It throws me off when Mark says, “I used to do Google searches of my own name”. 😂

@celticwarrior777

22 күн бұрын

😂

@Lisa-fe5lv

15 күн бұрын

😂

Great interview! The stories about recovery are always refreshing. It makes me a lot more hopeful that others who have lost their way can find it again.

Thanks Mark I very much appreciate this video. It's wonderful to be able to see how others live and survive against the life they were brought into.

I love the part about recognizing miracles in birth and seeing her midwife-mother’s role in those miracles, all when the elder of her fiancé’s church was trying to demean women and their place in the world and in God. That was wisdom!

Thank you for recording and posting this valuable educational video. Wishing you peace and prosperity in your future.

I checked 3 times, she just said she's 26, but moved to Cali in 2011, she would have been 13 then.?.? The math isn't mathing!!!

@Gram72534

Ай бұрын

@@forplexforplex8831 crazy, maybe she ment 46???

@mikefurr5281

Ай бұрын

and her daughter is 18 so the math doesn't add. I'm going to say 36

@lyddmercedes14

Ай бұрын

I agree, I think she meant 36 cause I was shocked when she said 26

@treehouse8501

Ай бұрын

She’s at least 40

@treehouse8501

Ай бұрын

Good Mormons are doing only one thing right it’s having lots of white babies. God bless that at least.

Branch Davidian- just hearing that is frightening. She has suffered trauma -lots of trauma! I am sorry for her suffering. I wish her a much peace and hope she can find relief from her traumatic past. 🌷🌷🌷

@stacitowery4461

Ай бұрын

The branch davidians were were Flds? I only know of the Waco, Texas group and thought they were Seventh Day Adventists??

@treehouse8501

Ай бұрын

I had an aunt and her husband joined the branches in South Carolina. My dad always hated the shit out of it.

@GenXstacker

Ай бұрын

​@@stacitowery4461You thought right, they are Seventh Day Adventists, not Mormons.

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

Yeah, only thing is, branch davidian was some weird, off the wall seventh day Adventist sect. It wasnt mormon. That made me wonder about the whole thing.

@menlikegods363

29 күн бұрын

The only truth she told was having a weak father and an evil mother.

You should do one on near death experiences, Mark.

@michael028

24 күн бұрын

Great idea, yes 👏

What a remarkable and courageous young woman. Thank you for sharing your/her experiences. So much self-generated strength and fortitude - what a relief the judge recognised this at a pivotal moment.

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

She lied throughout the whole thing. Her dates and ages dont add up and brsnch davidian was nowhere neat being mormon. She wouldn't have made that mistake , not about the shes dhe mentions. He must have paid her to do this. Everybody loves a church sexual scandal story

There are people who want to tell a story and then there are people who want to hear and see themselves tell a story. I don't know which one this is.

@enk4s3d77

Ай бұрын

The latter, for sure.

@faitdebeauxreve

29 күн бұрын

Yeah, I’m not buying this one. Something seems very off. I’ve listened to hundreds of SWU interviews and dozens more about fundamentalist religions/cults/high control groups and this one isn’t adding up. Like what do the Branch Davidians have to do with fundamentalist Mormons? Her story doesn’t add up.

@frankfurtonfoottours2361

24 күн бұрын

@@faitdebeauxreve What I thought too. She put a bunch of stuff together that doesn't add up at all.

@ryanthemetalman7161

11 күн бұрын

I'm mormon and I felt the same thing with her story. I've heard alot of abusive accounts of various religions and you can tell when someone is heavily traumatized and when they just want attention. I'm not sure which one this is but I'm going to assume the latter. Again, I'm assuming

26? She moved to California in 2011 to start a new life and not go to prison at 13?

@AshleeNicoleJones

28 күн бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@frankfurtonfoottours2361

24 күн бұрын

That and the mention of MySpace. Is that like 2001?

@tim1984ism

23 күн бұрын

She mentioned before that she lost her virginity when she meet her boyfriend. Weirdy enough i think she says she is 26 pretending the rest of the years never happened

@pitdawg6418

17 күн бұрын

She's nothing but a bunch of LIES.

Another morning of crying for strangers on the internet. What a great, sad, powerful, intricate, overcoming story. Life isn’t linear and it’s hard to pick yourself up, but she seems to be doing a great job. Proud of you ❤

My heart is breaking. My twin and I were abused growing up and we handled our trauma very differently. When the bishop of our ward was told about the abuse he said "Keep coming to church and read the Book of Mormon. You'll be fine". There is so much more to say but her statement about her and her sister is heartbreaking to me.

@donnadavies4630

Ай бұрын

Good god .....❤ 😢

@choward5430

27 күн бұрын

Some things that happen to us never leave our mind. BUT! God in His Grace and Mercy commands we forgive. It is hard but we must do it. Stay strong!

@tishw4576

27 күн бұрын

@@choward5430 Nope, no forgiveness here. Why is it when people commit really horrible acts the victims are expected to be forgiving? Forgiveness is not what most people think it is. Grieving, bring angry and spiteful about the event is normal and human. (last time I checked we aren't robots) Forgiveness is doing your level best to not allow the anger, hate, and unfairness of it all to eat you alive. It's taking your power back from the person/people who took it. Now, if God helps you get there more power to you. I'll give you this. I don't hate my abuser or the absolute idiots who traumatised me further by pushing what happened under the carpet just so they didn't have to help me. So, no. God played no role in protecting the child or comforting the adult. I did the work to heal. I did the years of therapy and worked my butt off to have healthy relationships in my life. To this day I have not forgiven the people involved because they don't deserve to be let off the hook.

@BelleTolles

19 күн бұрын

@choward leave it up to god if he or she wants to forgive. But as a psychologist I think forgiveness is overrated. What is needed in time is letting go of the power it has over you to whatever degree you can. And the way of that may differ for people. For some it means not having resentment continuing to drive you. For some it's finally just saying "f**k off".

@BelleTolles

19 күн бұрын

@tish, well said!

Thank you for sharing your story. Very inspiring and showing the strength in trusting the process.

Mark you are the best! Your an amazing person. I hope this young lady is able to go forward and have peace in her life.

I've watched so many of your videos, but this one has me sobbing ....... very moving. The trauma this woman went through and is still dealing with is horrific. What an amazing person she is to be so articulate - regards from Australia

I thought the Branch Davidians were an offshoot of seventh day adventists, not Mormons..

@stacitowery4461

Ай бұрын

I just said the exact same thing.

@nightowlslounge

Ай бұрын

@@stacitowery4461 I think this woman just wants to be in the limelight so she can meet men and feed her sex addiction. This was a weird story and I think the Mormon thing was her way to get an interview. She’s not a Mormon.

@Unfluencer

Ай бұрын

no, branch are fundamentalist mormons. warren jeffs is BD.

@GenXstacker

Ай бұрын

You thought right. They are Seventh Day Adventists. Look up the Wikipedia entry and read the entire intro about Branch Davidians. Also, anyone who remembers the David Koresh incident in Waco knows they are Adventists, not Mormons.

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

​@@Unfluencerbranch davidian as m is an offshoot 7th day Adventis sect. It has nothing to do with mormons. Which means she has to be lying about most of this.

Hello everyone and especially Mark, I really appreciate all of your videos, even though I do not have time to see all of them, stay safe and peace, never stop ❤

I like Marks work and appreciate his faithfulness to uploading every day so I hit the like button and don’t finish listening to the interview. This is one of them.

@wesleyalan9179

Ай бұрын

I do that sometimes. Sometimes I'm running late and don't get to listen fully, or even get a minute into it..but I'll like it anyway then come back later...this is one of them times😂

@michaelhaile6371

Ай бұрын

I agree, sometimes I have to get my head right before I can finish them. This is one of them.

@getnails_byjen2726

25 күн бұрын

Because all she said was “And UMM”?

@aintyourbiznit3626

23 күн бұрын

@@getnails_byjen2726thanks. Now all I hear her saying is “umm”.

@getnails_byjen2726

23 күн бұрын

@@aintyourbiznit3626 lol! I love this channel and I’m always supportive here. I’m sure it was hard to tell her story. She was probably nervous. Once I noticed it it was all I could hear!😁🤷‍♀️

I’ve stopped in Modena several times during my travels. I had no idea about the history. Very interesting, and thank you for sharing your story!

Stephanie, Thank you for sharing your story. I know it is not easy. You are a beautiful person. Wishing you all the BEST.

As a woman I don’t think I’d really recover from being drugged by my family so my mentally disabled relative could sleep with me. That’s horrific

@420ozzygirl

Ай бұрын

I don't think a man would either

@Mr-Angelo0U812

Ай бұрын

​@@420ozzygirlty ☺

@GenXstacker

29 күн бұрын

This is one of many stories here that I can't make sense of. Did the retarded relative drug her or did someone else drug her? I mean, I have a retarded relative and he definitely wouldn't know how to do that even if he wanted to. In fact I'm not retarded (though some might argue that point 😂) and I don't even know how you would go about doing that.

@Saturnia2014

29 күн бұрын

​@@420ozzygirlThe difference is that a male can't get pregnant, so there's an added layer of horror for females. This is all just sad.

@menlikegods363

29 күн бұрын

Press [x] to doubt.

Thanks Mark for another awesome video and viewpoint.

I also grew up Mormon. My dad signed his parental rights away when I was 16 because I got my lip pierced. It’s such a cult.

@menlikegods363

29 күн бұрын

Facial piercing are gross. He failed as a father but respect to him for cutting loose the rotten fruit.

@grant4176

29 күн бұрын

@@menlikegods363 Oh wow! What a true ass-hole you are for commenting in such a way. You know what? Your mother failed teaching you manners. She FAILED to teach you...if you don't have anything nice to say then S.T.F.U!

@grant4176

29 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that Madison. His loss!! Facial piercing not my thing however it's your face and parents should have unconditional love!! Shame on him!!

@user-lt5zf4xh7d

28 күн бұрын

​@@menlikegods363wow. What a profoundly shitty person you are.

@buer_reub

27 күн бұрын

​@@menlikegods363 get a hobby bud

Stephanie, thank you for sharung your story. you experienced a lot of trauma 😢 my heart is breaking. I am very happy that you turned your life around. Thank you for the video, Mark.

Really appreciated your story. I identify with it...also love how you told it ❤ you're doing so well and I really wish you all the best in Life

Bravo Bravo 👏 Bravo!! Thank you my dear beautiful woman for sharing your story with us!! Love to you and your daughters !

Thanks for your story. I wish you all the best!

Did she say she was 26? I don't know about that one.

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

More like 40. She isnt 26 for sure!

@crystaltiki

29 күн бұрын

I thought she did too but she must’ve said 36 otherwise the math ain’t mathing.

These sick cults should be banned!

@trent3872

Ай бұрын

I don't like the Democrats either but banning?

@aidanlynn

Ай бұрын

I’m not disagreeing with your point but america was first settled and founded because people from europe wanted religious freedom.

@user-wv8oq3zx2t

Ай бұрын

@@aidanlynn This is why America is so horrendously messed up...

@ValentinMichelle

Ай бұрын

First and foremost, America was never founded! It was stollen! Secondly, cults of any kind should indeed be banned/ against the law! By not doing so is brainwashing people to think these sick behaviors are ok!

@wesleyalan9179

Ай бұрын

​@@user-wv8oq3zx2t Right👍

Parts of her story might be true, but the math is so bad it’s hard to take anything seriously. She’s 26, her daughter is in high school…even if daughter is 15 (freshman age), that means she had her when she was 11. But she said she was working and had a stable life when she was born…at age 11? Her mention of MySpace is also weird. Not a single person I know born in 1996 has used MySpace.

@tiffanyandrus08

29 күн бұрын

Her timeline definitely isn't adding up but...my daughter (born in '97) went behind my back and made a MySpace page when she was about 11. There were definitely kids on MySpace until it fell off around '09.

Well done. Such a tough life, but you have risen like a Phoenix from the storm.

@celticwarrior777

22 күн бұрын

Phoenix from the ashes

Wait, her oldest is 18, and she’s 26? The math isn’t adding up…

@bethina467

Ай бұрын

Yes, I am very confused by that.

@noral-vp4hy

Ай бұрын

Yeah and in 2011 the judge forgave her and let her move to California.. 13 years ago so when she was 13? Very confusing.

@bjscasso

29 күн бұрын

She had her daughter when she was 8? Uhh....no. I hope she's not taking advantage with a fake story.

@cherrygirl64

29 күн бұрын

Its all lies she is mentally ill and telling a grandiose story. Mark doesnt care he falls for all of it😂

@donutbombs6853

29 күн бұрын

She might’ve said 26 by accident and maybe meant 36 or something, who knows

Very sweet and well spoken lady. So sad what happened to her and other children ...and hearing how it effected her personally. When she was describing the abuse by the half circle of men and said "I got a really dark feeling," I got shivers...shutter to think what it must have felt like to be so vulnerable. Shame on those men....and...she's compassionate to say many of the abusers were victims themselves...thank u for sharing so openly. U are a kind soul.

I have a feeling she thought she was only talking for 10 minutes 😅❤❤❤❤thank you mark, sounds like you professionally organized your life💪😁#neverholdback #lifecap

I can't find the right words, Stephanie, you are so wise for your young years, a beautiful heart and spirit. Your girls are lucky to have you. Thank you for sharing your heart breaking story yet with all the beauty through the pain.

"She's almost 18"....also "How old are you" .. "I am 26 years old". The math ain't mathin'

@grant4176

29 күн бұрын

36. Come on..use common sense! 36!! Ffs!

@kimthompson3846

28 күн бұрын

@@grant4176 If someone asks me my age, I'm not telling them 10 years younger. It casts a bad shadow on the rest of her story when she can't keep a simple thing like her age straight. The person being interviewed is the one that needs to use common sense, a) don't tell a ridiculous lie.

@grant4176

28 күн бұрын

@@kimthompson3846 Hey Kim...I challenge you to go thru a horrific abusive childhood plus a controlling young adulthood coupled with abusive husband and useless support from parents THEN pluck up the courage to tell your story after being abused for decades on top of having issues and diagnoses...then getting in the SPOTLIGHT and telling your story to the world FOR THE FIRST TIME in this kind of format!! You haven't a clue about Tourettes and general anxiety disorders and ITS GLARINGLY OBVIOUS that you have no empathy nor do you have education on this subject of psychology 101! Of course, anyone would be able to fire off their correct age if not in the spotlight and camcorder! Tell me something...what reason would it benefit her to LIE about her age??? TELL ME! What f*cking reason would she have to lie about her age???????? She is a very smart woman. She knows how to add and subtract. She has her own biz even!!! So you give me ONE GOOD REASON WHY it would help her story to say she had her first kid at 8 YEARS OLD??? It's very evident that you don't get it that survivors and victims when they tell their story...they truly want to be believed by others! So here again WTF would she gain to tell others that she had her first kid at 8????????? Again no common sense or empathy in your post!!! Ffs! Get a life and stop picking on survivers. You are a bully. Stop it! She has been thru enough! You are furthering her abuse!

@poppi4975

27 күн бұрын

​@@kimthompson3846You don't think her past trauma may have affected her mentally a little to where she mixes up numbers? Pair that with the fact that she's telling her traumatic story while being filmed for everyone to see (who wouldn't be a little nervous and/or besides themself) and it isn't really surprising or 'proof that she's lying' when she says she's 26 (with her being actually 36, the rest of her story makes a lot more sense as well). Maybe you should make some use of that common sense you are talking about.

5 min in she mentioned Branch Davidian. Wasn't that Waco and formed by 7th Day Adventist?

🌅MORNING BIG MARK🌅 THANKS FOR THE VIDS

She is CLEARLY lying about ages and dates in the last part of the vid. She has credibility issues and I'd like to hear the other side of the story.

@jessicahamm8204

28 күн бұрын

I wonder if it’s self preservation

@BelleTolles

19 күн бұрын

Do you have any idea the results of severe trauma and PTSD? It can completely dissociate you, mess with your mental, physical and emotional processes. I certainly don't know this woman or what her truth is, but to call her a liar in the midst of discussing something like this is exactly what keeps people from coming forward

So many people think that fundamentalist Mormon offshoots are the same as mainstream Mormonism.However, while I do think mainstream Mormonism is a bit cultish , it's the offshoots that are very abusive to women and children, especially. The book 'Under the Banner of Heaven ' is an excellent read on the subject. And Stephanie, thank you for sharing your story and I wish you a peaceful and serene future .

@janetpersons7647

28 күн бұрын

Thank you for clarifying. I was going to comment as well. My family on my grandfathers side is Mormon. We descend from Henry Miller. He was instrumental in The Mormon Trail that brought Mormons persecuted in the Midwest to Utah. My great great grandfather had four wives. This was before the church denounced polygamy. The church was very strict about how many wifes you could have. You had to be able to support all in their different households. They were very stoic people. Hardworking farmers. Much of polygamy was rooted in practicality. Much like many farmers of the day having 13 kids by one wife. The mainstream Mormons are very nice people. Also the Missionaries don't stay in peoples houses. My cousins were Missionaries. They mostly visit people on the Mormon registry like my grandfather was. Always nice and polite and never pushy. I always talk to them when I see them. All of them stay at an apartment or house rented by the church. Not saying they are all angels because anyone can be corrupt but I think they are easy target for a bad rap.

Stephanie, you did the best you could. i’m so glad you’re doing better. you are ABOVE your trauma ❤

She seems nice but no way she's 26!

@maisenbrown196

29 күн бұрын

More like 36

@GS-sm3jo

29 күн бұрын

@@maisenbrown196 at least!

@danameeh1568

29 күн бұрын

Ya what!! Definitely not 26

@tomihaili8756

29 күн бұрын

She said her daughter is almost 18.

@VELVETBUNNi

28 күн бұрын

Who cares, we don't even know this woman personally. It's her story, and it's content for us.

So much in such a young life!

How in the heck is a her daughter almost 18 and the mom is 26.

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

It's called a mistake. She's 36.

@lisahinton9682

26 күн бұрын

​@@petrasworld913 It's called _a lie._ No-one gets confused on their own age.

I'm happy for you. Never give up ❤❤❤

I’m from Las Vegas Nevada. I grew up hunting a lot of those creepy towns the FLDS live in. Some of the compounds are so freaky and You’ll just pull up to a huge compound literally in the middle of nowhere on the Nevada/ Utah border. It’s crazy that people even live out there if You could see the size of these houses in the literal middle of nowhere. There is a whole network of compounds spattered along the countryside on the Nevada/UT border. I was always intrigued by these ppl because of how truly remote and isolated they are. I can see for a young girl like Her going through it. It would be almost impossible to escape due to how isolated they are. You wouldn’t think this stuff goes on in such a free country such as the US but these people are literally enslaved and even Kidnapped in a way. And for those of You that don’t think it’s still a thing or that these places still don’t Exist. I Can promise You that they do in the middle of nowhere in eastern Nv/ Western UT. Sad stuff, I hope She stays clean, and can get the help She needs.Their idea of who Jesus was and what the Churches ⛪️ role truly is, is so flawed, and anyone who would do that to kids & women had a special place in Hell. Prayers up for this lady 🙏🏼

Hopefully she misspoke when she said she’s 26.

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

Her daughter is 18 so that would make her about 37 or 38+.

@lisahinton9682

26 күн бұрын

@christophershelton1735 She lied. Then again, it's super easy to get mixed up on one's own age.

@lisahinton9682

26 күн бұрын

@christophershelton1735 She lied. Then again, it's super easy to get mixed up on one's own age.

“I’m not going to name any names” *one minute later* “Brother Jerry”

@justkim9037

29 күн бұрын

Good. Name them and point them out.

@grant4176

29 күн бұрын

@@justkim9037 Exactly!

@ismanovska

28 күн бұрын

He was dead she said .so I guess it was ok

@grant4176

27 күн бұрын

@@ismanovska Yeah true. I heard that too.

The section on the bullying concerning her breast’s is especially disturbing. Reflected my memories of some teachers not being adults and often emotionally immature enablers of the worst student behavior. I realize as I say this that teachers get dumped on them the damage from the family, etc. and are often a mess from their similar “educational “ pasts. But teachers asking to see her breasts? That is reprehensible. Thanks for this interview., Stephanie and Mark💫

Looks like this story that shes telling is not truthful 100% The ages as well as the years dont match up at all.

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

She's been through a lot and she was nervous. It's not that she wasn't truthful, she was inaccurate.

@lisahinton9682

26 күн бұрын

​@@petrasworld913 I'm sorry, but YOUR OWN AGE isn't something you get mixed up on. I can see getting tongue-tied from nerves, or leaving out a piece of a story and having to backtrack, but you don't get mixed up on your own age. She's dressed in skin-tight clothing, knowing full-well there will be a slow pan down her entire body during this video, blue hair, and you think she misspoke? She's insecure about aging and thinks she's got enough to fool Mark's audience of millions.

Thanks Mark.

My first love was also someone I met when I was in high school and he met the world to me. We got engaged. I’m so glad that I did not get pregnant, because perhaps there would’ve been a lot more parallels in our stories. The relationship had a killing blow, and not the same way, but it wasn’t out of the blue betrayal.

Wait… she said she was 26 and has an almost 18-yr-old? I’m confused about the math

I read a book once titled, Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. Discussing the fundamentalism in the Mormon Faith.

she’s 26, but her daughter is 18? 🤨

@xsietube

Ай бұрын

I thought she said 26 too! Maybe it was 36, that would make a lot more sense.

@xsietube

Ай бұрын

Nope she definitely said 26. I call bs. She said she was in court in 2011 facing 10 years in jail… she would have been 13 then. It doesn’t add up

@cinnamonappple

Ай бұрын

This woman is nowhere near 26. 😂

@girlmama.

29 күн бұрын

As long as you have your period , you can have a child . Look up stories on 11 year olds /12 year olds being pregnant . Mostly by SA and cults . It’s sick

@Silenceeify

29 күн бұрын

She looks way too old to be 26

does she have a website? I would love to check out her Feng Shui and organizing work.

@Fapsahoyx

29 күн бұрын

She has onlyfans of course

I'm confused, she said she was 26 ? And her oldest daughter is almost 18?

What an inspiration. Thank you, Stephanie, for being strong enough to share your story.

Wow. What a harrowing story of religious abuse all throughout your young life. I can’t believe you are only 26. You are an incredible mother to have rebuilt that relationship with your older daughter under the continued pressures of that religion and their hold over her. Your story of perseverance is inspiring. I wish I could hire you to come help me organize my home! You have a beautiful energy! . The power and money they wielded to tear your daughter from you is sickening and heartbreaking. It was heartening to hear that a judge saw the whole situation and gave you the opportunity to go get the help you needed to heal. All my best to you!

You are loved 💝

What an amazing story! She's pretty young, yet speaks so well and has such a mature, beautiful presence. And I love the lesson, I feel like it sums her story up so well.

Mark I watch alot of your shows this person is not being very clear about anything Pete knows

Thank you for being so utterly brave. I feel like I just listened to my life growing up 9th gen. LDS in Sandy, UT. & yes.....URAH MORMONS are a different breed ans an entire other kind of messed up.

I don’t buy that she was raised fundamentalist. I was raised Mormon and when you hear a fundamentalist speak. They know their stuff about the religion and the structure. They indoctrinate kids with that their whole lives. So the fact she can’t recall the leadership and doctrines makes her sound like she’s just making it up on the fly. She knows Mormonism things but she’s not making a lot of connections that she should if she were actually raised the way she said she was. And alot of her timelines don’t match up either as far as her age goes.

@normp3273

Ай бұрын

There's something very odd about her entire interview.

@vonderloo3184

Ай бұрын

Its called larping.

@Mr-Angelo0U812

Ай бұрын

​@@vonderloo3184hmm

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

Exactly. Branch davidian is a 7yh day Adventist offshoot. Has nothing to do with mormons. Maybe shes still on drugs and he's paying her to make up a story. I dont know, but shes obviously making stuff up. Even the tears.

@janabanana8227

28 күн бұрын

Right? She also mentions living amongst branch davidians, which are not mormon nor any branch off of mormons. And her description of conference 'every couple of months,' is odd, although she's flds, so maybe they did it differently than the mainstream lds faith. She also mentions a lot of molestation, so I'm wondering if her particular family and group of flds were just whack.

She’s 26 and has an almost 17 year-old? What did I miss????

What an amazing and lovely lady, thoroughly enjoyed hearing her story ❤ she deserves a beautiful happy life x

Assistant: You know you have the read the ads. We have to... Mark:: Ugh, fine! Probably the convo before that ad read

Could somebody correct me please? How old is Stephanie now? I've understood, she were 26 and her daughter were almost 18 y.a. which doesn't make sense. Thank you in advance! (still learning english as you see)

I don’t understand the math. She said she’s 26 but her oldest is 18 and the youngest is 11. That would make Stephanie 7 or 8 when she got pregnant the first time. Doesn’t add up. I lived in Utah for 20+ years and went through St. George several times. Luckily I never experienced this.

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

She misspoke. She's 36.

I could tell this took a lot for you. Thank you for sharing ❤

She’s indeed a survivor! 💯

Thank you mark fir having Stephanie on as it is a bad story with a great ending - I hope the best for her

Super interesting

You’re 26? With an almost 18 year old daughter? And the judge told you to move to Cali in 2011, at age 13? Please address this.

@dandelionkisss

26 күн бұрын

She probably meant 36. She was really anxious at a few points in this

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

She's 36. Give her a break. It was a tough interview.

@TheClipperchip

24 күн бұрын

These people are so brave ❤️

We have a lot of parallels in our stories. I grew up protestant and Baptist. But my mom never wanted to show me love or affection she expected me to always try to impress her and get her love but her example to me was you get love from men. You need to find a boy or a man to love you because that’s where love comes from.

Did she say 26? I was admiring her beauty but then she just flat lied.

@petrasworld913

26 күн бұрын

Seriously???? She was doing an emotional interview and misspoke. She's 36.

I'm reminded of what Christopher Hitchens use to say about religion, and it was one of her first comments. It's based on fear. It's a terrible thing to instill fear in young children.

Prayers for her to make it and help others out safely 🙏 it has to be hard to overcome this affel way of life prayers 🙏 for people that get out to make it.

So her brother was born when her mom was 15, her mom met her dad when her mom was out at the bar at age 15, her mom had her at age 16, and her dad was in the military and sold sewing machines?

@GenXstacker

29 күн бұрын

😂👍

I understand this woman,The pain is deep…

She needs her own empowerment. I cant imagine her teaching it. Why would she let her daughter be involved in the church after what happened to her? The cycle continues

@carolseven3802

29 күн бұрын

Did you miss how litigation takes money and she ran out?

@deborahdean8867

29 күн бұрын

This chick lied about dates, ages and being in branch davidian which isnt mormon AT ALL. Dont get down about her story, it's all made up. The guy must be paying her to tell a story.

Seems like a very nice person, but the math doesn't add up w/ any of this - age vs. life events. She's 26 w/ an 18 year old???

Her father got tricked into believing that her mother was of age. Same thing happened to me. I was 19 and some under aged girls snuck their way into the 18+ club with fake ID's. One of them showed cristal clear interest in me and kept coming back to dance with me the whole night. Ended up in "her place" after partying that night. Was obviously her parents home but still no reason to think that she's a minor because more than enough people who are 18+ still hang around at the parents house for whatever personal reasons, including me at that time. Parents were out of the city in their 'vacation second home'. Next morning I overheard the girls talk in the livingroom...'does he know' 'did you tell him' 'are you going to tell him' etc etc. My heart skipped a beat because I thought her parents or something just came back home and there's no way for me to make an escape. Anyway, I got a text from one of her girlfriends telling me, you know she's not even 18 right? Never been so scared in my life before on that day. To think that in these situations, these scenes...the men still get faulted for it and the "women" the GIRLS get off and laugh about it. I'm an average Joe who is doing okay enough in life but let's say I was on my way to an very successful career like sports, musician, politics and or acting. There's no proof that THAT happened (2003) but still she can come out with the me-too card 10 years into my career like "he's a pedophile".

@____skymo

28 күн бұрын

You're a paedophile

@celticwarrior777

22 күн бұрын

So did youcend up in courf?

@emileneslo5695

22 күн бұрын

@@celticwarrior777 no, I didn't because I'm an average Joe so there was no reason for a light bulb to go off in her head like 'I can make me some money'. And later at that time I got to know from one of her friends that she wouldn't do or say anything about it because she had very very Amish level strict and highly religious parents. The amount of trouble she would have gotten into back home weighted heavier than what the court would do to me. Again, there was no proof that it happened. This was a time before internet and smart mobile phones.

If someone can clarify. She’s 26? Or did I mishear. How can she have an 18 year old if that is so

Branch Davidian is an absolutely wild rabbit hole to go down. It's so bizarre that you'd think it was fiction.

This is just so sad. I'm sorry this happened to you! I am a convert to the Mormon church and very much love the doctrine and the people and the beliefs. I don't know what I would do if I found that this type of thing were going on. I really hope not! I pray you heal from this abuse and trauma.

I wish judges were consistent.

From the mention of a big group in St. George, UT, a temple in Modena and "Brother Jerry" it would seem that she was part of the "Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

Started glazing over at about 45 mins in. Started reading the comments and turned it off. Convoluted and boring NEXT

Thank-you so much for this facinating story. Horrible, but its super informative to those of us who have not lived as Morman.

I’m still stuck on the missionaries in the 2 bedroom trailer with at least 4 adults and 3 kids.

She's so awesome!!! Everyone thinks FLDS culture is like Big Love and Sisters Wives. So not true!!! Having grown in Vegas among many Mormons, we all grew up (in the 50's, 60's and 70's) knowing that this alternative culture was horrendous for women and children.

Hi From The Sky 💫

27..and the daughter almost 18? I hate to hear that some one could go through all 🙏 for her to stay on the right path and be good to her self..

@celticwarrior777

22 күн бұрын

Obv not 26

They should ALL spend the rest of their lives in prison!!!!

My best friend growing up was Morman Amazing family but looking back…Wow

I wonder why she lied about her age. She said her oldest daughter is 18…so she would have been 8 years old pregnant?? Hmm nooo, not adding up.

Geees what a liar drama queen send her some money

Still goes on today...very sad

@jamesjames5715

29 күн бұрын

SHOULD BE A CRIME