Yearning for Zion Ranch

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FLDS community ranch religious compound

Yearning for Zion Ranch was a secluded Texas compound that served as a major residential and religious center for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its polygamist community and subsequent law-enforcement raids.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Yearning for Zion Ranch canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FLDS community ⓘ ranch ⓘ religious compound ⓘ
abbreviation	YFZ Ranch ⓘ
access	restricted to FLDS members and approved visitors ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yearning for Zion ⓘ
approximateArea	about 1,700 acres ⓘ
architecturalStyle	functional, communal buildings ⓘ
associatedWithCrime	bigamy-related offenses ⓘ sexual assault of minors ⓘ
communityType	polygamist community ⓘ
constructionBegan	early 2000s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
evidenceUsedIn	criminal trials of Warren Jeffs ⓘ
features	agricultural land ⓘ dining facilities ⓘ housing complexes ⓘ school buildings ⓘ
foundedBy	Warren Jeffs ⓘ
governance	controlled by FLDS leadership ⓘ
leaderAssociatedWith	Warren Jeffs ⓘ
legalOutcome	subject to state seizure proceedings ⓘ
locatedIn	Schleicher County, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media attention in 2008 ⓘ
near	Eldorado, Texas ⓘ
notableFor	child custody and welfare controversies ⓘ polygamist lifestyle practices ⓘ secrecy and isolation ⓘ
notableStructure	large FLDS temple ⓘ
ownedBy	FLDS-related corporate entities ⓘ
populationIncludes	large numbers of children ⓘ plural wives ⓘ
populationType	FLDS families ⓘ
primaryUse	religious center for FLDS members ⓘ residential center for FLDS members ⓘ
raidDate	April 2008 ⓘ
raidedBy	Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ⓘ surface form: Texas Child Protective Services Texas Department of Public Safety ⓘ local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
reasonForRaid	allegations of child abuse ⓘ allegations of underage marriages ⓘ
religion	Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ
security	gated and guarded compound ⓘ
seizedBy	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas
seizureCompleted	2014 ⓘ
significantEvent	2008 law-enforcement raid ⓘ
subsequentUse	sold at auction ⓘ
usedBy	Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints → hasSettlement → Yearning for Zion Ranch ⓘ

Eldorado, Texas → near → Yearning for Zion Ranch ⓘ