Editing Benjamin Roden (section)

== Shepherd's Rod ==
Ben and Lois Roden continued their involvement with the Shepherd's Rod, although there is again a scarcity of reliable information. They visited Mt Carmel for several months in 1953 and were there again in 1955 at the time when [[Victor Houteff]], the leader of The Rod, died. It seems that he sought to become Houteff's successor as leader but that role went to Florence, the widow of Victor.<ref name="newport119">{{cite book |title=The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect |first=Kenneth G. C. |last=Newport |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19924-574-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YE8TDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 |page=119}}</ref>