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Texas Rangers Company Lie 02-15-'10 13:15 FROM-TX RGR - San Angelo 325-223-6939 T-129 P001/034 F-388 'Of Texas Rangers Company liE" 1600 West Loop 306 . San Angelo, Texas 76904 FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION FAX NUMBER: ____________ VOICt NUMBER: ___________ COMMENTS: ________________________________________~ ___ NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING COVER SHEET): _~---=i-,-·_-,-_ NOTICE CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE THIS FAX IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OFTHE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIA.L, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE. IF THE PERSON ACTUALLY RECEIVING THIS FAX OR ANY OTHER READER OF THIS FAX IS NOT THE NAME:D RECIPIENT OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE TO DELIVER IT TO THE NAMED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISCLOSURE, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING OR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTION IN RELIANCE ON .HE CONTENTS OF THIS FAX INFORMATION. IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAve REceiVED THIS FAX COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY uS BY REPLYING TO SAME THAT IT WAS RECEIVED IN ERROR. IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE AT (325)223-6851 MY FAX NUMBER IS: (325) 223-6939 02-15-'10 13:15 FROM-TX RGR - San Angelo 325-223-6939 T-129 P002/034 F-388 AFFIDAVIT OF .J. NICK HANNA THE STATE OF TEXAS § § TOM GREEN COUNTY § Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Jolm "Nick" Hanna, who, being duly sworn, stated and deposed as follows: 1. "My name is John "Nick" Hanna. I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am fully competent to make this affidavit. The facts stated herein are true and correct and based on my personal knowledge. 2. I am a Texas Ranger in the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. 3. I am a custodian of records maintained as evidence and seized pursuant to Search Warrants M-OS-OOt-S and M-OS-002-S, warrants that were duly issued by a Texas magistrate and that were executed in Schleicher County, Texas. 4. I have been presented with the attached images, consisting of 31 pages of records. These images are identical to pages of records seized by law enforcement officers pursuant to Search Warrant M-08-002-S, as executed in Schleicher County, Texas, upon premises known as the Yearning for Zion Ranch ("YFZ Ranch"). 5. The seized records have been maintained by Texas law enforcement authorities since their seizure in the regular course of operations by law enforcement agencies, and it was in the regular course of operations by these law enforcement agencies that these records were seized and maintained. 6. I was present at the YFZ Ranch when Warrant M-08-002-S was served and executed, and I was present at the YFZ Ranch when these records were seized pursuant to the Warrant. 02-15-'10 13:15 FROM-TX RGR - San Angelo 325-223-6939 T-129 P003/034 F-388 7. I am familiar with the practices ofthe Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and law enforcement practices in seizing and maintaining evidence. The records seized pursuant to Search Warrants M-08- OO)·S and M-08-002-S have been under the continuous care, custody, and control of Texas law enforcement agencies since they were taken from the YFZ Ranch pursuant to the warrants. The records have been maintained pursuant to the practices of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and law enforcement as described above." SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO, AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me on this /'S' day of February, 2010. 2 02-15-'10 13:15 FROM-TX RGR - San Angelo 325-223-6939 T-129 P004/034 F-388 IUISSlon. And I gave him some names who could I add to the part about meeting the meeting at be used. So I had him back away from what he was Shem Jeffs house tonight. There were twenty-four doing, trying to get Beryl Fanns to donate to that people living in the house at the time, thirteen land of refuge. I told him to e&tablish sourCes to ladies, and one visitor, fourteen in all, ofthe ladies, get the needed items elsewhere. nine children, and then Shem Jeffs. There are eight I called him earlier today, he Was out in the of Nephi Jeffs ladies there, which includes several vehicle away from the land of refuge calling the of father's ladies - of course Mother Sharon is Harker Farms and giving them my instructions, there, and Mother Edna, Shem Jeffs wife. Hilary telling Joseph Harker, his son, to go get a lawyer Jeffs Allred is visiting there waiting to have her and put a motion of objection to the court because baby delivered. I thank the Lord for His many they were not a part of the VEP. And the judge is blessings. End dictation at 12:30 a.m. coming after the Harker Farms now, when the 9:27 a.m. Harker Fanus is not even part of the VEP. Dictation 0"27 a.m. Saturday morning June 24, I arrived back at the First Presidency house in 2006 at the First PreSidency house in hiding in hiding where I am right now, around 10:05 p.m. Colorado. I seek of the Lord to fill me with His And around 10:20 p.m. I was able to call and have love which is revelation unto blessing, including Wendell Wayman Nielsen record a message to all the attributes of Godliness to do His will, His Brother Merril Jessop. I told him that he must not love exercised. And He has allowed me this make personal contact with any government heavenly session. I felt he weight of this as I came officials or the news media, and to send LeRoy home, hoping Ijustretire quickly, arriving at 10:05 Steed and Paul Allred to be the men to connect p.m. But saw that I needed to get Isaac a meal, as with the sheriff and others who would want to talk he had not eaten. The ladies were not ready as I to us. arrived, so I did my phone call messages, I was able to eat and retire, trying to get everyone to I gave If training to both he an Brother Wendell hasten, have everything cleaned and ready. We of the fervency needed to be Zion. I told them had circle prayer with the ladies. I retired after about Ben Wayman Nielsen, the Presiding Elder at dictating, just after midnight, feeling the pressure Rl, being served a subpoena and having to go to upon me, to get me to hasten. The Lord is very the Grand Jury on Wednesday. I told Brother patient with us. Often I feel the prompting of the MerrU to call for everyone at R 17 to go on a fast on heavenly powers to have everything shut down Wednesday, that any of our brethren could be early and retire for the heavenly session, and the delivered from prison, that are betore the Grand circumstances are such that people have to finish Jury. I explained that we do not pray away our things. I did lay awake for a little while went into tests, but we ask the Lord to open doors of the heavenly session and was unconscious by deliverance for the faithful. 12:30 a.m. in the morning. My dictation was a few I ate a little dinner. I read my wife Shannon's minutes before midnight. letters, and she is very much improving, and she I have been in the heavenly session, greater reported about my daughter, Josephine. Josephine pressure until now, I have had many dreams and is doing better. (10:16-10:50 will not play) visions, some of which I put on the shelf of faith I told her to make me some bread and send it to and belief not understanding them fully, until the me, and she did. I had a couple of pieces from it, Lord shows me more. I do record this much, that it and it was excellent. was as though I was giving a private training to Praise God from whom all blessings flow, may Naomie and Patricia and Same ladies, that new of the Kingdom of God grow this night, and the Lord the greater light, and some that had helped on my show me what to do, to His names honor and glory record, keeping the sacred record, They all and answer father's prayers. I love them and want seemed anxious to obey and respond. I went and only their will. did a few other things and came back in to a next room, where there was a small desk, And Naomie was sitting to my left holding her tablet and pen in Saturday, June 24, ~006 Page 404 Record of President Wan'en Jerrs 02-15-'10 13:16 FROM-TX RGR - San Angelo 325-223-6939 T-129 P005/034 F-388 this family. and he move them back to Short Creek to stay in the former home of LeRoy Jeffs that Alvin Barlow's family just moved out of, and inform him that his brother John Nielsen Jeffs does not hold Priesthood, and should not have contact with his former family. John Nielsen Jeffs should stay in contact with Lyle by letter and move to the state of Nevada to continue his repentance. Have Nephi Jeffs go on a special mission to Rl and R23 and read the transcript and revelation given October 4, 2007 at the barrier visit, and bear testimony to the people.
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