The 1948 Secret Marriage of Louis J. Barlow: Origins of FLDS Placement Marriage

2007: Marianne Watson, “The 1948 Secret Marriage of Louis J. Barlow: Origins of FLDS Placement Marriage” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol 40 No.1 (2007): 83–136.

Watson explains how the secret marriage of Louis J. Barlow to a 15-year-old girl caused a major rift among fundamentalists. Today’s fundamentalist members are still experiencing the effects of that marriage.