The Polygamists: A Special Report by National Geographic

This is all one family.

From Nat’l Geo: At 88, Joe Jessop (middle) is an elder of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the controversial sect that split from the Mormon Church after it banned plural marriage.  In Hildale, Utah, he has tried to fulfill his duty to build up his “celestial family”—5 wives, 46 children, and 239 grandchildren.

“I’ve had a blessed life,” he says. “I wouldn’t trade places with anyone.”

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Is this really a thing?  You betcha!

Is this really really backwards?  More or less.

Is it gonna sweep the nation?  One can only fantasize.

Is it extremist beyond belief?  Maybe… but it looks kinda fun.

With so many bros/sistas, how could you get bored?

There’s never a dull moment in polygamy!

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