By Carolyn Jessop Escape

Carolyn Jessop Carolyn Jessop was 35 when she made her escape. She was fleeing both her home in Colorado City, Arizona, and the polygamous sect in which she had grown up, the Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints. At the age of 18, Jessop had been assigned in marriage to a 50-year-old man. She was, at the time, his fourth wife. 'The Choice was Freedom or Fear' ? at least, this is the title of Jessop's Preface. In reality, her decision to leave the FLDS was far from clear-cut. Indeed, what makes this incredible memoir so compelling is that it reveals the workings of a brainwashed mind.

An Interview with Jessop

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) one of the largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations one of the largest organizations in the United States whose members practice polygamy. The FLDS Church emerged in the early twentieth century when its founding members left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The split occurred largely because of the LDS Church's suspension of the practice of polygamy and its decision to excommunicate its members who would continue the practice.

Jessop = 3rd from the right in the back row Polygamy Marriage which includes more than two partners Jessop = 3rd from the right in the back row

Merrill and Carolyn Jessop

Jessop and wives

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