The Yearning for Zion Ranch, or the YFZ Ranch, was a 1,700-acre (690-hectare) Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community of as many as 700 people, located near Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas, United States. In April 2014, the State of Texas took physical and legal possession of the property.
The FLDS temple in the YFZ Ranch
Aerial view of the FLDS ranch
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a religious sect of the fundamentalist Mormon denominations whose members practice polygamy. It is variously defined as a cult, a sect, or a new religious movement.
The FLDS compound in Texas
Future FLDS leader Leroy S. Johnson talking to journalists following the raid
The home of former FLDS leader Warren Jeffs in Colorado City
The FLDS temple at Yearning for Zion ranch in 2006