▁to ▁his ▁f lock ▁that ▁R itch ings ▁was ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁re born . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁wife , ▁Pen inn iah ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 4 3 ), ▁was ▁also ▁commonly ▁called ▁" M other ▁Div ine ". ▁Re inc arn ation ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁Father ▁Div ine ' s ▁doctrine , ▁indeed ▁he ▁had ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁an ▁after life ▁was ▁abs urd . ▁To ▁prove ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁ch aste ▁marriage ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁his ▁teach ings , ▁Father ▁Div ine ▁assigned ▁a ▁female ▁dis ci ple ▁to ▁be ▁R itch ings ' s ▁constant ▁companion . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Father ▁Div ine ' s ▁decl ining ▁health , ▁Mother ▁Div ine ▁pres ided ▁over ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁Peace ▁Mission ▁ban qu ets . ▁Upon ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁official ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁movement , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁The ▁Mov ement ▁has ▁nearly ▁dw ind led ▁to ▁ext inction ▁because ▁few ▁new ▁converts ▁have ▁joined ▁and ▁Peace ▁Mission ▁doctrine ▁forb ids ▁sex . ▁ ▁Mother ▁S . ▁A . ▁Div ine ▁fought ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁Jim ▁Jones , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Pe op les ▁Temple , ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Jones ▁based ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁do ctr ines ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Peace ▁Mission ▁movement , ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁re inc