Church of Lies

From the Preface My name is Flora Jessop I ve been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am But some people call me a hero, and I d like to think they re right too If I am a hero, maybe it s because every time I can play a part in saving a child or a woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I m saving a little piece of me, too.I was one of twenty eight children born to my dad and his three wives Indoctrinated to believe that the outside world was evil, and that I resided among the righteous, I was destined to marry a man chosen for me by the Prophet I would then live in harmony with my sister wives, bear many children, and obey and serve my future husband in this life and throughout eternity But my innocence didn t last long While still a child, I understood that the church of the righteous was nothing but a church of lies.When I was eight years old my father sexually molested me for the first time, raping me when I was twelve I tried to kill myself Beaten, molested, taunted, and abused by family members alleging they only wanted to save my soul became a daily routine, I ran from this abuse than once in my early teens even attempting to cross the desert on foot My family hunted me down I thought government agencies would provide me safety if I reported my father Instead, police and social services colluded with the FLDS to return me to my family and I ended up back inside polygamy, right where I started Flora goes on from there to tell the dramatic true story of how she ultimately escaped and has been fighting against frustrating obstacles with hard fought successes in rescuing women and children from the FLDS It s a story you can t put down. Read Church of Lies – kino-fada.fr I ve been reading a lot of these memoirs about escaping cults of all sorts and this one tops them all in the gut wrenching brutality department My heart goes out to Flora Jessop along with all the others of FLDS children enduring such abuse I d like to thro...What a horrific tale of sexual abuse and religious insanity However, this is rather normal for the world we live in And that is the problem people think this craziness is just happening on the fringes of humanity and the rest of the world is wonderfully normal And that is Flora s problemHere s why I think this Hinduism has polygamy throughout it history as well as endless sexual abuse of minors and even infants read Amy Carmichael s adventures in India forinformation, and don t f What a horrific tale of sexual abuse and religious insanity However, this is rather normal for the world we live in And that is the problem people think this craziness is just happening on the fringes of humanity and the rest of the world is wonderfully normal And that is Flora s problemHere s why I think this Hinduism has polygamy throughout it history as well as endless sexual abuse of minors and even infants read Amy Carmichael s adventures in India forinformation, and don t forget the caste system Islam allows up to 4 wives depending on what mood the men are in they also claim Allah bases this on finances and love Sure The Mormon church was founded on the benefits of polygamy and men s eternal lusts to achieve Godhood Have a look at the first few founders of the l...Best line ever from the book The police are at Flora s house, trying to get the two runaway girls and Flora is telling them off Dude, I don t know where the hell these kids are, and if I did I would not tell you so you can betray them like the dozens of other children betrayed from Colorado City Finally, they got tired of playing nice a...The only thing that brought the rating down on this book was the total lack of grammar I m sorry, but I m one of those who believes that if you re going to do any kind of formal writing, grammar and proper editing have to be present And I know that s kind of a contradiction, because my writing mechanics are weak, but I M NOT WRITING ANY BOOKS Just the occassional review and a ton of emails and text mesages LOL.All that being said, this book does give you a look into what life is like inside The only thing that brought the rating down on this book was the total lack of grammar I m sorry, bu...Flora Jessop was the first woman to break free from the FLDS and she started the campaign to help other runaways with the help of different activists I have read memoirs of women fleeing the sect at a much later date and things were much easier for them Even though they had a lot of trouble with their families, they mostly did not end up on the streets Unfortunately, that was not an option for Jess...Flora Jessup is a bulldog After years of suffering mental cruelty, incest, physical abuse, and religious indoctrination to become a champion of so many children also running from the FLDS please keep in mind this is a cult splintered off of the LDS NOT the same religion is a major accomplishment Something clicked inside and she realized this is not how I m supposed to live This is not right , and did something about it She ran away Multiple times And finally succeeded in separating, o Flora Jessup is a bulldog After years of suffering mental cruelty, incest, physical abuse, and religious indoctrination to become a champion of so many children also running from the FLDS please keep in mind this is a cult splintered off of the LDS NOT the same religion is a major accomplishment Something clicked inside and she...It s no secret that I ve read many a book about the FLDS While I think they all have their separate insights and such, the bottom line is usually the same Warren Jeffs and the FLDS victimize people, mainly women and girls, and it shouldn t be taken anyI was under the impression that Flora Jessop s book would be very similar to that of Carolyn Jessop s, and Elisa Wall s Not that they are any less interesting, don t get me wrong, but similar in their tones and stories But boy was I wron It s no secret that I ve read many a book about the FLDS While I think they all have their separate insights and such, the bottom line is usually the same Warren Jeffs and the FLDS victimize people, mainly women and girls, and it shouldn t be taken anyI was under the impression that Flora Jessop s book would be very similar to that of Carolyn Jessop s, and Elisa Wall s Not that they are any less interesting, don t get me wrong, but similar in their tones and stories But boy was I wrong Because Flora Jessop has a very distinct characteristic t...No matter how much I learn about the FLDS, every book brings new surprises This one in particular, because it s not just one survivor s story, it s also the story of her tireless work to help other women and children escape lives of polygamous and abuse One of the girls Flora Jessop rescued, first from the FLDS and then from the government agencies who insisted on returning her to her parents, was Fawn Broadbent Fawn and her friend, Fawn Holm, ran away at the age of 15 to escape being married No matter how much I learn about the FLDS, every book brings new surprises This one in particular, because it s not just one survivor s story, it s also the story of her tireless work to help other women and children escape lives of polygamous and abuse One of the girls Flora Jessop rescued, first from the FLDS an...It s amusing how many people now want to take credit for the fall of Warren Jeffs It s a seductive story Everybody wants to be seen as the heroBut Flora Jessop well, she s the real McCoy one of the original warriors and genuine heroes In fact, in many ways, Flora Jessop and a childhood friend of hers from Colorado City are truly Arizona s Founding Mothers of this hard fought, human rights revolution A campaign that had to overcomethan a half century of institutionalized neglec It s amusing ho...In Church of Lies, Flora Jessop tells her story of growing up in the FLDS where she was abused, molested, raped, tortured, held captive, and married off to a cousin at 14 This book has been the most gut wrenching and traumatic yet Her story opened my eyes to the issues that I can hardly believe stil...

• English
• 26 May 2018
Flora Jessop
• Hardcover
• 296 pages
• 0787994626
• Flora Jessop
• Church of Lies