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47-574: UAB may stand for: Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė , a type of limited liability company in Lithuania Organizations [ edit ] Apostolic United Brethren , polygamist Mormon fundamentalist church University of Alabama at Birmingham , a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, USA UAB Blazers , the athletic program of the above school Autonomous University of Barcelona ,

94-811: A chief administrative officer to oversee the different departments. The current mayor is Tom Westmoreland who took office in January 2018. Eagle Mountain City has seen a voting history from 3% (2014) of registered voter to 95% (1997) of registered voters participating in an election over the course of its incorporation. Eagle Mountain is located in the Alpine School District . It has eight elementary schools, Eagle Valley, Hidden Hollow, Mountain Trails, Pony Express, Blackridge, Brookhaven, Silver Lake, and Desert Sky. Frontier Middle School serves students in grades 7–8, except those in

141-603: A detailed description of their beliefs and practices in August 2009 to the Utah Attorney General's "Polygamy Primer," which was later revised in 2011. This booklet is used to educate the law enforcement and social relief agencies involved with similar groups. The AUB is unrelated to other similarly named groups such as Churches of the Brethren and Apostolic Pentecostals . As of 1998, there were approximately 10,000 members of

188-446: A female householder with no husband present, and 7.2% were non-families. 5.0% of all households were made up of individuals. 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19. The average family size was 4.34. In 2010, 49.5% of the population were aged under 18. 4.6% were aged from 20 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.8% were aged 65 years of age or older. The median age

235-617: A former member of the AUB, claimed in sworn testimony, as part of the Virginia Hill lawsuit, that he stole copies of LDS Church's temple ordinances from the Seattle Temple at the behest of Owen Allred, a claim denied by Allred. According to one former member, attorney John Llewellyn, "plural wives [of AUB men] are sent into nearby Hamilton to apply for welfare as single mothers. The informant reported that welfare checks are often taken directly to

282-504: A group separate from the LDS Church. The following day, the Woolleys, as well as Taylor's counselor, George Q. Cannon , and others, were said to have been set apart to keep "the principle" alive, including sufficient priesthood authority to perform marriage sealings and pass on that authority. Members of the AUB see their history as going back to Joseph Smith and to the beliefs he espoused and

329-521: A legitimate, if wayward and diminished, divine institution. Religious scholar J. Gordon Melton characterised the group as "the more liberal branch of the Fundamentalist movement", as the group allows sexual relations apart from the strict purpose of procreation. The group came into the Hollywood spotlight with the release of the hit reality TV series Sister Wives aired in 2010. The AUB furnished

376-548: A position to dictate to the [LDS] Church, or to presume that we preside over [LDS Church] President David O. McKay , or that we can send missionaries into the fields of labor, or that we can in any way dictate the affairs of the Church.” "God’s Church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Allred declared. He further explained in 1975: "We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, no matter who may decry it or who may deny it." "We are functioning within

423-663: A public university in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Unemployment Assistance Board , a British governmental authority that operated from 1934 to 1940 Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History & Heritage Command , a United States Navy unit devoted to underwater archaeology Universal Aryan Brotherhood , a white power prison gang in the United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

470-511: A real estate developer from Florida, and physicians Scott Gettings and Andrew Zorbis, who all own houses in Park City and come to Utah to ski, bought about 8,000 acres of land in the Cedar Valley at a bankruptcy auction, under the company names of "TI Mortgage" and "Monte Vista Ranch". No one lived in the area they wanted to incorporate, so they, along with developer Debbie Hooge, who lives in what

517-504: A six-member, Traditional Council form of government. The mayor is a non-voting member of the Council, except in the situation of a tie vote. The mayor acts as an elected executive, with the city council functioning with legislative powers. Eagle Mountain, by ordinance, offers candidates for mayor the option of declaring candidacy as the primary source of income at $ 70,000 per year, or a secondary source of income at $ 27,700. The mayor may select

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564-542: Is commonly called the " 1886 Meeting ". Other key beliefs include the United Order , the Adam–God doctrine , and the exclusion of black people from the priesthood. While not all members take part in plural marriage, it is considered a crucial step in the quest for obtaining the highest glory of heaven. AUB members regard the LDS Church as an important vehicle in spreading Mormonism's introductory teachings, particularly through

611-420: Is not generally used by members, who prefer to call it "The Work," "The Priesthood," or "The Group." Those outside the faith sometimes refer to it as the "Allred Group" because two of its presidents shared that surname. Members of the AUB do not refer to their organization as a "church" and, unlike nearly all other Mormon fundamentalist groups, regard the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as

658-622: Is now in Eagle Mountain, approached those living in two communities about five miles away, Cedar Pass Ranch, a community of large lots, and Harvest Haven, a polygamous community on the opposite side of Highway 73. They signed and the town, at 24 square miles, incorporated in December 1996 as the Town of Eagle Mountain. Debbie Hooge was appointed as the First Mayor of the Town of Eagle Mountain. In 2001,

705-624: Is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area . The city is located to the west as well as north of the Lake Mountains, which are west of Utah Lake . It was incorporated in December 1996 and is rapidly growing. The population was 43,623 at the 2020 census . Eagle Mountain was a town in 2000. It has since been classified as a third-class city in September 2001. In its short history, the city has become known for its rapid growth. In 1994, John Walden,

752-610: The Book of Mormon as sacred scripture in addition to the Bible , and accepts the Articles of Faith written by Joseph Smith to summarize Latter Day Saint beliefs. The AUB teaches that the LDS Church is still fulfilling a divine role in spreading the Book of Mormon and other basic doctrines of Mormonism, and in facilitating genealogy. Members of the AUB are known for their belief in plural marriage and what

799-464: The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church). This can largely be attributed to the AUB's former prophet, Owen A. Allred , and his desire to be upfront with local law enforcement and the news media, especially when it came to ending rumors of underage, arranged marriages that many other fundamentalist Mormon groups were known for. Allred believed that transparency

846-515: The AUB constructed its own endowment houses for ordinance work; this was in response to the LDS Church's policy change which extended priesthood and temple blessings to all races, change which caused Allred to exclaim “do not go into a temple that has been defiled by the Canaanite being invited into it” and to publish an ad listing several racial statements from Brigham Young and accusing the LDS Church of forgetting past revelations. Several LDS joined

893-547: The AUB into the spotlight. Allred was succeeded by his brother, Owen A. Allred , who died in February 2005 and was replaced by his appointed successor, J. LaMoine Jenson . Jenson died in September 2014 after a battle with colon cancer, and was replaced by his appointed successor, Lynn A. Thompson . In 2016−2017, some AUB members in Pinesdale, Montana split away from the main AUB and formed their own group with their own meetings;

940-544: The AUB over such changes. Drew Briney, an author on Mormon polygamy, former AUB member and appeals attorney, summarized AUB members' general sentiment toward the LDS Church: The "AUB" accepts the mainstream LDS Church as Christ's Church but views it as "out of order" just as the Israelites were "out of order" at the time of Christ—still accepted, just somewhat prodigal. Its members are taught that they should not disparage

987-991: The AUB, most of whom reside in Utah and Mexico . The headquarters of the AUB is in Bluffdale, Utah , where it has a chapel, a school, archives, and a sports field. The AUB has communities in Rocky Ridge, Utah ; Harvest Haven (a subdivision in Eagle Mountain, Utah ); Cedar City, Utah ; Granite Ranch , Juab County, Utah ; Pinesdale, Montana ; Pleasant Valley, White Pine County, Nevada ; Lovell, Wyoming ; Mesa, Arizona ; Mount Pleasant, Utah ; Southeast Idaho ; and Ozumba , Mexico. It operates at least three private schools; many families also home-school or send their children to public or public charter schools. The AUB's members tend to integrate with their surrounding communities, much more so than some other Mormon fundamentalists, such as members of

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1034-647: The Cedar Valley, which cuts that area off from the moderating influence of the Salt Lake Valley and Great Salt lake. This causes nights to get significantly colder than in the Ranches, and puts it in a rain shadow, causing less precipitation and more sunshine than the Ranches part of the city. Within the Köppen climate classification , the climate of the Ranches area is classified as humid subtropical ( Cfa ) or hot-summer humid continental ( Dfa ) depending on which variant of

1081-530: The Children's Primary organizations. On a local level there are Bishops , Priesthood Council representatives. General Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School meetings (as well as many private family Sunday Schools) take place on Sundays, as do Priesthood meetings. Relief Society (a women's organization), Girls Class, Primary, and Scouting take place throughout the week. Dances, firesides, musical events, plays, and classes are often held at meetinghouses. The AUB regards

1128-482: The LDS Church and its leaders teach that "the mother church" should be respected by the "father" (AUB or "the priesthood") the same as a husband should take care of and honor a wayward wife inasmuch as he is able to do so. Incidentally, AUB's leaders commonly concede that no organization is exempt from being out of order to some degree (including the AUB) but they emphasize that the LDS Church has abandoned many doctrines taught by

1175-439: The LDS Church's missionary program and the widespread publication of the Book of Mormon. The group's founder, Rulon C. Allred , told a fundamentalist congregation in 1966: "We are specifically instructed through John Taylor by Joseph Smith and Jesus Christ, and by Joseph Musser as well that we are not to interfere ... with the function of the [LDS] Church." On November 16, 1966, in another discourse, he commented: "[We] are not in

1222-605: The Silverlake area, who attend Vista Heights Middle School in Saratoga Springs. Cedar Valley High School opened in August 2019. Some in the Silverlake area attend Westlake High School. Dr. Shane J. Farnsworth is the superintendent of Alpine School District. The city has three public charter schools, The Ranches Academy, John Hancock Charter School, and Rockwell Charter High School. The six major roads running into Eagle Mountain include Utah State Route 73 , which runs through

1269-466: The accounts of John Wickersham Woolley , Lorin Calvin Woolley and others, of a meeting in September 1886 between LDS Church president John Taylor , the Woolleys, and others. Prior to the meeting, Taylor is said to have met with Jesus Christ and the deceased church founder, Joseph Smith , and to have received a revelation commanding that plural marriage should not cease, but be kept alive by

1316-514: The breakaway group (which called itself "the Second Ward") objected to the leadership of Thompson who was accused of molestation. However, the dissident group and the main faction continued to jointly operate the private Pines Academy, which then had 129 students, as well as the municipal government. Lynn Thompson died October 5, 2021. Rod Williams, a Secret Service agent involved in Watergate and

1363-554: The church's school in Pinesdale, Montana, required teachers to pledge support for Thompson or else they were let go. The church required its members to make the same pledge, causing many people to leave the church as well. Thompson died in October 2021. Council of Friends Apostolic United Brethren Eagle Mountain, Utah Eagle Mountain is a city in Utah County, Utah . It

1410-510: The city was reclassified and renamed to Eagle Mountain City. In 2011, Eagle Mountain extended further west with the annexation of the White Hills neighborhood, which had about 400 residents, as well as an area that is part of the Pole Canyon development plan. The land outside of White Hills was almost 2,900 acres. The area is home to several natural and manmade landmarks, including a site along

1457-523: The city's Parks Finder Map . In 2009, Eagle Mountain opened the Mountain Ranch Bike Park . This park is the first of its kind on the Wasatch Front. It features a jump line, two slopestyle tracks, a single track network, and a skills area with a pump track and wood features. In January 2015 the city council approved budget for expanding Cory B. Wride Memorial park. Eagle Mountain City has

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1504-421: The early brethren—not just plural marriage. Some of these doctrines include: Adam-God teachings; united order or "full consecration"; proper conferral of the priesthood; the ban on blacks receiving the priesthood; the doctrine of dissolution; the kingdom of God as a separate organization from the Church; the ordinance of rebaptism; the ordinance of mother’s blessings; giving a complete temple endowment (as opposed to

1551-583: The northeastern Ranches area and the southwestern City Center area. Despite being further south than Salt Lake City, both areas have cooler temperatures, due to sitting at a higher elevation. The Ranches section of the city has slightly milder temperatures, since it is closer to the moderating impact of the Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, as well as the Great Salt Lake, which gives it a climate more similar to Salt Lake City. The City Center area near Fairfield lies in

1598-565: The northern part of the city and along its western edge into Cedar Fort . Eagle Mountain Blvd goes straight to the city center. Ranches Pkwy provides access to the Ranches from Utah State Route 73 . Aviator Ave runs from Eagle Mountain Blvd to Pony Express Pkwy, by the new Cedar Valley High School. Pole Canyon Blvd provides access from White Hills to City Center. The Pony Express Pkwy was extended east to Redwood road in Saratoga Springs in 2010. This

1645-518: The ordination in 1951 of Rulon C. Allred by Joseph W. Musser , who then presided over the fundamentalists, the fundamentalists in Colorado City, Arizona (formerly known as Short Creek), became more distant. Within a few years they formed their own group, which is now the FLDS Church . The shooting of Rulon C. Allred by Rena Chynoweth on May 10, 1977 (under the direction of Ervil LeBaron ), brought

1692-535: The original Pony Express trail, and a boulder with 1,800-year-old rock art petroglyphs carved by ancient Fremont Indians . Eagle Mountain is located at the western and northern bases of the Lake Mountains, in the flat Cedar Valley, east and northeast of the town of Cedar Fort . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 50.3 square miles (130.3 km ), all land. Eagle Mountain's climate varies drastically between

1739-457: The practices he established. They believe that the LDS Church has made unacceptable changes to doctrines and ordinances. The members of the AUB see it as their responsibility to keep them alive in the form they were originally given and to live all the laws that God has commanded. Each doctrine or practice changed or abandoned by the LDS Church is in turn perpetuated by the AUB. Until the 1950s, Mormon fundamentalists were largely one group, but with

1786-568: The priesthood leaders." In 2014, after Lynn A. Thompson assumed leadership of the AUB, he was accused of fondling his daughter Rosemary Williams when she was 12 years old, and shortly thereafter two of his nieces also said he had sexually abused them too. An individual within the AUB also alleged that Thompson embezzled up to $ 500,000 in tithing funds and other church funds and that he used official Church accounts for personal expenditures. An audit confirmed Thompson had embezzled funds before becoming AUB's leader. In March 2019, Pinesdale Academy,

1833-480: The shortened version now administered in the LDS Church); the wearing of a full length, unaltered garment; the unchanging nature of all ordinances; prayer circles outside of the temple; the law of adoption (sealing men to men as father/son); and the teaching that a living prophet can never lead you astray—even if he strays from teachings and revelations of previous prophets. The AUB's claims to authority are based around

1880-530: The spiritual confines of the Church," he commented, "but we are definitely outside of its legal organization." Under his leadership, the Allred group did no missionary work or temple work, leaving those responsibilities to the LDS Church. He predicted in 1975 that "the time is at hand when God is going to intervene in the matter, and the temples will be opened to us, and we will have our endowments and do our own work for our dead." Under his brother Owen's leadership,

1927-525: The system is used. The City Center area is drier and cooler. The Köppen classification for this area is cold semi-arid ( BSk ), although rainfall is nearly enough to classify the area as warm-summer humid continental ( Dfb ). As of the census of 2010, there were 21,415 people, 5,111 households, and 4,741 families residing in the town. The population density was 513.6 inhabitants per square mile (20.0/km ). There were 5,546 housing units, at an average density of 133 people per square mile. The racial makeup of

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1974-488: The title UAB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UAB&oldid=1230730799 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Apostolic United Brethren The title "Apostolic United Brethren"

2021-406: The town was 91.9% White , 0.6% African American , 0.5% American Indian and Alaskan Native , 0.6% Asian , 0.6% Pacific Islander , 2.7% from other races , and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population. In 2010, there were 5,111 households, of which 72.9% had children under 18 living with them, 84.7% were married couples living together, 5.6% had

2068-549: The two valleys' main transportation corridor along Interstate 15 . The Utah Department of Transportation is in the process of building a western freeway for the Salt Lake Valley, the Mountain View Corridor , which will connect to SR-73, only a few miles from the city. In 2008, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) began service on an express bus route (#806) into Eagle Mountain. It is the first UTA bus to service

2115-510: Was 20.3 years. In the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007-2011 statistics, the median household income was $ 64,676. The 2007-2011 per capita income for the town was $ 17,814. About 7.6% of the population was below the poverty line . In 2015, Eagle Mountain was the 10th most conservative city in the United States, as judged by political donations. The city lists four regional parks and about 35 local parks. Eagle Mountain City parks are identified on

2162-481: Was done to facilitate access with the rest of Utah County via connection with Pioneer Crossing , the east-west connector from Redwood Road to I-15. SR-73, Eagle Mountain Boulevard, and Ranches Parkway provide regional access to the city from Salt Lake Valley . Pioneer Crossing, Redwood Road, and Pony Express Parkway provide access to the city from Utah Valley . The city center sits at least 15 miles (24 km) from

2209-751: Was key in helping the community see that the AUB and its members were not a threat. The AUB is headed by a President of the Priesthood . Next in authority is a Priesthood Council (of which the President is a part). Below the Priesthood Council are Presidents of the Seventy , the Seventy quorum members, high priests , elders , Aaronic Priesthood members, the Women's Relief Society, Sunday School, Girls Class, Boy Scouts, and

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