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“My mom and dad have the same father” thats haunting

@aushaheart8258

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I am sorry you were brought into that blasphemy situation. May God bless you.

@divinitylitty2630

3 жыл бұрын

@@aushaheart8258 I think she was referring to what Joe said

@l.r.6630

3 жыл бұрын

@Nibbler800 Mormon's don't worship the same god from the OT. Research it. It's a cult.

@l.r.6630

3 жыл бұрын

@Angelo River You can call them extremists but it's in the LDS doctrine as well as Smith the founder practiced polygamy. So was Smith an extremist?

@bendover4668

3 жыл бұрын

@@l.r.6630 lds don’t practice polygamy

They talked his mom out of treatment and she died, then they sold all her belongings and kicked him out? I just want to hug him omg.

@ethanahmu6149

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve ran into him a couple times here in SLC. He is an unbelievably strong person. I grew up gay in the LDS church (and that was horrible) so I couldn’t even imagine what it was like for him. Part of the reason I haven’t moved from SLC yet, aside from loving it here, is that I want to continue working with local political and activist groups to take down the Kingston clan through legislation.

@Pretermit_Sound

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanahmu6149 good luck to you man. Seriously 👍

@allissonjacobisaacson6190

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanahmu6149 is there anything people can do to help you, those of us living in different states? I'm a survivor of childhood trauma. Males in a position of power and trust. Jeeze even after all this time I cant type the words out in full detail. Naming it is like summoning a ghost. Anyways, your awesome for taking on this group. Could be saving many from unknown pain and horror. Let us know if we can help some way

@pbohearn

3 жыл бұрын

The guys at the top are just really thuggish criminal self important use everybody else as objects are cruel- they run the religious group?

@pbohearn

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanahmu6149 good for you Ethan! they gotta go those people are hurting people they’re sick abusive people. Salt Lake City is a Beautiful Pl., Utah is a beautiful place but like many beautiful places you can hear the cries of the spirits of boys and girls in the wind and it’s a very sad place. But really that’s our world; you hear those cries in Australia, you hear it in Canada, and in India and Cambodia other places where people in power enslave and traffic children and do very cruel and horrible things to children. And you may not know about the scandals of those places, and Id encourage you to learn about these shameful atrocities. governments, especially here in the rich and powerful west, is good at concealing their evil, including our own government which has actually done terrible things to its own people let alone people in foreign lands. The Men at the top want to own women and they want to abuse girls and they want to conceal it under supposed religious beliefs. I’m gay as well and I grew up in the Roman catholic church I went to 12 years of Catholic school it was a total mindfuck and it took me the next 40 years to unwind from it but they have absolutely no moral authority when their priest abuse children and they don’t do anything about it it’s been going on probably for at least 1000 years. Yeah so stay in Salt Lake City and be a part of the healing! Violence, genocide, inflicting pain on the innocent and the defenseless, and the stealing of resources, and the starvation of people, all these things have been going on forever and it’s just tiring talking about it, But we never give in!what I get encouraged about is seeing the incredible strength of an individual human spirit in surviving those things and freeing one’s self so just remember that they really can’t destroy us.

I love that she went up to the father and said “she’s doing amazing and she’s loved” because Priscilla deserves for her value to be shouted from the rooftops. And dads should want to be shouting their daughters value alongside anyone

Joe is now studying in University of Utah. He shd be able to slowly assimilate into mainstream society. I see a bright future for him. Just don't go back to the clan.

@Pooknottin

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to learn that, thankyou.

@bucklogos

2 жыл бұрын

I want to hug that lad and tell him everything will be okay. I hope Joe is feeling better and his life is back on track.

@alisaishere

2 жыл бұрын

At the end he's in Vegas showing a Black woman (aka a queen) a black queen card. He's got a great sense of humor. I don't even have the balls to consider doing that. He's going to do awesome things in his future.

He’s so abused you can see it in his eyes

@pattiquinonez1056

3 жыл бұрын

My heart is touched by his pain. He tries to keep his tears back.

@vallineks5159

3 жыл бұрын

I know I see it heart breaking

@pbohearn

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a wounded man AND Ya gotta leave the sick system to get better. My godfather grew up in an orphanage he got married he was a very successful employee of a large aerospace firm he had two beautiful daughters and he died of a heart attack when he was 45. But he never was self pitying and I’m sure the orphanage was horrible. but that’s him and not every person is him I’m just saying that there is hope he can get better for sure he’s got a lot of strength and he’s got some good friends and he’s going to college I am really pleased he sounds more self-confident at the end of the movie when he’s doing his magic you know he’s like really out there in Las Vegas and he’s working it he’s doing good

@gordieevans2263

3 жыл бұрын

They all are.

@aenwynnnaxxremis7569

3 жыл бұрын

he doesn't know what to think they made him lost in a sense

13 siblings on “mom’s” side, 160+ “on dad’s” WTF

@torinjones3221

4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming the dad had about 12 wives if each wife had roughly 13 children.

@kelligify

4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer R Smith came here to say this. THEN I hear this kid say his mom and dad have the same father😳

@africacarey

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I said out loud here sitting alone

@giginybo9316

4 жыл бұрын

John Daniel Kingston has 14 wives and almost 200 kids

@that_one_doggo8391

4 жыл бұрын

One child every year

My heart breaks for Joe. He seems like such a gentle soul. I hope he is doing well.

@lennarthagen3638

Жыл бұрын

You dont know that he might have been ruthless asf when he was in the cult

@carloslujan1506

11 ай бұрын

​​@@lennarthagen3638 I wouldn't judge too quickly. Some cult children are sometimes in distress and hurting when neglected. Take Jeff Warren's children for example.

@JustJ-Me

9 ай бұрын

Same. I wonder how/ where he is now.. This stuff makes me cry. Just watching my friends who are LDS (here in Utah) go through a faith crisis is hard. I'm a Never-Mo, though half of my family is LDS. I used to think I had it harder, growing up in a state that was/ still is largely LDS. Having had the time to learn about FLDS and what those who are LDS-questioning go through due to indoctrination, I'm convinced I got lucky. Thank goodness my mom was the black sheep of her family. I had a choice to go to LDS/ Mormon church and to be part of the religion or not. Others aren't so fortunate.

@tammiepage6489

9 ай бұрын

@@lennarthagen3638 you really need to do your research kids like him the boys that you get out usually they’re not ruthless because he would’ve stayed in his ruthless. He would’ve stayed in because now that he’s out of you he’s not protected but most these kids like him what happens usually trying to drugs and stuff because of the trauma they went through boy does not mean he has it been to trauma

This young man is incredible. The trauma he endured after his dads coldness and moms passing is serious and he’s a survivor. I’m amazed by his ability to share his experiences so clearly.

@ieshjust16

8 ай бұрын

They let him mom died it's sad

I am so happy for Joe but can we also talk about how amazing his sister is? Married at 16, forced to have one baby every year AND "stay thin", having to go through multiple miscarriages and nearly dying because of it, being attacked by her husband for simply trying to survive... For me, the number one victims of polygamy will always be the women having to fend for themselves and take care of all the children. Some men are sick and use religion as an excuse to control women. She's a hero for leaving with her kids. I wish Vice would have focused a little more on her

@lizh4933

4 жыл бұрын

All these woman apply for social assistance as single mothers. Do the math

@yaadapaah7851

4 жыл бұрын

Anya Walsh u r right

@bellatagliaferro1093

4 жыл бұрын

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SPEAK ABOUT HER. oh my god when she said he dislocated her jaw, you could feel the raw emotion in her voice even though she seems well. I wanted to reach into the screen and give that woman a hug. tell her how resilient, strong and powerful she is for saving her children but first and foremost herself.

@bellatagliaferro1093

4 жыл бұрын

I hope her current husband tells her everyday.

@galaxyride4944

4 жыл бұрын

A hero. I don't understand how timide u most be 2 keep up with a guy who forces u 2 have all these kids with him.

Kid was left with nothing but a BELL and the “father” said you have to pay A $2- $5,000 FEE To come back?!? Disgusting

@jacobfranklin820

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Robertson III mental abuse is very serious poor kid

@misty_pxmpyt8048

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Robertson III probably own the the whole town Nd some Nd he’s on the shit list, probably make it hard for them to get work once they leave.

@jolieart

4 жыл бұрын

Melly Mel I think he just wants to see his siblings

@torinjones3221

4 жыл бұрын

@Philip Robertson III it's called Stockholm syndrome. Where a captive thinks it is better for them as the captive rather than free though tbh he was raised in the cult so maybe the outside world is a hellscape for him just as we view cults as a hellscape for us. You take someone from the year 4000 and stick them I into todays world they'll probably think it's a hellscape just as you'd probably think it was a hellscape in 1bc/ad

@Trund27

4 жыл бұрын

Melly Mel Truly monstrous “father”.

Was almost taken into a cult. It was one of the scariest things ever. They pretend to be your friend. Its crazy.

i wasn’t actually aware that practices like this were still present even till this day, Joe clearly seems traumatised and it’s obviously going to take more than decades to fully heal. the fact the he had to go through this and will still continue to carry this burden on his shoulder is terrifying.

@darrickmalloy6909

Жыл бұрын

There are a few states in this country that could use a good colon flushing. Sorry

You're REQUIRED to have a baby EVERY single year. Wtf man. That's why the sister was having such a hard time, her body literally barely recovers before shes forced to push out another one.

@carter9643

4 жыл бұрын

Ann Trevino I absolutely hated being pregnant I was miserable and sick beyond belief the whole time. It was hard to even keep up my part time job when I was pregnant I can’t imagine being forced to pop out kid after kid. These radical Mormons are living my personal hell everyday. Incest, polygamy, pedophilia, male domination, cultist idealism, worshiping false idols, forced marriage and childbirth, there is nothing that these people will stop at in order to hide behind the guise of religion. Although America is home to religious freedom I am soooo sick of these cult leaders being protected against criminal repercussions under their right to religious freedom. There is a fine line between organized religion and a dangerous money laundering cult and unfortunately that line is crossed way more often then it should be in America.

@torinjones3221

4 жыл бұрын

There's a famous family in the UK called the Radfords. 1 husband. 1 wife. 22 kids. And before anyone says the dad is evil the mother is actually addicted to being pregnant.

@cayliiiiii

4 жыл бұрын

I cannot even imagine. Labor is HARD. SO HARD.

@dumblewhoree

4 жыл бұрын

@Cannon Fodder no it can be for some people

@fridapersson6284

4 жыл бұрын

@Cannon Fodder that's not dramatic XD

Everyone is speaking about polygamy but im even more shocked by the INCEST! Hell!

@coopersviolet9580

5 жыл бұрын

ssissi gui Its biblical, read kjv not Mormon. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6WM1aafp929nNY.html

@RonLarhz

5 жыл бұрын

Why r u shocked? These christian cults are known for shits like this.

@arkham661

5 жыл бұрын

@@RonLarhz Mormon not Christian

@RonLarhz

5 жыл бұрын

@@arkham661 Yes they r. Just another branch of christianity. Still based off Bible.

@arkham661

5 жыл бұрын

@@RonLarhz yea my mistake

I love the way Priscilla's dad said that he told her it was her choice if she chose to leave or not for those of us who used to watch the show escaping polygamy when we watched that poor girl flee in the night in tears petrified of her father it didn't really seem like he was giving her much of a choice

His story about his Mom dying made me cry, I wanted to give that guy a hug.

I feel so bad for Joe he is clearly traumatized.

@AmandaLovesRachel

3 жыл бұрын

He is doing allot better now :) I just did an update on him on my chanel if your interested in watching💕

@jeanjean6845

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmandaLovesRachel thank you for helping him 😘

@dannyv2468va2

3 жыл бұрын

@waffeltek He should go in the military and get all that BS out of his mind!

@LV-16

3 жыл бұрын

dannyv2468va2 By adding more trauma or putting it into anger & having a gun? Lmao aight

@rachelramshaw7145

3 жыл бұрын

I just want to give him a hug

He never wanted to be a father, he wanted to be a man who bred his own army, his own slaves.

@carlosh.detorresbarrios1695

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I wouldnt be surprised if that's exactly what he wanted. I mean two brothers from the mormon church, literally went at war against each other over the control of the church around the 80s lol sounds like a criminal syndicate / cartel to me. cuz that how those particular organizations usually operate, take out the boss to become The Boss

@theblindDD

2 ай бұрын

E labaron ?

this joe kid being so vulnerable yet so strong broke my heart and then fixed it 10 times over i hope he recovers

"My mom and dad had the same father" That one hit me hard.

The dude is psychologically scarred. It's fucking sad, I don't get it how it's legal to create sects like that...

@420blazinOG

8 жыл бұрын

They aren't a sect. They're their own religion.

@BruchoSindicate

8 жыл бұрын

Which is basically just another inbred cult which needs to be torched.

@Zombiepull

8 жыл бұрын

please.. explain the different

@rickson50

8 жыл бұрын

religion and cults are the same. Only one is accepted by a large group of people. you can't make one illegal without making the other illegal. Try making all religions illegal. I dare you to see how long until your head is on a pike.

@IsaiahT97

8 жыл бұрын

He seems so much more confident in the last clip, gives me hope

“I have 13 siblings on my moms side and 157 on my dads side”

@adedayoALB

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly screamed. His mom probably had a baby every time his parents did the do.

@ninalove3044

3 жыл бұрын

😳😳😳

@kelvinmoses3528

2 жыл бұрын

I cant get past that part the rest of the video i wont even 🎶

@noesunyoutuber7680

2 жыл бұрын

13 siblings is already a barely feasible number for one person, 157 is downright absurd even if the guy has had 14 wives (I had to look it up). How do you even have time to cause 157 pregnancies? Joe's dad, based on the info I could find, is in his 70's now. Even assuming Ortell got him hitched promptly at 18, that's an outrageous number of kids to have in probably less than 50 years (since Joe has said in interviews that his dad may have had more children since he left, so that 157 isn't his lifetime total).

@Nanami_X_Higurama

2 жыл бұрын

My head started aching , Because this is outrageous

His sister is an amazing person. Her siblings and children are blessed to have such a wonderful person in their lives.

I cried at the end to see he didn't go back. I was so worried that he would. And that woman helping him has such a beautiful soul 😭❤

If polygamy is illegal but not criminalized, what point is in that law???

@hscherpenzeel

4 жыл бұрын

the bill that passed does criminalizes it before that federal law states it illegal state law how ever made it legal

@torinjones3221

4 жыл бұрын

It's basically like how cannibalism is illegal but you cannot be charged with cannibalism in a court as no laws forbid it. It's kinda a grey area people don't like to talk about. Like how underage sex is illegal but kids still have sex and everyone knows it happens but no child is charge with underage sex.

@fratelerece1237

4 жыл бұрын

@Julie Walker what's so bad about polygamy if it's consenting adults?

@cayliiiiii

4 жыл бұрын

Torin Jones those are both horrible analogies. It is unlike either of those. A simple google search will tell you the difference. -a law student.

@Snaky_The_God

4 жыл бұрын

Under age sex of two ppl consenting and both under 18 is legal in the lawbooks. As well as a romeo and juliet law in multiple states that allow one party over 18 as long as they are within 2 yrs age of each other. I was young and dating an older girl before

The dad probably doesn’t even know all of his kids names

@armyofninjas9055

4 жыл бұрын

They do. They catalog them like prizes.

@sarahpaes37

4 жыл бұрын

He probably doesn’t. You can watch Escaping Polygamy about how three of his daughters who have escaped help others do the same. But in one episode some daughter mentions he can’t even spell her name right on legal documents.

@mfreeman94

4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't know all their names

@meganhasreturnedtorome4971

4 жыл бұрын

I'd bet serious money their all names the same 10ish names, so at least he gets it right after guessing. John, Joseph, Brigham, Mary, Emma...

@daniplaysoneasy-9454

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Benjamin caleb Daniel ephraim frakensense (?) Gideon. Repeat.

‘My mom and dad have the same father’. Whoa, that can’t be good for the gene pool.

That guy is so traumatized and incredibly brave. Well done my man, hope you find pride in the person you have become

Incest is illegal in the state of utah. This goes to show just how powerful this group is there. Thank you Joe for your courage to share your story. God bless you

@tahaquoancient8169

4 жыл бұрын

Powerful or just privileged

@princesspaintbrush156

4 жыл бұрын

@@tahaquoancient8169 yes indeed. unfortunately the privileged hold quite a bit of it in this plane.

@hellohello1398

4 жыл бұрын

Wait incest is illegal? I thought it was immoral, but never knew it was illegal.

@veronicaazul66

4 жыл бұрын

They are obviously paying off "the right people " there so that they are free to do as they please :/

@painplayer1614

4 жыл бұрын

Actually incest and inter family marriges are legal so long as both parties are consenting and can prove in court that they cant reproduce. And in Alabama its completely legal

Joe is an incredibly resilient, optimistic, intelligent, hard working miracle. This piece left out the most amazing details. Since he left, Joe has tried out for Americas Got Talent, kept a 3.8 GPA in business school at the University of Utah and been accepted to live in the Lassonde Studio for young entrepreneurs next semester. We have the HONOR of being his Host Home while he works 60+ hrs./weekly to earn money for school next semester. We continue to advocate for and create an awareness for these incredible young people who should never be put in these situations. If you are in a position of influence, please do the same and feel free to encourage this young man whom we love so much!!!!

@ChristineMarieK

8 жыл бұрын

Joe is amazing! Priscilla is too. Thank you Pam, for all you and Ron are doing to change the lives of these young people!

@lilashleydoll21

8 жыл бұрын

+Christine Marie YOU ARE A WONDERFUL LADY !!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! YOU ARE DOING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE JUSTICE AFTER SO MUCH INDIGNITY!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

@mrtee3988

7 жыл бұрын

Just out of interest, since you seem so enthusiastic about condemning polygamy... if these people that leave that lifestyle become fornicators, do you condemn that as well? Or does it become an innocuous-sounding stance of "whatever makes them happy"...?

@gracecamaxtli7090

7 жыл бұрын

+M tee -- fornication is not a lifestyle, it's a choice. the law condemns polygamy, ethics experts condemn polygamy, the public condemns polygamy, intellectuals condemn polygamy, women living a polygamist lifestyle condemn polygamy (risking everything to sneak off and meet with outsiders to do so, by the way), and women and children who escape the polygamist lifestyle condemn polygamy. you do the math.

@melaniewalker5226

7 жыл бұрын

Pam Jenson That's fantastic for Joe.

This is another great video Vice, you can tell it really effects them. I wish for the best and hope they can move on in life with out the coult.

Very proud of the advocate and this kid. He will go far. My best friend passed he was real into magic had tough upbringing and it was for him an escape. And it opened his mind to questioning reality. Loved him, miss him, but the important take away is magic is a gd outlet and everyone who chose to leave made their lives harder and my hope is they're all helping each other and thrive. The path less traveled is full of overgrown bushes, weeds, thorns...once u blaze that trail it makes it easier for those behind you to follow

Did he just say my mom and dad have the same father?

@user-mo6wf1wo2u

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@meghacloud3366

4 жыл бұрын

So ...his mom and dad are also his sibling...like.soooo CREEPY

@arianacollymore7091

4 жыл бұрын

@@meghacloud3366 no they're not...

@djwoosie98

4 жыл бұрын

@@meghacloud3366 his mom and dAd are also his uncle and aunt

@maddie9185

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Williamson hahaha reminds me of a song a heard once. “ I am my own grandpa”.

the woman who is helping them has a beautiful soul. you can seen how she truly cares

@coll4455

3 жыл бұрын

She’s one of those real life angels

@casey-leederidder2080

3 жыл бұрын

OMG that's all I could think ! One of the most positive people and trying to make it work from both sides

@titstatsandkittycats

2 жыл бұрын

I'd literally love to be a part of something that beautiful

@StrokaReviews

2 жыл бұрын

❤

@ColdCaseCrystal

2 жыл бұрын

She did a documentary upholding polygamist

You can just hear the pain in this boy voice!! He needs his dad the most right now & he treated him like that!! I hope he stays far away from the ordered and has a good life down the line away from that leader& the clan💙

My heart is breaking listening to him talk, and seeing the pain in his eyes.

The sweet lady with the glasses is a saint. Shes made her life meaningful by helping those kids. I salute her :)

@LikoLovesBooks

4 жыл бұрын

She works with some women in a FLDS run store. I saw it on Explore With Us Documentary on KZread.

@Crohns_journey

4 жыл бұрын

I bet she use to be Mormon. Not the FLDS, but just Mormon.

@Crohns_journey

4 жыл бұрын

@Brooklyn Malone I could tell. I was Mormon for 23 yrs. Bless her for helping others escape that

His pain in the beginning interview portion is heart wrenching

@cf9844

5 жыл бұрын

And boring.

@GodGirlP

5 жыл бұрын

Chloe Chamberlain Terribly Sad.😭😭😭

@frankman7384

5 жыл бұрын

They are not as bad as bad as the vulgar degenerates that hate nature and engage in unatural acts. Those people kill their kids because they forgot to use a condom.

@unhombreviejoconalas

5 жыл бұрын

@@frankman7384 wow, you seem fun. Who are these degenerates and why are they degenerates?

@ma1375

Жыл бұрын

Being millenial male or younger in america thats all of us. The older males run it like a mob bipartisan to keep the youngers from affording any quality home or living wage of themselves. They just underemploy the younger males so the women cant leave the older shitbags.

I grew up in northern Utah and lived a few houses away from a family who were Kingston’s. I have no idea how involved they were in the Kingston clan. Their 2 sons, who were a couple years older than me were toddler sized when they were full grown adults. The rumor/story around town was that they had those disabilities due to incest.

@Terahnee

11 ай бұрын

There were a couple times when I was watching the "Escaping Polygamy" series recently where I recognized a lot of places. ie, there's a scene where the girls are driving to / from the Davis County Health department. They drove right by my street. It was weird to see. I mean, I knew the Jeffs types were around (I glimpsed a few at WalMart years ago) but didn't know about the Kingstons. I mentioned it to some friends (the series) and found out that one of them used to work at a daycare with some Kingston children.

when he said about the bell he kept the his mother used to ring when she was sick, that broke my heart, I feel you bro

"If you take away our rights...." What about the rights of the women and young girls you force into marriage? Who is thinking of their rights??

@chitrikart2328

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@ancaas7945

4 жыл бұрын

@Alin Ardelean They don't provide for their families. The women are doing that. Inform yourself.

@ancaas7945

4 жыл бұрын

@Alin Ardelean They don't even know the names of their own kids. As for emotional support, there's none. Are you living under a rock?

@remembertotakeshowerspleas355

4 жыл бұрын

Polygamy is just being married to more than one person. It doesn't necessarily have to be non-consensual, include children, or other cult like behavior.

@adamplentl5588

4 жыл бұрын

@Alin Ardelean doesnt matter if they provide or not. No one is an adequate parent to 18 children. That shit is irresponsible.

for all the people wondering he turned out pretty good. Major in finance and minor in maths at the university of utah, built a business doing magic tricks, which supported him financially and even got a scholarship after performing magic for an insurance board which helped him through college. He landed a great job at a bank in Salt Lake city. Pretty sure thats what we call a sucess story :)

@international_hippie

5 жыл бұрын

Lol and where did you read this 😂😂😂

@Fran_Fuentes

5 жыл бұрын

If this is true I'm so happy

@jessyba3471

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatgatsby8180 not all of Islam is bad jesus christ read a book

@Oscar_Armstrong

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatgatsby8180 you should read up more on religions before shitting on them. At the end of the day there is no god from any religion so it doesn't matter arguing about which ones the "correct" one, instead allow people to have alternative views as long as it doesn't harm anyone or break any laws

@tree8333

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info ! I went and subscribed to his KZread channel too. Hopefully more people go subscribe and maybe he can get paid for his KZread videos. Just trying to help any way I can lol

Living in the area where the order was prevalent it was sad to see these women living in poverty while the men drive nice cars own successful businesses and by all appearances are wealthy. How they get away with the neglect of the women and children is beyond comprehension.. everyone knows what goes on but very few do anything about it including people in Government. A Utah state Senator lived right in the middle of Bountiful and turned a blind eye.

Best video you have created so far!!!! Awesome content!!

So his parents are half siblings? And then his crazy father sold his mother on some crack pot treatment and got her killed? Then essentially disowned him? Wow, I'm sure Jesus woulda loved that.

@pamela3632

5 жыл бұрын

Then Father asked the Son, to pay a fee to return.

@kahuna_6424

5 жыл бұрын

I think we are the bad sims game of god

@heyitsmewario

5 жыл бұрын

They don't follow the teaching of Jesus. They believe in some crazy stuff. Any denomination or religion that has tax exempt status and filthy rich leaders is a huge red flag. Why our Government allows it is beyond me. Maybe it's cause they are all in cahoots. Just look at Utahs former senator.

@hawknelsonlover12

5 жыл бұрын

Mormons don’t follow Jesus lol.

@grawlix19xx54

5 жыл бұрын

These are what the bibles call hypocrites

You can just see how hurt joe is. I hope he and other members who have left are in a good place now. Much love from Australia.

@frankman7384

5 жыл бұрын

Joe is a hired shill. He is there to break the back of White Christians. The new overlords will bring back slave markets and public executions. Look up Saudi Arabia and Lybian slaves.

@flo3560

5 жыл бұрын

D Handy what the fuck are you talking about?

@iAnomalistic

4 жыл бұрын

@@frankman7384 frank... what the actual fuck are you talking about.

@ma1375

Жыл бұрын

Being millenial male or younger in america thats all of us. The older males run it like a mob bipartisan to keep the youngers from affording any quality home or living wage of themselves. They just underemploy the younger males so the women cant leave the older shitbags.

Touching insight. Thanks Vice.

I totally understand how you could find solace in performing magic/illusions. I did the same and loved it. Keep at it.

The human trafficking aspect of these cults needs to be explored more.

@Deenique16

4 жыл бұрын

Not just cults. This shit happens every and it cant be stopped because I'm sure the government and police departments help in lots of cases.

@RideThruSpace

4 жыл бұрын

It’s human trafficking due to isolation and separation tactics. They aren’t just getting people to marry they are separating families

best of luck to joe. dude broke out of that cycle, i respect him for that

@jasonrentaponga7805

8 жыл бұрын

Yea no kidding that makes me sick. I wish I could bring that kid to California and put him up on my couch or spare room for free and let him live a normal blessed life and get a job etc...

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

+Jason Rentaponga lol yeah. I am still living in Utah. but I have met some very awesome, loving people that are helping me so much. thank you, it means a lot to me.

@LMHASSERIIS

8 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is so crazy...! All the best man.

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

+Subliminal Espionage thank you. :)

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

+be nice thank you. I've been sober for 21 years. :)

She’s so right. You also leave the very beautiful things: community support, big family, loved ones, traditions, etc. that may not be accessible or valued in ‘the world’ and that is very hard. You’re separated from what you love, memories, etc and it’s very hard to extract that, separate the good from the bad etc.

I had a room mate who was raised in the Bruderhof cult which he left around age 18. He was 30ish when he lived with me and he was one of the finest people I have ever known. He was kind, intelligent, giving and a stellar human being. I am enriched for having known him.

So let me get this straight, a woman has to: -have a baby every year -stay skinny -pay all the bills - and keep up the household all by your self?! That’s just 🤯🤯🤯 Im surprised it’s not more women leaving because this goes beyond 2 or three sister wives with about 8 kids.

@905lina

3 жыл бұрын

guess who invented all these rules -MEN

@beavistechrock

3 жыл бұрын

Ive never understood either. Had a gf that was molested and her responses to things were opposite of what you would expect. Got a sense of how deep the rabbit hole went when she wanted a 3 some, but she was 19 me 21 and she was looking at jr high aged girls. I offered help but as I man I can only understand so well.

@lydiabrown4498

3 жыл бұрын

The part that lost me was women have to pay all of the bills.

@genwilson7741

3 жыл бұрын

Lydia Brown yeah I agree, Like if the woman does everything then what the heck is the man doing all day?!

@michaelgunderson6185

3 жыл бұрын

They see the mansions acquired through the previous victims and get super horny. Its a similar concept to men who sell pickup artistry or get rich quick books and make a fortune.

all the protesters are talking about "its our choice" "well when youre an adult and you can make your own choices.." what about those 15 year old "wives" that were forced to "marry" men that were sometimes old enough to be their grandfathers and have a baby yearly? where was their freedom of choice?

@chronometer9931

4 жыл бұрын

What about the ones that aren't 15, but fully adult? If your real problem is with age then focus on that problem, but the two aren't mutually exclusive

@8roma8

4 жыл бұрын

I dont thing the issue is poligamy, the problem is the sect behavior. To be force to do things is the issue

@derekthompson8706

4 жыл бұрын

You can easily outlaw that, without telling them they have to live like you think it should be lived. It's disgusting to mess with marry or touch a child but grown adults should be able to chose who and how many they want to marry. I would never do it but it's not my right to say they can't

@thisaccountsucks5556

4 жыл бұрын

@Anna Dayton: Like Nietzsche may have pointed out: religious people say that they have virtue due to their relationship to their religion, where actually they are weak and their virtue isn't naturally concluded by everyone but instead they are said to be virtuous due to the religion they constructed. Religion and cults made to make weak, pathetic guys look better than noble, strong, good, or superior guys.

@fawndoll190

3 жыл бұрын

Polyamoury is different from polygamy

Love the tone of this video

"he never came over for birthdays, nothing". Not having your parents over for birthdays, that's tough.

The sisters story about losing her baby then not being able to get medical assistance for so long is horrific. Any woman who has experienced anything in pregnancy like this will understand how the body remembers. That broke my heart hearing that. She is an incredibly strong woman and an amazing mother.

@todddanforth8853

Жыл бұрын

This is typical of cults, to control everything internally because they are terrified that going to outside sources for help may expose their abuses.

@thecalicocat6657

Жыл бұрын

Julli’s entire story was told on Amanda Rae’s KZread channel

@kishascape

10 ай бұрын

It's not just the splinter groups but Mormonism as a whole that's a massive corrupt scam.

@oliviaarnold5304

7 ай бұрын

Right when she said the magic tea didn't work , n her husband beat her because she called the doctors to get the baby out I can't imagine how the hell she felt being beating n a baby in her that can't n won't come out , like damn I'm gonna die an just expecting death coming to her , then boom that light came up and out and said enough was enough n I'm proud of her. That moment she realized that was not the life style she wanted

@Ashley_Mo

7 ай бұрын

I’ve always wondered what happens to the body in such a treacherous situation

It hurt my heart to watch Joe talk. You can tell how much pain he’s suffered.

@AshleighMae

4 жыл бұрын

Forrest Gump that doesn’t change the fact that he’s struggled. Everyone struggles.

@gathii47

4 жыл бұрын

Forrest Gump bro move with that ignorance wtf🥴

Scary, extremely scary! Yet this needs widespread exposure to raise awareness, hopefully inspiring action!

I’m so happy Joe has magic. He once used it to escape and now he can use it to connect.

Keeping the bloodlines pure by mating with your siblings. These are the real Lannisters.

@matthewlibre4833

8 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Revolutie21

8 жыл бұрын

More like Targaryens.

@Zantark

8 жыл бұрын

So true, this kid needs to learn his GoT..

@MrKikoboy

8 жыл бұрын

especially if your mom and dad have the same parents

@darthexcellentious77

8 жыл бұрын

Even if the Targaryens and Lannisters are combined... they still do not compare to this clan... lol!

How the hell can you have a baby every year and stay skinny? Everything about all of this is awful

@user-ks6kj9no9n

5 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCaterpillars lmao shut up

@eddsworldkrove1449

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-ks6kj9no9n it's fact, it all depends on self-discipline

@user-ks6kj9no9n

5 жыл бұрын

@@eddsworldkrove1449 Lmao shut up

@WandaPickles2023

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Caterpillar what a nasty way to look at it. I hope you develop better empathy and people skills.

@user-ks6kj9no9n

5 жыл бұрын

@@eddsworldkrove1449 u first

This is heart breaking 💔😥

Job seems so vulnerable but still so strong. I hope he finds peace and happiness

I love how the polygamous people are fighting for their right to choose they're kind of marriage but yet the women don't get to choose anything. They definitely should not have the right to be forcing all these young women into a marriage with a man who already has plenty of other wifes. Its truly just so sad.

@chronometer9931

4 жыл бұрын

not all polygamy is the same and it's not all religious either

@b_jean755

4 жыл бұрын

@@chronometer9931 yeah I know that

@b_jean755

4 жыл бұрын

@sam trzupek I know this. My comment is just talking about this video and these groups because they don't give the women a choice.

@b_jean755

4 жыл бұрын

@sam trzupek and I get that I've watched this fucked up shit and I've watched shows that show the great things about polygamy as well. And I'm not against polygamy when its the person/peoples choice to do so but I don't agree with what these people are doing in this video

@hh-hq8ns

4 жыл бұрын

@Emily trzupek polygamy is inheritly relgious and coerecive because you coerced too for the sake of religon. polyamory is consensual polyamory without coercian with all parties being polyamorous individuals

Julli’s story sent fucking chills down my spine. Can you imagine holding your dead baby inside of you, and your husband doesn’t care? Oh my god.

@heatheri9724

Жыл бұрын

And he ATTACKS you when you try to get medical attention?! My heart broke for her. Glad she seems to be happy now.

Wow.... this was mind blowing.... I am a product out of an incestual situation between a Father and His daugher. I was given up for adoption at birth and raised by a non nurturing mother but that turned me into a very nurturing person and mother. at age 39 I was found by my birthmom... and a year later found out the truth about my birthdad/grandfather. that was 13 years ago. Wow...

I would love to watch a follow up ?!

He looked so broken, I’m glad he has a support network outside the “family”

@allenschmitz9644

5 жыл бұрын

Dude needs about 10 years of de-programing.

The lady with the glasses is a grown up Luna Lovegood.

@TheYounis2012

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@ta13oo76

7 жыл бұрын

yesss

@jennywalton3366

7 жыл бұрын

And we all know how awesome Luna was, so it makes sense to me!

@DreamwalkerTenesha

7 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@lilyann168

7 жыл бұрын

oh my god, she totally is!

You can see Joe has been through ALOT; I was happy to read he's in university and doing well! I hope Magic really gave him an escape to be himself!

Watching him tell his story is heartbreaking.

“My mom and dad have the same father” whew what a sentence 😳

@shamisomakuvaro9393

3 жыл бұрын

Thats not polygamy thats incest here in Africa so sad..

@Sofia-te4dp

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamisomakuvaro9393 anywhere is incest

@alexisbyrd5571

Жыл бұрын

@@shamisomakuvaro9393 you're right. That is incest.

@benimcanm351

Жыл бұрын

@@shamisomakuvaro9393 That’s incest in North America too! Well, across all continents that’s incest. These people are beyond fvcked up.

This poor kid looks like he's just now realizing how weird his life actually was. My home city...

im just watching, hearing and seeing this through your video.. and also feel it somehow.. and i want to write so much in a comment.. but your experiences and videotaping all of this actually and met with this ppl... damn... im actually wondering how u felt then.. when u were listening to all of this ppl... and was there something on your mind that u wanted to do in those situations.

My boy passed away when he was 17. I would have loved to have given Joe a hug.

Seeing him at the end, going up to people and having the confidence to ask if they want to see a magic trick made my heart so happy. It's so nice to see him happy after going through all the horrible stuff he did.

@torosalvajebcn

2 жыл бұрын

Last time I aproached somebody like that I got pepper sprayed,

@leahflower9924

Жыл бұрын

Good lord he is cute

@emceeriddle

Жыл бұрын

@@torosalvajebcn Calm down John Wayne Gacy

I am so proud of Joe! Not only did have the courage to tell his difficult story, but he has also accomplished so, so much - against all odds - since he left the group. He is putting himself through college with a near 4.0 average, and he works hard at a job too. Thank you to all of you who leave words of encouragement and support for this young man, and for Priscilla too - who is in beauty school now. Thank you one and all for your kindness and positivity. Your positive words help others who are still entrapped feel a sense of hope and perhaps even find the courage to follow in the footsteps of Joe and Priscilla.

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

thank you Christine for your all your help, you are awesome.

@Yarouz

8 жыл бұрын

Keep fighting the good fight Christine. The silent righteous of this world are with you, though we are in the ultimate Kali Yuga, where dharma is crooked and the truly wicked rule this Earth.

@ChristineMarieK

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Wainwright Thank you Robert!

@Heatherkc1995

7 жыл бұрын

Love how compassionate and radiant you are!!!!

@Adri97SVL

7 жыл бұрын

You are a wonderful person. Just wanted you to know that.

You can just hear it in his voice... I can't imagine all the emotional and mental pain he went through in that group omg

This is heartbreaking

I'm glad the father told him to leave. He inadvertently freed Joe. I wish all the best for him. Hopefully he will meet a plenty of nice, caring people who will show that life has much more positive sides to it.

@NJSMKMMS

6 жыл бұрын

Joe's physically out and thats a massive part of it but you can see just in his body language, he still isn't entirely free. When you have known nothing else your whole life, it's the psychological abuse that is the hardest to be rid of. I feel for you Joe and wish you ll the very best.

@jeanvignes

5 жыл бұрын

This video neglected to mention that the father "freed" Joe for the same reason that ALL of these polygamist cults drive out most of their young men: in order to have more young girls for themselves. These young men are called "the lost boys of polygamy" and they are legion around the world. Nature makes half the people male and half the people female. The only way a man can have 13 wives is to deprive 12 men of a wife, more or less. It's baked into polygamy that a large percentage of men go their entire lives without being able to marry and father children.

My jaw absolutely dropped when she said that women are required to have children every year. This is so sad that they exploit these young girls and abuse everyone.

@kristinesharp6286

2 жыл бұрын

The pregnancies are not often successful. The society is too closed.

@missjddrage1111

2 жыл бұрын

This is one reason behind why they don't want women having the option of abortion. Think about it. 🤔🕵️

@CassBlast5

10 ай бұрын

It’s also not remotely safe. OBGYNs recommend waiting 18 months after birth to even get pregnant again.

@oliviaarnold5304

7 ай бұрын

When she said they had to be skinny while being pregnant every year , took me out n she stated the dad broke her jaw when she left that life style fucking sad

@oliviaarnold5304

7 ай бұрын

​@@CassBlast5or longer depending on how your body heals all pregnancy are different and you heal differently from them all ,

That young man went on to do great things! So proud of him! Christine Takas you're a lovely angel keep doing the awesome work you do! Very inspirational.

2:45 sickening. you can buy your mother’s items or they’ll sell them before kicking you out. these men high up in the clan deserve no happiness.

Father dislocating his daughter’s jaw...

@greenbean2254

4 жыл бұрын

and no one has taken action smh

@kellysalinas7478

4 жыл бұрын

This is not the only daughter John Daniel Kingston beat. Watch Escaping Polygamy. The 3 main girls of the show are also John Daniel Kington's by 2 different wives and I know he beat 1 of them so bad, CPS got involved and the courts. She was actually adopted by a non polygamist family and is now trying to save other girls from the clan.

@chronometer9931

4 жыл бұрын

@@kellysalinas7478 Believe it or not it's not this happens in monogamous relationships too

@kellysalinas7478

4 жыл бұрын

@@chronometer9931 Yes... it does. But this comment is about John Daniel Kingston and the Kingston clan.

@nikichat4476

3 жыл бұрын

A father dislocating his daughters jaw is criminal, and should be dealt with by the law no matter where you came from. I came from a much less violent polygamist group. We were taught that a man that acted this way to his family was practicing unrighteous dominion. It's just horrible. This dad's day of reckoning will come, and he will feel very small and ashamed. You reap what you sow.

Also how sweet is Christine? She seems like an angel, helping people like that and loving them and defending them like her own children.

@zarafranke9259

6 жыл бұрын

yess i want to be like that someday

@EvansSan

6 жыл бұрын

i thought the same exact thing. she is so brilliant and supportive. The world needs more people like her.

@asdfghjkl-oo7lv

5 жыл бұрын

She is a great person.

@LaughingIshikawa

5 жыл бұрын

Idk, I got a creepy vibe from her. Like when she's quoting Houdini, and she says "I just think that's the most perfect way to say it, ISN'T IT?" Like dude, you're talking about being an advocate for kids escaping a cult, but you're feeding them cues like that? It doesn't take a psychologist to know that's a little disturbing. I mean, she's likely better support than these kids families were, I agree... but not all "caring" people are altruistic, some people can put a lot of hidden expecations on the people that they're "helping," ...like unquestioning agreement, loyalty, ect...

@jasmineshelton759

5 жыл бұрын

@@LaughingIshikawa ooookay? How in the hell is she creepy? What are you doing for the X polygamist community? I'm just curious

That laugh after he says "is that your magic card?" Is the best part of the entire video. Look at him! He's enjoying a thing he chose to do himself!

I want to wrap my arms around that young man and tell him that I am so sorry. I want to let him know that there are people who will love him. He is so sad and lonely. And that lovely young woman, so vulnerable yet so strong. Christine, what a sweet, beautiful person you are! Love shines through you! Thank you for loving and caring for all of those hurting young people.

I want to hug joe and tell him it's not your fault

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@stre2578

8 жыл бұрын

+Magic Pranks John lmao

@coltondaniel5947

8 жыл бұрын

It's not your fault, it's your 13 moms fault

@jeremycollins2026

7 жыл бұрын

even my moms fault? lol

@longjohntortellini853

7 жыл бұрын

..don't do this to me man..

i got this silver bell... that was kind of sad.

@veronicaazul66

4 жыл бұрын

That was truly sad. Even worse they sold all of his mothers belongings and said that if he wants anything of hers then he has to pay for it? That's so fucked up :/

@GodSpeed1105

4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone think of the movie Get Out?😂🔔😂🔔😂

@terron.w921

4 жыл бұрын

@@GodSpeed1105 not the right time man, it's fucked that's all he got from his mom to remember her by

@ellezjl

4 жыл бұрын

That broke my heart 😪

@johntran2518

4 жыл бұрын

Kind of sad? That was devastating...thats all.he has left from mom.

Joe is going places!! I wish him he best with everything and sending him all the love and good vibes. He sounds like a really admirable and stand up guy. He’s also very handsome! I hope he can use his story to inspire others

i lived at a lockdown facility in Utah & there is nothing like the weight of those mountains. They hold such sadness. I can’t help but think of that as I see those monumental slabs of rock behind him. Utah is a strange place. Wish healing for all of these people 🤍

Me: the church of Scientology is so corrupt. Polygamists: Hold my wives

@shortmenaremyfavorite9936

3 жыл бұрын

Also polygamist: hold my 150 kids per one father.

@jerryjimenez7664

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣🇲🇽

@a.k.4085

3 жыл бұрын

Top comment: pretty brilliant comment.

@MrSiah007

3 жыл бұрын

@@a.k.4085 thank you 🙏

@elfinshell4758

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my 😂💀

I just watched Priscilla's episode of Escaping Polygamy and she said she tried to run away twice. The second time she got caught, her father told the leader and they had her sent to an institution on a lockdown unit. So to see him in this video saying he gave her the choice to leave is turning my stomach. The girl literally had to sneak out in the middle of the night and RUN from her family. And the messed up part about all of this is that they KNOW better. If they didn't they wouldn't go through the trouble of keeping everything a secret, lying and keeping their pregnant wives away from hospitals when they really need professional healthcare. If they truly believed in this crap, why would they feel any shame? I can't even imagine being apart of something so evil. They're nothing but manipulative, wife-beating, incestuous child molesters. All of these men should be rotting in jail somewhere. And they have the nerve to bring God into this. They're delusional if they think that all the sins they've committed are going to land them anywhere but Hell.

@Infinite_Jester

5 жыл бұрын

Karen Jackson I know several Jehova's Witnesses in my country, and they have religious reasons for not doing some common healthcare-related actions. For example, they don't agree to blood transfusions because they believe the soul resides in the blood. Mixing souls is a pretty straightforward issue if you have a belief like that. I'm not familiar with Mormons, but I assume the primary reason for avoiding modern healthcare is for similar reasons.

@Infinite_Jester

5 жыл бұрын

The religious reason for not getting vaccinations or blood transfusions etc. for Jehova's Witnesses is that they believe the soul exists in the blood, not that God will heal them. Belief in religious healing within Christian-derived sects isn't uncommon, but it's quite rarely used as a complete substitute for medicine. The communities are generally small and tight-knit, so the pressure from the private sphere is immense on the victims, and the victims often believe the consequences for involving the public sphere is worse than the alternative. This is presuming the victims even feel like, or are in actuality, victims in the first place, which isn't always the case.

@louisekirk5718

5 жыл бұрын

my auntie is a Jehovah's witness and she killed her daughter by not allowing a blood transfusion she as far as all our family are concerned MURDERED her daughter all for an invisible fairy tale what kind of mother does that what kind of kind hearted supposed god allows people to die from something so simple as needing blood all religions are cults and they all need outlawing she refused to sign the papers refused to give consent therefore she MURDERED my cousin

@Pancakes0o

5 жыл бұрын

Tripticket you can still go to the hospital if you need a transfusion. We use alternatives to blood transfusion for our patients who are Jehova’s Witness. It’s a longer and harder recovery but we essentially support the body’s recovery with medications and supplement so that the patient speeds up their own’s body’s production of red blood cells. Like i said, its a longer recovery since we’re not immediately replacing blood. But it’s still safer since your being monitored 24/7 rather than being cared for at home. There’s limits to how much care a handful of people can give versus 20-30 people workinf around the clock to make sure you get back home safely. There have even been Jehova’s Witness patients who reserve their own blood for later use in their upcoming surgery. But yeah, let your Jehova’s Witness friends know that they dont have to receive blood in order to bolster the red blood cell and hemoglobin supply in their body

@loriadams1588

5 жыл бұрын

Louise Kirk I am so sorry. How awful for your cousin, and your whole family.

The story of that kid buying his mom's bell she used on her deathbed is so crushing. Jesus Christ, that poor guy. I really hope he can find some happiness someday.

I love the outro music

"hey son if you want to come back it'll cost you 2000-5000$, oh and i love you and all that"

@ErenaaLamb

5 жыл бұрын

You can really smell that it's just about the money for them, lol.

@ibrarali9369

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@37thraven

4 жыл бұрын

@Iconoclast If they did this in ancient Egypt, could you call it the...... Ultimate Pyramid Scheme? ... too late to the comment to rake in the pity likes/laughs/groans, but i'm still pleased with that one 😂

@monmaxwitnaojulgri6032

4 жыл бұрын

The order of the family keeps business as usual by monetizing everything and taxing their own population just like the US federal government who claims to have made you free from the opression of the British colonial as of July 4, 1776 yet simply substitute the roles of the Brits themselves. So nothing is new under the sun.

@wc3350

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of other religions are about money as well. Polygamy is practiced in another major religion as well as marry cousins and women at 15 yrs old. This is out in the open.

This is the first documentary I've seen that accurately confronts the whole lack of a comfort zone the second you get out. You have /nothing/ familiar apart from maybe music, TV shows, books. Meals. Stuff like that. You're immediately thrown into trying to be a "normal person" and it's incredibly scary. And every time you screw it up and fail at passing as a "normal person" (I'm talking something as minor as being judged for mixing two actors up) you immediately have that urge to just go back because you feel like "normal life" just isn't for you and you're not good enough for it and that your failure is somehow proof that you don't belong in the normal world. A lot of times, too, you've lived a double life. You've played a different character, a persona you were TOLD by these people to have (so you wouldn't get anyone in shit) for so long, that you're not even sure who you are and that's how mental illness kicks you in the ass. You're told to say, you're just sick a lot and that's why you miss school so much, when really, you weren't allowed to go until you didn't have any bruises. You're told to tell teachers the extended family contacts on your file are just really hard to reach and they'll back that claim up to hell and back if a teacher comes calling. You're told to play up that you're a klutz, you're not that smart, you don't give a crap about school, so people don't question your shitty grades or how you always seem to have one bruise that won't go away. I started to believe that I /wasn't/ smart, that I /wasn't/ coordinated, that I /didn't/ care about school, when the opposite was true during childhood. I started to believe that I wasn't worth a damn. You don't ever fully leave that mindset. You never fully disbelieve what you were raised to "know" about yourself. To this day other people know me better than I do because I don't really know how to read myself, only other people. Because I had to anticipate their reaction, the slightest change in their eyes or tensing of their posture. I was running on autopilot just from the mental resources needed for constant hypervigilance. My story didn't involve polygamy (that I knew of, not that there was anything explicitly against it - it just was never really talked about outside of others in other far-away places) or incest at all, but it was so fucking similar that I'm just - I'm having chest pains from how much of a stress and anxiety response my body is having to this documentary. Just out of fear. Out of truth, really. It wasn't Mormonism, it was sort of an off-label version of Free Evangelism, the "free" meaning they felt they didn't answer to the government and that the government had no jurisdiction over anything that they did or believed. They convert you around four or five and by twelve to fourteen you're "ready". It also has its claws deep in my region of the world. Teachers, businesses, doctors - every place you go has someone who is a part of this (not that they'd let just anybody know that, professionally). I couldn't even leave the house for a very long time. I try to talk about it in my writing and films, fictionally, just because I can't talk about it out loud yet without feeling like I'm going to implode. There is too much truth in this documentary for me not to be scared, because I'd be fucking terrified to talk about anything like that on camera knowing how many people could possibly see it.

@Bliced

8 жыл бұрын

Watch the Prodigal Sons

@SOMD-THC

8 жыл бұрын

My heart goes out to you. your comment really touched my heart.

@tschakalili

8 жыл бұрын

You're very strong

@Tekna95

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing :) I wish you good luck moving forward

@MagicPranksJohn

8 жыл бұрын

thank you for your comment. I this documentary was very real. I could not believe that had the part when there was order people protesting in the video. in the same room as me. that was the hardest part for me. I actually left and was like nope I can't go in there. no way, and when I did go in I made sure none of them seen me.

Good series