Polygamy in the American West

Coverage of polygamy throughout the West, including many groups and individuals, but with a focus on the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). The editing of my polygamy work is very loose, as it is meant to be a historical archive rather than a portfolio.

A new haircut can represent freedom

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) LaDonna Young, who left the polygamous the Kingston Group (also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ) at the end of 2016, is massaged by Amanda Moncur at Kelly Cardenas Salon in South Jordan, Tuesday January 9, 2018. The salon tries to help people leaving polygamous sects by offering them haircuts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve been free to express themselves with a haircut.
LaDonna Young, who left the polygamous the Kingston Group (also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ) at the end of 2016, has her hair cut and styled by Amanda Moncur at Kelly Cardenas Salon in South Jordan, Tuesday January 9, 2018. The salon tries to help people leaving polygamous sects by offering them haircuts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve been free to express themselves with a haircut.
LaDonna Young, who left the polygamous the Kingston Group (also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ) at the end of 2016, has her hair cut and styled by Amanda Moncur at Kelly Cardenas Salon in South Jordan, Tuesday January 9, 2018. The salon tries to help people leaving polygamous sects by offering them haircuts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve been free to express themselves with a haircut.
LaDonna Young, who left the polygamous the Kingston Group (also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society and the Latter Day Church of Christ) at the end of 2016, has her hair cut and styled by Amanda Moncur at Kelly Cardenas Salon in South Jordan, Tuesday January 9, 2018. The salon tries to help people leaving polygamous sects by offering them haircuts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve been free to express themselves with a haircut.
Tonia Tewell, Executive Director at Holding Out Help, embraces Amanda Moncur at Kelly Cardenas Salon in South Jordan, Tuesday January 9, 2018. The salon tries to help people leaving polygamous sects by offering them haircuts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve been free to express themselves with a haircut.

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