tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post116983257003364319..comments2023-10-29T16:28:32.158-05:00Comments on TEXAS POLYGAMY: New Photos of FLDS in Eldoradoweblog administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235229368378151618noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170246707281962172007-01-31T06:31:00.000-06:002007-01-31T06:31:00.000-06:00Actually, the oil well is the second dry hole they...Actually, the oil well is the second dry hole they hit on the Griffin Ranch. They are drilling for natural gas. About 300 yards north of FLDS fence line. Anon 9:51 is correct about the executive rights to the compound. They have the authority to determine who, and if, anyone drills on their land. <BR/>There are large natural gas reservoirs along county road 300, but as luck would have it, ThePilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552331763119529223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170215461968029762007-01-30T21:51:00.000-06:002007-01-30T21:51:00.000-06:00Atar_i It would be public record if anyone filed f...Atar_i <BR/>It would be public record if anyone filed for a permit to drill a well anywhere. That's not going to happen at the YFZ Ranch. The biggest reason is that no one has found any commercial quantities of oil or gas near the ranch. Oil men are business men. They aren't willng to risk huge piles of money to drill a well where they are unlikely to find anything. Secondly, the mineral rights Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170209297007392462007-01-30T20:08:00.000-06:002007-01-30T20:08:00.000-06:00interesting, is that public record?interesting, is that public record?ATAR_ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883525547158688152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170190896311977332007-01-30T15:01:00.000-06:002007-01-30T15:01:00.000-06:00In TX, the requirement is to obtain a permit throu...In TX, the requirement is to obtain a permit through the Railroad Commission of Texas. The Railroad Commission is the agency that administers laws relating to oil and gas production.hydrolabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164558855164481191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170181182005529602007-01-30T12:19:00.000-06:002007-01-30T12:19:00.000-06:00I'm curious about mineral rights too?Is there some...I'm curious about mineral rights too?<BR/><BR/>Is there some sort of federal permit necessary for drilling oil?ATAR_ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883525547158688152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170165836668319432007-01-30T08:03:00.000-06:002007-01-30T08:03:00.000-06:00Great photos Pilot, thanks. One of the pics shows...Great photos Pilot, thanks. One of the pics shows a white plastic-lined earthen water reservoir, apparently used for drilling an oil well. <BR/><BR/>Which leads me to a question. Does anyone know if the YFZ purchased the land without the mineral rights? I can't imagine they would do that, but it is common practice in TX to sell land and retain mineral rights.<BR/><BR/>On another note, many of hydrolabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164558855164481191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170116566507088182007-01-29T18:22:00.000-06:002007-01-29T18:22:00.000-06:00Someone should answer JQ SEER's question. Someone ...Someone should answer JQ SEER's question. Someone that knows perferably, maybe Joseph could take this one up. <BR/><BR/>PBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1170011667571201652007-01-28T13:14:00.000-06:002007-01-28T13:14:00.000-06:00Living Hope Ministries website. This is the video ...Living Hope Ministries website. This is the video they are working on.<BR/>"Behind The Veil of Polygamy"<BR/>What does polygamy have to do with Mormonism? Who is living true Mormonism...Gordon Hinckley or Warren Jeffs? A short teaser of Living Hope Ministries' new feature-length documentary on Mormon polygamy, due for release this spring. <BR/>http://www.lhvm.org/index2.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169953533222783522007-01-27T21:05:00.000-06:002007-01-27T21:05:00.000-06:00STGPerhaps it will disappoint you but the answer t...STG<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it will disappoint you but the answer to both is an emphatic YES! Your ideas about JS seem to be somewhat distorted from the truth however. That would be the only explanation for your second paragraph. Your last question I am still wondering about.fttchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322998105598110512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169926852823443942007-01-27T13:40:00.000-06:002007-01-27T13:40:00.000-06:00FTTC:do you REALLY believe that JS had dug up thos...FTTC:<BR/><BR/>do you <B><I>REALLY</I></B> believe that JS had dug up those plates?<BR/>do you <B><I>REALLY</I></B> believe that God blessed all of his sexual relationships?<BR/>or was that just something he wanted everyone to believe?<BR/><BR/>the more you research JS and WJ <BR/>the more differences you'll find<BR/>but the more you'll realize<BR/>they're one in the same<BR/><BR/>WJ IS the true Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169914440440266782007-01-27T10:14:00.000-06:002007-01-27T10:14:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.fttchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322998105598110512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169914419900056462007-01-27T10:13:00.000-06:002007-01-27T10:13:00.000-06:00PilotThanks for the pics. As always, wish they we...Pilot<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the pics. As always, wish they were closer but I know that is not possible. You're doing a great service to those of us who have relatives at the compound as well as others who are interested. <BR/><BR/>Anon 4:18<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are parallels. I cannot speak for the LDS members and their knowledge of history. I am aware of the FLDS and their knwoledge of historyfttchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322998105598110512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169893104080119392007-01-27T04:18:00.000-06:002007-01-27T04:18:00.000-06:00The founder of mormonism and the FLDS, Joseph Smit...The founder of mormonism and the FLDS, Joseph Smith, carried out his life in the same manner as Warren Jeffs.<BR/><BR/>Any mormon(LDS) member that feels the arrest of Jeffs is justified is a hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>But alas, most members do not know squat about their own religion, and therefore will never see any parallels between Jeffs and Smith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169892829926588262007-01-27T04:13:00.000-06:002007-01-27T04:13:00.000-06:00If a person would like to understand the perspecti...If a person would like to understand the perspective that non mormons had of mormons in the mid to later 1800s they need look no further than the current FLDS.<BR/><BR/>And you wounder why most towns and states ran them off?<BR/><BR/>The similarities run deeper. Jeffs' arrest is viewed as unjustified persecution of the FLDS prophet and to many "testifies" of his divinity.<BR/><BR/>The exact same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1169855393102065332007-01-26T17:49:00.000-06:002007-01-26T17:49:00.000-06:00I read some of the comments from other people on y...I read some of the comments from other people on your other posts.... i just had a couple of questions.... do people really get kicked out? or are there a set of standards that if they are not followed the get the choice to straighten up or get out? with you having been a part of them or have family in there i thought you might have an idea and it seems people post on that are currently a member.JQ seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567362127925537498noreply@blogger.com