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I Was “Turned In” to FLDS Cult Leader Warren Jeffs at 17

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I Was “Turned In” to FLDS Cult Leader Warren Jeffs at 17

Cults to Consciousness

Jun 05
Cults to Consciousness

Cults to Consciousness

Jun 05
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Layla Matson was born into a deeply entrenched, multi-generational polygamist FLDS family with direct ties to church leadership. From a young age, her life was shaped by strict religious expectations, economic hardship, and normalized control, ranging from...

Highlights

In this episode, a former member of the FLDS church recounts her life inside the polygamist community, from a childhood of strict rules and hardship to the traumatic event of being forced into marriage with the prophet Warren Jeffs at the age of 17.
00:01
Betrayed by her own father into a forced marriage
06:06
I started sewing at age four to help support the family.
15:57
Women were not allowed to grieve properly.
29:18
I was married to Warren Jeffs within 24 hours
1:13:23
Your past does not define you.

Chapters

Betrayed by My Father: Being Turned Over to the Prophet at 17
00:00
A Childhood of Work and Rules: Growing Up in a Polygamist Family
06:06
Silent Suffering: The Tragic Toll of Infant Mortality and Medical Neglect
15:57
The Grooming Begins: How Young Girls Were Prepared for Forced Marriage
29:18
A Secret Ceremony: The 24-Hour Journey to Becoming Warren Jeffs' Wife
57:31

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