Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

You all have got to read this book. Its about mormons, with emphasis on fundamentalist mormons. It starts out with a grisly murder scene in American Fork, Utah, which was committed by two fundamendalist latter day saints. It then traces the history of the church all the way back to Joseph Smith and how the church was founded, and shows how the fundamentalist church broke off and developed its own sect, which is where the polygamy, abuse, and other negative aspects of mormanism grew. There are a lot of very disturbing aspects to the book, and its very long, but it is so well written that it keeps your attention, despite the history book feel throughout certain portions. I HIGHLY recommend this to you older long distance literature lovers, especially in light of all the stuff going on in Texas. It all ties into what is in the book.