Charles William Kingston (1884-06-26 – 1975-11-29) was a leader in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and was the patriarch of the so-called "Kingston Clan" of Mormon polygamists that went on to create the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Mormon fundamentalism (also called fundamentalist Mormonism) is a belief in the validity of selected fundamental aspects of Mormonism as taught and The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and The Latter Day Church of Christ is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, and is most commonly known as the Kingston Clan The Latter Day Church of Christ is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, and is most commonly known as the Kingston Clan

Early life

Kingston was born in Croyden, Utah Territory, the eldest son of Mary Priscilla Lerwill Tucker and Charles Kingston. Croydon is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Morgan County, Utah, United States. Charles Kingston ( 1856-11-09 – 1944-07-20) was a English Mormon convert and a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Kingston's parents were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Kingston's father would become a prominent leader of the LDS Church in southwestern Wyoming. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. At the age of eight, Kingston was baptized into the LDS Church. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted

In 1906, Kingston married Vesta Minerva Stowell in the Logan Utah Temple. The Logan Utah Temple (formerly the Logan Temple) is the 4th constructed and 2nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Shortly after being married, Kingston began a mission for the LDS Church in the Eastern States Mission of the church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of Missionary work with over 50000 full-time missionaries This article is about a geographical administrative area within the LDS Church In 1908, he finished his mission and moved to a farm near Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he was employed by the Oregon Short Line Railroad. Idaho Falls is the County seat and largest city of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The Oregon Short Line Railroad was established on April 14 1881, for construction of a Standard gauge line from Granger Wyoming, through As part of his employment, Kingston made frequent trips to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he would attend the Salt Lake Temple. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120 and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Involvement in plural marriage and excommuniation

On one of Kingston's trips to Salt Lake City, he met Charles Zitting, a Latter-day Saint who was married to three plural wives but had not been excommunicated by the LDS Church. Charles F Zitting (died July 14, 1954) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader of the community in Short Creek Arizona. Zitting introduced Kingston to John W. Woolley, who had performed Zitting's plural marriages. John Wickersham Woolley ( December 30, 1831 – December 1928 was an American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism

In 1928, Kingston was barred from entering the Salt Lake Temple when temple president George F. Richards learned that Kingston did not agree with the LDS Church's 1890 and 1904 renunciations of plural marriage. Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George Franklin Richards (23 February 1861 &ndash 8 August 1950 was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints See also Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late 19th century The "1890 Manifesto", sometimes simply called "The Manifesto", is a statement The "Second Manifesto" was a 1904 declaration made by Joseph F Kingston was initially opposed in his beliefs by his wife, children, and parents, all of whom tried to convince him to abandon a belief in plural marriage in order to prevent his excommunication from the LDS Church. However, in time he gained the support of his wife and children.

Kingston was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 1929-03-04. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The disciplinary council wanted to give him six months to reconsider his position before excommunicating him, but Kingston insisted that the council make an immediate decision. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church a disciplinary council is an ecclesiastical trial during which a member of the church is tried for alleged violations Seven days later, on March 12, Kingston had a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ, which reassured him that he had made the right decision. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving In many religions the supreme Deity ( God) is given the title and attributions of Father. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)

Mormon fundamentalist leader

In 1931, Kingston and Jesse Burke Stone published Laman Manasseh Victorious, a book justifying the continued Mormon practice of plural marriage. ^[1] Kingston supported the leadership of John W. Woolley, Lorin C. Woolley, and J. Leslie Broadbent. John Wickersham Woolley ( December 30, 1831 – December 1928 was an American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism Lorin Calvin Woolley ( October 23, 1856 – September 19, 1934) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader and a proponent of Plural marriage Joseph Leslie Broadbent ( 3 June 1891 &ndash 16 March 1935) was a Religious leader in the early stages of the Mormon fundamentalist When Broadbent died in 1935, Kingston promoted his son Elden as Broadbent's rightful successor as the leader of the Mormon fundamentalists. Charles Elden Kingston (1909 – 1947 was a co-founder with his father Charles W However, John Y. Barlow was selected as the leader, and the Kingstons separated from the main group of Mormon fundamentalists and founded the "Kingston Clan" of polygamists in Davis County, Utah. John Yeates Barlow (also known as John Yates Barlow) ( March 4, 1874 – December 29, 1949) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader For the Davis County Cooperative Society see Latter Day Church of Christ.

Elden Kingston actively led the Kingston Clan with the support of his father until Elden's untimely death in 1947. In 1941, the Kingstons established the Davis County Cooperative Society as the means of implementing the United Order. The Latter Day Church of Christ is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, and is most commonly known as the Kingston Clan In Mormonism, the United Order was one of several 19th century church programs established to manage and administer the Law of Consecration (a voluntary practice with Upon Elden's death, Charles Kingston designated his son John Ortell Kingston as the leader of the Kingston Clan. John Ortell Kingston (1919 – 1987 was the leader of the Kingston Clan of Mormon fundamentalists in Davis County, Utah, from 1947 until his Charles W. Kingston died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shortly after his death, the Kingston Clan formally created the Latter Day Church of Christ. The Latter Day Church of Christ is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, and is most commonly known as the Kingston Clan

Notes

References

• Brian C. Hales (2007). Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism: The Generations After the Manifesto. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Greg Kofford Books) ISBN 1-58958-035-4
• Charles W. Kingston, Autobiography of Charles William Kingston

External links

• Charles W. Kingston : online biography