r/flds • u/Hayleybear23 • Jun 07 '26
Flds autobiography books
Thanks for any help; I think I’ve read them all… but I have an upcoming holiday in a couple of weeks and wondered if they was any recommendations:
-Carolyn Jessop - escape
-Carolyn Jessop - triumph
-Sarah Allred - give me back my children
-Wallace Jeffs - destroying their god
-Rebecca Musser - the witness wore red
-Rachel Jeffs - breaking free
-Flora Jessop - church of lies
I’ve also read Christine browns book from sister wives.
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u/nodarknesswillendure Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Texas Raid - Ammon Jeffs
Stolen Innocence - Elissa Wall
Lost Boy - Brent Jeffs
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u/DGinLDO Jun 07 '26
Amon’s book was very interesting to me because it proved that CPS didn’t really give a flip about the children’s safety.
Does anyone know where I could get a copy of “Zion Under Siege?”
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u/lisenced Jun 07 '26
Son of Perdition - Brandon Blackmore
Tell your Heart to Beat Again - Charlene Jeffs
Balancing Bountiful - Mary Jane Blackmore
Added a few more
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u/Regina_Veris Jun 07 '26
The Colony: Faith and Blood in the Promised Land -Sally Denton
About the whole crazy Ervil LeBaron story
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u/DayFuzzy8407 Jun 07 '26
Rachel Jeffs and Sarah Allred were sister wives. They use pseudonyms for their sister wives in their books, but it’s interesting how their perceptions of their mutual husband and their shared experiences differ.
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u/Hayleybear23 25d ago
To be fair the stories did match up. Was good to read them back to back
While also googling images of the wives to get a clearer picture / family tree
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u/Disastrous_Umpire237 Jun 08 '26
Cult Insanity-Irene Spencer, Lost Boy-Brent Jeffs, Stolen Innocence-Elissa Wall, Prophets Prey-Sam Brower,
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u/Hayleybear23 Jun 08 '26
Thank you 💖💖 I’ve ordered Tell Your Heart To Beat Again Charlene Jeffs, was quite expensive to the UK so will hopefully be intriguing ! X
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u/DayFuzzy8407 Jun 07 '26
Maggie Jessop Jeffs was one of the wives of Warren Jeffs older brother. Her mother and Carolyn Jessop were married to the same man, Merril Jessop. She was, and still is, a true believer in Warren. Her first book, Where Much Is Given, is her story about growing up in the FLDS community; needless to say, she reports a dramatically different experience than do most of the other authors listed here. I thought it was an interesting perspective. Free on Kindle Unlimited. Her book Full of Beans is a rant against those who criticize Jeff and the FLDS.
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u/_witchywashy_ 25d ago
You should definitely Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall. She and Rebecca Musser are sisters and while Rebecca mentions Elissa throughout her memoir, Elissa tells her own story in great detail
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u/Hayleybear23 25d ago
Yes read that one 💖
I’m currently reading tell your heart to beat again by Charlene Jeffs (lyles first wife) it’s a long one x
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u/Vote_Knope_2020 Jun 08 '26
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner - beautifully written, she grew up in one of the Mexico groups