Some members of the renegade Mormon sect lived in a communal setting in large log houses they built themselves. Others lived as traditional nuclear families in their own housing on the YFZ ranch.

Ranch fire near Apple Valley grows to 4,205 acres, evacuations ordered A tanker flies over the Ranch fire burning near Apple Valley on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Cal Fire) ...

The YFZ Ranch -- which stood for Yearning for Zion -- would mushroom into a bustling, parallel city: a 1,691-acre, self-sustaining enclave for the innermost circle of the Fundamentalist Church of ...

In April of 2008, Texas authorities raided the YFZ Ranch, owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), removing 462 children from their parents. The raid was ...

The state does have DNA material collected from most YFZ ranch residents to help them sort out family groups after the April 3 raid, and FLDS officials fear the evidence could be used against them ...

Eleven of 12 suspects from the 2008 raid on the Yearning for Zion (YFZ) Ranch have been tried and convicted on charges of child sexual assault, bigamy, or performing an unlawful marriage. The ...

April 17, 2014 – Officials confirm that Texas authorities have initiated the seizure of the YFZ Ranch. February 23, 2016 – Eleven FLDS members, including Lyle Jeffs, are indicted.

November 28, 2012 – The Texas Attorney General’s Office announces it has begun legal proceedings to seize the 1,600-acre YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas. April 17, 2014 – Officials confirm that Texas ...

NEW YORK — Lorraine Jessop's three youngest children – Nathan, Summer, and Benjamin – have been missing since Feb. 4, 2023. According to court documents, they ran away.