The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice

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Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family s polygamous lifestyle from the dangerous outside world Covered head to toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints school headed by Warren Jeffs Always seeking to be an obedient Priesthood girl, in her teens she became the nineteenth wife of her people s prophet 85 year old Rulon Jeffs, Warren s father Finally sickened by the abuse she suffered and saw around her, she pulled off a daring escape and sought to build a new life and family.The church, however, had a way of pulling her back in and by 2007, Rebecca had no choice but to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages The following year, Rebecca and the rest of the world watched as a team of Texas Rangers raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a stronghold of the FLDS Rebecca s subsequent testimony would reveal the horrific secrets taking place behind closed doors of the temple, sending their leaders to prison for years, and Warren Jeffs for life.THE WITNESS WORE RED is a gripping account of one woman s struggle to escape the perverse embrace of religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and a courageous story of hope and transformation. Download The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice By Rebecca Musser – kino-fada.fr Totally rewritten 8 April 2016 This is a house that jack built book as far as believing in terrible and incredible events goes I tend to believe it in it s entirety and it completes her sister, Elissa Wall s book Stolen Innocence The author s brother, Cole, who also left the FLDS has written his own desperate book saying, It wasn t like that, it really wasn t However, even if only half the abuse was true, it would still be horrifying Further even if only Warren Jeffs tape of his abusing h Totally rewritten 8 April 2016 This is a house that jack built book as far as believing in terrible and incredible events goes I tend to believe it in it s entirety and it completes her sister, Elissa Wall s book Stolen Innocence The author s brother, Cole, who also left the FLDS has written his own desperate book saying, It wasn t like that, it really wasn t However, even if only half the abuse was true, it would still be horrifying Further even if only Warren Jeffs tape of his abusing his new 12 year old wife, ...This book made me so mad The leaders of the FLDS church are the worst kind of evil, hypocritical, selfish low lifes My heart ached for the women and female children who are abused physically, emotionally and sexually They are brainwashed into believing that their entire existence is worthwhile only as far as they are able to please the men Anytime the supposed prophet got something wrong a prophecy that wasn t fulfilled, etc he blamed it on the people saying they weren t righteous en This book made me so mad The leaders of the FLDS church are the worst kind of evil, hypocritical, selfish low lifes My heart ached for the women and female children who are abused physically, emotionally and sexually They are brainwashed into believing that their entire existence is worthwhile only as far as they are able to please the men Anytime the supposed prophet got something wrong a prophecy that wasn t fulfilled, etc he blamed it on the people saying they weren t righteous enough When he went off and dressed in shorts and got a tan and took one of his wives to Disneyland and she came back with short hair, he blamed his people saying it s their fault that they had to go into hiding and blend in with the outside world And his followers eat it all up and pay himmoney and try to berighteous because they have been brainwashed from the ...This book was fantastic It is a very long book, but it did not take me long to finish it The author is a fantastic writer and she has had a crazy life She helped bring a lot of FLDS leaders down and help them go to jail Her story is amazing and I suggest it to everyone Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family s polygamous lifestyle...A long and richly detailed account of a woman born into a polygamous cult, and her story of how she escaped It s well written and sheds a lot of light onto a very mysterious culture I know muchabout the background of the FLDS after reading, and still I am impressed at the amount of respect Rebecca Musser continues to have for her people, despite the fact that many friends and family members have shunned her She does a great job of convincing the reader that the average members of the ch A long and richly detailed account of a woman born into a polygamous cult, and her story of how she escaped It s well written and sheds a lot of light onto a very mysterious culture I know muchabout the background of the FLDS after reading, and still I am impressed at the amount of respect Rebecca Musser continues to have for her people, despite the fact that many friends and family members have shunned her She does a great job of convincing the reader that the average members of the church are brainwashed,...I have read just about every book there is to read about the FLDS Rebecca s book gives insight into what it s like inside the Prophet s home as well as additional insight into the Texas raid What strikes me the most is the respect and love with which Rebecca holds her people despite the abuse she sustained within the culture She s able to separate the truly bad from those who are born and indoctrinated into this craziness and know nothing else Rebecca s most interesting insight, I believe, I have read just about every book there is to read about the FLDS Rebecca s book gives insight into what it s like inside the Prophet s home as well as additional insight into the Texas raid What strikes me the most is the respect and love with which Rebecca holds her people despite the abuse she sustained within the culture She s able to separate the truly bad from those who are born and indoctrinated into this craziness and know nothing else Rebecca s most interesting insight, I believe, is her com...This book has the interesting POV of being written by both the member with the highest and lowest social status As the 19th wife of the leader of the FLDS, Rebecca Musser never wanted for food, clothing, or shelter as a wife She also clearly had access to wealth as she went horseback riding, hiking, ATV riding, and went back and forth between Utah and Arizona courtesy of a Lear jet Many members of the community showed her deference and she had a great deal of relative freedom.On the other h This book has the interesting POV of being written by both the member with the highest and lowest social status As the 19th wife of the leader of the FLDS, Rebecca Musser never wanted for food, clothing, or shelter as a wife She also clearly had access to wealth as she went horseback riding, hiking, ATV riding, and went back and forth between Utah and Arizona courtesy of a Lear jet Many members of the community showed he...I feel guilty I didn t like this bookthan I did I m always a little weary when autobiographies or personal retelling of events contain so much dialogue Did she really remember those conversations I doubt it at least not word for word.The book is barely interesting, and Musser and her co author get very wordy in some places I ve been on the waiting list for this book at the library since it was released, and it certainly didn t match my expectations I appreciate Musser leaving the FL I feel guilty I didn t like this bo...What a powerful and disturbing true story I never want to hear the word sweet again This cult forced women to be sweet compliant, silent, obedient But being sweet is not being holy Jesus respected women and answered their questions He never demanded sweet of us And don t ever get between a woman and her Lord This cult set up one megalomaniac pervert as a prophet next to God that s spiritual abuse Jesus had some harsh words for those who do this it would be better for them What a powerful and disturbing true story I never want to hear the word sweet again This cult forced women to be sweet compliant, silent, obedient But being sweet is not being holy Jesus respected women and answered their questions He never demanded sweet of us And don t ever get between a woman and her Lord This cult set up one megalomaniac pervert as a prophet next to God that s spiritual abuse Jesus had some harsh words for those who do this it would be better for them to have a millstone around their neck and be thrown into the sea The most disturbing asp...Ever since the raid on the YFZ ranch in Eldorado, Tx brought the FLDS into the spotlight, I have been interested in and reading books about this group This book, The Witness Wore Red tells Rebecca Musser s story She was raised in the FLDS and at age 18 was married to Rulon Jeffs, their Prophet, who at the time was 85 years old After Rulon s death, when his son Warren Jeffs told Becky that he would marry her either to himself...I consider myself an avid reader It is rare that a week goes by that I don t read at least one book This is by far the best non fiction book I ve read in years It was well thought out and very nicely written.It s not divided into parts, but it does have three distincts sections to me Growing up in the FLDS Escaping to the real world Civic involvement post FLDSA few people have questioned the truthfulness of this book and one reviewer called it tablod or salacious and I completely di I consider myself an avid reader It is rare that a week goes by that I don t read at least one book This is by far the best non fiction book I ve read in years It was well thought out and very nicely written.It s not divided into parts, but it does have three distincts sections to me Growing up in the FLDS Escaping to the real world Civic involvement post FLDSA few people have questioned the truthfulness of this book and one reviewer called it tablod or salacious and I completely disagree with that In fact, I think the author went out of her way to accurately portray what goes on in the FLDS without providing details that would cater to those only looking for that kind of information.Whatever disgust she shares with you is never overshadowed by the love she has for her family and...

The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
  • English
  • 19 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 332 pages
  • 1455527858
  • Rebecca Musser
  • The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice