Leroy S. Johnson

Leroy S. Johnson
During the Short Creek raid, 1953
Senior Member of the Priesthood Council (Short Creek Community)[1]
1954 – November 25, 1986 (1986-11-25)
PredecessorDisputed: Possibly:
  Joseph White Musser
  Charles Zitting
SuccessorDisputed: Possibly:
  Rulon Jeffs
  J. Marion Hammon
Personal details
BornLeroy Sunderland Johnson
(1888-06-12)June 12, 1888
Lee's Ferry, Arizona, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 1986(1986-11-25) (aged 98)
Hildale, Utah, U.S.
Spouse(s)At least 15[2]

Leroy Sunderland Johnson (June 12, 1888 – November 25, 1986), known as Uncle Roy,[4][5] was a leader of the Mormon fundamentalist group in Short Creek, which later evolved into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), from the mid-1950s until his death.

  1. ^ Hales, Brian C. "Leroy S. Johnson". MormonFundamentalism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Polygamist 'Uncle Roy' Johnson". The Montreal Gazette. 27 November 1986.
  3. ^ "Photos of Leroy Johnson". MormonFundamentalism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ Krakauer (2003, p. 33) ("Until 1986 ... the prophet was LeRoy Johnson, a plainspoken farmer known to his followers as 'Uncle Roy.'")
  5. ^ Brown, Jan, ed. (2007). "I Grew up in a Polygamist Family". Today's Christian Woman. Retrieved 2022-03-07. When I was a child, the Prophet was Leroy Johnson. We called him Uncle Roy.

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