Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Pyramid-shaped temple located near Modena, Utah, west of Cedar City, Utah.
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| Classification | Mormonism |
| Orientation | Fundamentalist Mormon |
| Polity | Hierarchical |
| Leader | Gerald W. Peterson, Jr. |
| Region | Iron County, Utah |
| Founder | Gerald Peterson, Sr. |
| Origin | April 6, 1978 Iron County, Utah |
| Separated from | Apostolic United Brethren |
| Members | 100 - 200 |
Coordinates: 37°42′30″N 113°49′01″W / 37.708384°N 113.816949°W
The Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as The Righteous Branch, The Branch Church, The Peterson Group and Christ's Church, is a fundamentalist Mormon sect of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is based in Iron County, southwestern Utah.
The Righteous Branch has approximately 100 to 200 members, most near Modena on Utah State Route 56 in Iron County, 7 miles (11 km) west of Beryl. The church's property was originally part of Peterson, Sr.'s property outside of Cedar City, and is not part of the incorporated city. Some sect members live near Tonopah in Nye County, Nevada.
The Righteous Branch was organized on April 6, 1978, by Gerald Wilbur Peterson, Sr. (born October 8, 1917 in Lusk, Wyoming, died January 1981). Peterson claimed that after Rulon C. Allred, the President of the Priesthood of the Apostolic United Brethren, was murdered in May 1977 by followers of Ervil LeBaron, Allred appeared to him and instructed him to preside over the keys of the priesthood.
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