Family of David

I've recently been trying to find out some information about the Family of David, which was founded by the infamous Bruce David Longo, also known as Immanuel David by his followers. The group was founded by Longo in the mid to late 1960s after Longo began receiving revelation. Family of David members believe Longo to be none other than God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost all in one.

The group became known to the public in 1978 when Longo's wife committed suicide by jumping from an 11-story hotel window in downtown Salt Lake City. Before her own suicide, several children of the group were either thrown or jumped to their own deaths. The only survivor from the fall, Rachael David, is mentally disabled from her injuries. This horrible event was precipitated by Bruce Longo's own suicide just days earlier. The group was being investigated by the FBI for improper fundraising at the time of these suicides.

Several relatives of Longo remain faithful to his message and teachings, and the group has recently sent out a letter to the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, proclaiming Longo to be God. Matthias David, who may be living in Salt Lake City, and Jacob David, who lives in Aurora, Colorado, lead small congregations of believers.

The only unique doctrine that I am aware of with this group is the belief that Joseph Smith, Jr.'s death was necessary in order to atone for sins Smith had committed previously. The group also apparently believes in some form of reincarnation or multiple mortal probations, in that Jacob David proclaims himself to be the reincarnation of Abraham and Matthias David claims to be Moses reincarnated. I am attempting to gain more information and will post it on the wiki when I have it.

Nephite Church of Christ

Here is a review of The Nephite Order, the book which contains the doctrines of the Nephite Church of Christ and sounds like a good read if you want to familiarize yourself with this new group within the Latter Day Saint Movement. The book can be purchased here.

The book is authored by the prophet of the group, Patrick R. Saucer, who also claims to be the One Mighty and Strong, prophesied in D&C 85 to come forth in the last days. Saucer claims to be the second prophet of the restoration and successor of Joseph Smith, though he maintains his authority is drawn from a line of Apostolic succession leading back to the 15th century and the Catholic Bishop of Winchester, Henry Beaufort.

I'm unaware of how many followers Saucer has attracted to his group at this time. Here are some links to church sites:

Official Homepage

Prayer Group

Bookstore

Blog

Discussion Group

Prayer Group

Society of Elect Ladies

Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon

I've recently been doing a little bit of research into Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon, also known as the New Covenant Church of God (NCCG). The group is led by a man named Christopher Warren, who has produced a work of scripture titled The Olive Branch, which consists of revelations received by Warren. Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon is headquartered in Arvika, Sweden, but does proselyte and gain converts worldwide through internet chatrooms and message boards.

The group goes by a variety of names: Messianic Evangelicals, One House Josephite Messianic Isreal, Union of Two House Messianic Israelites and Evangelicals, Guds Nya Förbunds Kyrka, and B'rit Chadashah Assembly of Yahweh.

Warren joined the LDS Church in the late 1970s, but in 1984 Warren claims he received divine direction to form his own church. Warren later formed the Independent Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is the predecessor of what is now known as Mishpachah Lev-Tsiyon.

A listing of group beliefs can be found here.

Kolob Order

Here's an interesting article I recently found about the Kolob Order, which is a group located in France:

http://religion.info/english/articles/article_412.shtml

The group is led by a man known as Adama. More information can be found on the wiki or in a couple of posts by John Dawson on the LDSgroups yahoo discussion board:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSgroups/message/1585
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSgroups/message/1717