Posted AT 8:40 PM EDT on 20/04/08
B.C. polygamist community praying for Texas children
BOUNTIFUL, B.C. — The rocky peaks of the snow-covered Skimmerhorn Mountains rise straight up to the sky to form what appears to be a natural fortress, one that protects the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., one of the most private and controversial locations in Canada.
On Sunday, hundreds packed the community's temple to pray for their “relatives” in a related colony in Texas.
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