had fraudulently diverted her mother's assets. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Cazares alleged her mother's signature was forged on various deeds and mortgages, and claimed that Robert Sr. Mary's mom - Rosalind Cazares - also accused Robert Sr.

On RHOSLC, Mary described an estrangement from her mother over money, leading to Faith Temple splitting in two. Not everyone in the family was pleased about Mary inheriting the church, however.

She eventually founded Faith Temple Pentecostal Church in 1968. They did walk a portion of the trip, but strangers along the way also housed and helped fund the family's journey until they reached Salt Lake City, where Rosemary immediately began hosting services in her home. The church also has a second location in Indianapolis, Rosemary's hometown, per Faith Temple's website.Īccording to a church history written by Robert Sr., who serves as the church's bishop, Rosemary left Indianapolis with her four small children in 1961, intending to walk from Kansas City, Missouri to Utah. In RHOSLC's first season, Mary’s costars Meredith Marks and Whitney Rose (along with Whitney’s father) got a firsthand look at how Mary runs her high-energy services. The couple wed in 1998, and Mary now serves as the church's first lady and an evangelist, presiding over services for Faith Temple's hundreds of congregants.

'Don't think it wasn't weird, because it was,' she said on RHOSLC. Cosby - something even she admits was odd. The only condition? Mary had to marry her step-grandfather, Robert C. When Mary Cosby's grandmother Rosemary passed away in 1997, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star inherited a bulk of her multimillion-dollar fortune, including the Faith Temple Pentecostal Church she founded in the late 1960s.

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