Are you ill? It’s because you’re not being obedient to your husband. If anything went wrong, it was either one of the children or wives’ fault (with the exception of Barbara- the favourite).
Carolyn Jessop was one member who lived in the twin municipalities, who was forced to be the fourth wife of a 50 year old man when she was 18 year old.Īlthough things were not perfect for Carolyn growing up (her mother has mental health issues which resulted in some abuse) the contrast between her home life growing up and Merril’s house was shocking. They reside in the two municipalities of Hilldale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona as well as Bountiful, British Columbia. This group is an extreme offshoot that practices polygamy, and who’s Prophets exert extreme control over the members. However, this is not the case for certain groups, including anyone born into the Fundamentalist Latter Days Saints (FLDS).
There is much greater choice in what we can wear, who we choose to marry, which faith we belong to, and access to information. In the last 100 years, women’s lives have come a long way in the west.
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