Looking at his most recent mug shot, no one would guess that Warren Jeffs was once a prophet and leader of a church with nearly ten thousand members; without Warren's dark brown hair and the clothes he commonly wore, Warren could have been passed off as any other hardened criminal. Despite the dramatic change in his appearance, it is speculated that the convicted sexual predator still manages to maintain control over his people. While followers of the FLDS Church believe that Warren is God's only spokesperson today; Jehovah's Witnesses, on the other hand, have a seven-man governing body who lead their denomination. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society is “the oldest and most important of the corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses” and the president of the Society was part of the governing body. However, in October 2000, the current president, Don Alden Adams, resigned from the governing body to take on a purely administrative role that has no influence on doctrine. (WatchTower.org) Adams is considered a 50-year veteran of Jehovah's Witnesses, and like Warren, Adams grew up with his current religion. (Ostling) Don and Warren slightly resemble each other with their long faces, prominent noses, and thin-rimmed glasses, however without their shared belief in a god, their appearance is the extent of their similarity. Just as they share belief in a higher power, the FLDS Church and Jehovah's Witnesses differ greatly in origin, doctrine, and practices. By comparing these denominations, it will become clear why one is more popular than the other. The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the FLDS Church, was officially founded in 1990 by Warren Jeffs. I have...... middle of paper ......and Witnesses of door-to-door evangelism, the practices of these religions may be off-putting to some, yet millions of people embrace these eccentricities wholeheartedly, all in the name of the religion. Works Cited Knoll, Barry “Obey the Prophet.” FLDS101. Web November 22, 2011.Davies-Stofka, Beth, Jacob Kinnard et al. "Jehovah." Patheos. N.d. Web.22 November 2011. "Jehovah's Witnesses." ReligionsFacts. Np July 4, 2007. Web. November 22, 2011. Kirchheimer, Anne Globe S. “The Life of a Jehovah's Witness.” Boston Globe. ProQuestN.p. Network. November 22, 2011.Melton, John. "Jehovah's Witness." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online academic edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. 2011. Web.22 November 2011.Ostling, Richard. "Jehovah's Witnesses order a shaking." Washington Post. October 9, 2000. Network. November 29, 2011. Watchtower. Network. November 22. 2011.