CLCI captures the substantial community pressure, polygamous marriage culture, and limited civil-law recourse in family disputes.
Key control doctrines
- Plural marriage as essential to exaltation
- Council of seven 'Apostolic Patriarchs'
- Continuing-revelation prophet model
Notable public ex-members
- Various 'Sister Wives' family members who later left
Legal cases & controversies
- Utah polygamy decriminalisation (2020) and ongoing legal status
Timeline
- 1929Original fundamentalist split from LDS Church
- 1954Allred / LeBaron split forms basis of modern AUB
- 2010TLC 'Sister Wives' raises AUB public profile (Browns later disaffiliate)
Sources
- Janet Bennion, 'Polygamy in Primetime' (2012)
- Anne Wilde public commentary
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