YFZ Ranch

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The Yearning for Zion Ranch, part of the FLDS Church is a 1,700 acre ranch just outside of Eldorado in southwest Texas. It is owned by the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

In April 2008, law enforcement authorities raided the ranch based on phone calls making allegations of abuse. 416 children were placed in state custody because authorities believed they "had been abused or were at immediate risk of future abuse." Because the women and children offered changing versions of family relationships, the judge ordered that the children held in protective custody and that the DNA of the children and adults be tested.

The Texas Department of Public Safety took possession of the Yearning For Zion Ranch property in April of 2014.