She Was the 65th Wife of Warren Jeffs (w/ Briell Decker)

[@North_West1]

Blaming an 8 yo for being a victim of sa is sick and offensive. Children need to be protected.

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Still goes on.

[@stofosaurus]

that's very common in religious cultures.

[@nickywal]

Not even unusual, I was watching an interview with someone who left an ultra orthodox Jewish group, they were saying even three year old girls were being made to cover up. A scary amount of comments basically saying well boys will be boys and can't be expected to control themselves, stop trying to make things creepy. So many high control religious groups are like this, how about we keep the people who could be remotely tempted by children far far away from children

[@sarahmaxima]

As someone who went through that its more than sick and offensive. It makes everything even worse for the child.

[@choosetolivefree]

Common in mainstream LDS to this day. Crazy eh

[@GeoQuag]

“His 65th wedding, my first” is simultaneously horrifying and a humorous way to describe the situation.

[@polnareff7295]

I definitely appreciate her frankness and dry humor. She's extremely brave, everything I admire in a person. Able to persist in her beliefs no matter how many people were against her. Able to still have faith in God even though she's had this experience, it's all very inspiring.

[@HeatherRiosArte]

This gave me such bad anxiety while watching 😢 I was never Mormom or FLDS but I was in an evangelical cult and the worst part was being in an arranged marriage at age 20 to someone I barely knew who was physically and emotionally abusive.The feeling of being trapped is so awful, and it wasn't just the sense of being trapped physically but also truly believing that if you leave, you will burn in hell forever. And as a women in that group, I had 3 young children and no resume or job skills to support my kidsif we left. But one Monday when he went to work, I left a note and packed my kids and whatever could fit in my car and drove 3 hours to a women's shelter. 20 years later, I'm an atheist, have a wonderful partner, an actual career, and feel so free 🌸

[@francoislechampi2002]

congrats

[@rocketpsyence]

I'm glad you got out. :) I spent a lot of my formative years in evangelical Christianity too and the fear you're going to burn in hell is so hard to get past.

[@carolfitzhugh8097]

Please don't shut God out of your life! These cult leaders prey on innocent, trusting people. Jesus does love you. Don't make a decision until you can discuss your feelings with a Christian counselor. You are precious and strong.

[@arfriedman4577]

Sorry Carol. Not everyone believes in Jesus. The Bible was written by male scholars that the leaders wanted control of the people. The Bible is an antiquated moral code.

[@nickywal]

Nothing has to anger Warren more than it being the women he groomed and beat down like Brielle and Elissa Wall who are the ones leading the fight against him and its glorious. She's such an incredible person

[@EmmaSower]

not a mormon or ex-mormon but LDS has rapidly become a very deep interest of mine thanks to your videos. you do SUCH a great job exploring all the strangeness - thank you for always being so thorough, thoughtful, and passionate!

[@Bones97000]

Watching tons of videos breaking down Mormonism and the harmful effects actually helped me deconstruct from a completely different faith two years ago! So your interest is valid no matter what your background!

[@AfiEstherDeku]

Me too!!

[@juliakauffman3639]

​@Bones97000 literally same exact thing happened to me!

[@davidroe1409]

I am a ex Mormon priest the religion is not worth getting in the mind control and manipulation that goes on in the church is crazy you basically don't have your own life your life is the church once you get baptised I got in to trouble for being a caring member looking out for to female members they were both in thier twenty and so I was at the time they didn't want be alone In their house one night so I agreed to stay over but in a different room from them but I got in trouble for it when I got to church the next day I was told it was inappropriate behaviour even though nothing happened

[@TheChancesmom]

@@davidroe1409I ‘m an exmo too. You did nothing wrong. I left when I was in my twenties.

[@colmoneill1242]

Brielle didn't let her terrible FLDS experiences ruin her life. It takes courage to build a new life and cope with the past. Thanks for the video

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Courage is contagious

[@nicholaswhitman4620]

I can't believe you consistently make documentary quality and length videos every week. It's unreal. This channel rules.

[@leftoutlatte4511]

How dare youtube hide this from me for 1 minute

[@alyssadgrenfell]

The disrespect!!

[@katherineklevenow1808]

Gasp!!

[@thecavalieryouth]

You had it easy, I had to find this *on my own* after a WHOLE ENTIRE HOUR 😱

[@HugoH-h6z]

@@thecavalieryouthsame ! Wtf

[@Mamooshka220]

2 hours for me. The audacity.

[@MyHairIsAlive]

She is one of the strongest people I've ever heard of. To not only escape that situation, but to decry the injustices AS they were happening is otherworldly.

[@lisaraye6241]

I know you JUST uploaded the video but you may want to try an alternate title. I had no idea from the title that you'd be interviewing the actual person which is SO cool. Thank you for the work you're doing

[@jamesfleming1155]

Agreed. Maybe “I interviewed the 65th wife of bla bla”

[@nortoncancellation]

Lol. I was also thinking this. I now see the titled has changed, and I was thinking "wait, am I crazy, or did it not say 'I' just a moment ago?" It's ironic that Alyssa talks about "gaslighting" from the Church, but here we are.

[@Yazzie1]

@@nortoncancellation…you’re kidding, that is absurd to compare a video title which she changed very quickly to the gaslighting within LDS

[@yadeneehailu3498]

I think it’s the *Thumbnail* that doesn’t convey you are interviewing her.

[@nortoncancellation]

@@Yazzie1 I'm just being facetious.

[@alicekravets8584]

Thank you, Brielle, for all your hard work and for sharing your story. And many thanks to Alyssa for the interview. Very excited to watch this.

[@MrZeissOne]

See if you can get Elaine to come and talk about The Lost Boys. 🤔

[@millenniumteacher]

This is so sick. Jeffs did not have 79 wives he had 79 prisoners. 😢

[@saschamayer4050]

Plus their children.

[@millenniumteacher]

@saschamayer4050 💔

[@nargis6580]

Cannot even begin to imagine the life of a woman in FLDS. Listening to the ways in which Brielle's mother and eldest SIL have perpetuated abuse but I can't get over how horribly abusive their own lives must have been. The constant fear of your family being ripped apart after being indoctrinated to carry out so many pregnancies... Giving birth to a child just once is such a strenuous process can't imagine what it must be like to have to do it over and over again and in such restrictive circumstances on top of that. You really start to understand how difficult it is to break the cycle of abuse

[@Yazzie1]

I’m so grateful when someone is able to leave, I wish everyone who is still stuck the best. I can’t imagine just how hard it is to leave considering all the guilt, fear, indoctrination, abuse and strings attached. No one should be forced to live like that, it’s disturbing.

[@LisaEichler-Johnson]

They have so little exposure to the ‘outside’ world.

[@rachelspencer777]

@@nargis6580 It’s like they’re so closed off from any hope of the outside world that they can’t even imagine a better life for themselves. It kind of reminds me of the people of North Korea in a way. Like she said, she noticed her mother dissociating…like that was the only way her brain could have a break from the trauma. I think sometimes even if your spirit knows that it deserves better, your body and mind have no clue. I hope that makes sense..

[@michelle-leebell8373]

I'm usually a silent watcher but I just have to comment on how incredible your interview skills are. Like I truly believe this is what you were meant to do you really excel and each video is excellent. As a former LDS in the Caribbean I really enjoy watching your channel

[@FredFranciszek]

This comment perfectly sums it up! Their interview skills really are incredible, and the videos are always so well done. It’s amazing to see such meaningful content! ❤️👏 Hi Michelle

[@HorseloverFat1984]

I came to the conclusion that this is currently one of the best channels on KZbin. 95% of all documentary shows in TV and streaming don't even come close to the content density and informative quality and quantity that channel provides. The woman running that channel is doing an absolutely outstanding job.

[@arfriedman4577]

Another good podcast is cults to consciousness

[@Langwidere903]

I have immense respect for ex-FLDS women. I’ve seen almost every interview and documentary, and they seem to be some of the most insightful, courageous and self-possessed people.

[@Blau_Frosch]

I'd also love to hear about the mem who escaped.

[@Enemyoflactose]

@@Blau_FroschAlyssa interviewed an ex FLDS man on here a few months ago I think

[@Langwidere903]

@@Blau_FroschI highly recommend the channel Growing Up In Polygamy, one of the hosts is a man who grew up in the FLDS and escaped at 18. They have interviewed many people from that and other groups.

[@bigsky14]

The ability to stand against an entire community in real time is beyond one in a million for us humans. Almost nobody's got the gut-deep courage to actually go through with it, much less for a whole life. What a brave example, and what a horror show that she was forced to express her truest self in the face of such profound evil. May she and all the victims find some measure of true justice in their lives, some day, somehow.

[@Troubled_waters]

My parents escaped “a cult” in Idaho when I was about 2. So much of Brielle’s story is relatable, even though they had gotten out.

[@rochellegilman-mcginty4975]

Was it a fundamentalist offshoot of Mormon? I know AUB is very present up in iD, Montana & Wyoming. I’m glad your parents were able to escape. Sounds like they got the ball rolling on breaking your family generational trauma. It’s not easy & I am sure there was still fallout from that in your life 🖤

[@brandonmichael4105]

@@rochellegilman-mcginty4975 I've never heard of AUB and I'm from northeast wyoming, we did have a family that was flds that my mom would help. To this day they still believe warren jeffs is the prophet or is innocent, probably both but i can't remember. However, we did have a different high-demand (cult) religion that is pervasive in northeast wyoming and south dakota. They're known as the apostolic-Lutheran church and with a small population relative to other religious groups, they are told to marry within their religion or convert their spouse, most people don't convert because they know how strange their beliefs are, so they end up marrying their cousins.

[@Troubled_waters]

I don’t know, parents and my older siblings all refused to talk about it in detail. I’ve got a little info from my aunts, and occasionally things like “but that was back in the cult” would slip out lol I never found out the name and I’m zero contact with my relatives nowadays.

[@Troubled_waters]

but yes it was a small fundamentalist group, and if I had to guess I would say offshoot of Mormonism

[@rochellegilman-mcginty4975]

@@Troubled_waters mmmm I’m sorry to hear that about your relatives but I also understand if that is your choice & in your best interest. Family can be complicated & toxic 🖤 Thank you for sharing your story & answering my nosy thoughts, my apologies if I overstepped any boundaries or anything 🖤✨

[@stewybstewy]

Turning the house into a recovery center is absolutely beautiful.

[@Anonsense-w5g]

Even removing the morality aspect; I just don’t see the upside of having 79 wives.

[@ilexdiapason]

it becomes less about the women/girls and more about control after a point

[@nickywal]

The women are just status symbols to be paraded around and given to favoured men at that point

[@jordanjoestar-turniptruck]

Status, basically. Its impractical and basically just showing off for its own sake

[@junjunjamore7735]

And to think King Solomon had 700 of them.

[@Aaron.Thomas]

​@ilexdiapason It was always about control.

[@douglasandrews2609]

Wow what a great interview. I can't even imagine growing up in an environment like that. I appreciate Brielle sharing her story. It can't be easy to talk about.

[@Louweazie]

So excited to watch this! What a great spotlight

[@alyssadgrenfell]

I am so grateful Briell is so willing to share her story. She is incredibly brave. Thank you for commenting and watching

[@wallflowerbutch]

Excited to be so early! You’re seriously so strong and doing so much for not only the niche community that’s left the LDS/FLDS religion, but the world as a whole. Thank you, Alyssa. I hope you have a great new year!

[@alyssadgrenfell]

Thank you so so much

[@QuaePanemEtCircenses]

Alyssa!!! I love your videos so much! Small request: when you subtitle an episode, could you subtitle the whole thing? I’m hard of hearing so I throw captions onto every video! When the auto generated captions lay on top of the captions you create, it’s a little rough to read! Thanks! Crazy, wild, heart wrenching episode; the more I learn about Mormonism and fundamentalist Mormonism, the more I’m like “damn, was Catholicism so bad?” I love learning from your channel

[@Valkyri3M]

Thank you for the video! And a huge thank you to Brielle for sharing her story with us!

[@rebekahrutledge1633]

Can’t wait to watch this sometime. Right now I’m at home from college with my family who are still mormon so now is not a good time to ignite the anger inside me.

[@l34CoNCreepy]

I met one of his wives. She was staying at my hotel. Going on Oprah the following day. Interesting to talk to. But I did notice her new guy was very controlling of her and I realized even if u escape. Sometimes people fall into cycles. She sought a controlling man

[@xilovebowiex]

Or did a controlling man seek her? Let's not victim blame.

[@lloyannehurd]

A controlling man is what she knows and understands. She doesn’t know that there are others not so controlling. She also probably needed guidance to live outside of the FLDS. If a person has never had choices they don’t know how to safely make choices.

[@theresah4846]

What a great interview! Well done. My heart goes out to Brielle, and I want to personally thank her for helping put him away. Please keep shining a light into these dark places. It must be so hard, but it’s so necessary.

[@FredFranciszek]

This comment perfectly sums it up! Their interview skills really are incredible, and the videos are always so well done. It’s amazing to see such meaningful content! ❤️👏 Hi Theresa, how are you and where are you located?

[@CastorQuinn]

Brielle taking this experience and finding in it the power to spread compassion is unbelievable. What a human. Hearing this story, in her own words, makes me look at my own life.

[@MaineCoonMama18]

Congrats on your new(ish) baby, Brielle! I've watched some of your other interviews, but I'm happy to watch new ones because you're awesome. I especially love hearing you talk about your incredible work at the Dream Center. ❤️

[@hannahvaschel3324]

Crazy timing. I watched the documentary about Brielle just earlier this week. There's so much more information from her here that made me appreciate her incredible story even more. Thank you both for your time and your thoughtful conversation!

[@rachelspencer777]

Such a great interview ❤ I have so many ties to polygamy, Joseph Smith, the LeBaron murders, etc. Some of my family still practices plural marriage in Mexico. My grandma (Esther LeBaron) and some of her children lived in Short Creek during the raid as well. I’d love to hear them talk about it from their perspective, but most have passed away and I don’t have contact with the others. I’ve spent a lot of time hiking around the Short Creek area (Colorado City) and still have family members that live in that area. Some of them live in Warren’s wive’s old houses. It’s such a gorgeous place, with all of those red rocks, but knowing what went down there makes the energy feel so strange.

[@ezrafriesner8370]

That’s so so interesting, as well as tragic. I’d love to hear how these things were presented to you as a child growing up, how were these ideas introduced to you?

[@rachelspencer777]

@ they weren’t 😅 I knew my dad was from Mexico, and we visited when I was 7, but I don’t remember ever hearing the word “polygamy” and if I did I’m sure I didn’t understand what that was. When I was 15 we took a trip to San Diego to stay on a military base (my dad was in the National Guard) and he mentioned briefly that he lived there when he was young while his mother was on trial. I didn’t know why and I didn’t ask questions. It wasn’t until I was 19 that I went to live with cousins in Quintana Roo, Mexico that I realized the depth of our generational trauma. I was having a conversation with a cousin about the Book of Mormon and why people on this jungle ranch use it, but have their own cult with different beliefs. That’s when I did some deep diving. I found out about my great x4 grandfather, Benjamin F. Johnson, who was apparently close to Joseph Smith. At some point he passed down his “prophethood” to a grandson, Joel LeBaron…and the rest is history. Wild stuff. I even attended the wedding of a polygamous family (second wife) and met a man who had 60 children from his 7 wives. I love that ranch and jungle, but the beliefs of the people living there are damaging at best. Now, I’ve seen every documentary about polygamous sects and LDS/FLD church history that I can get my hands on! Many of them stem from Joseph Smith…shocker haha

[@mimimaitri1]

Brielle is the best. So glad you interviewed her.

[@samgray49]

One of my good friends was born into the FLDS church and her parents got out by concieving her out of wedlock

[@Stonebrick]

Thank you for providing these sorts of videos here. I’m sure these videos can be so helpful in deconstruction for people.

[@KT-zd3vl]

Really enjoyed this episode, Alyssa. I appreciate how respectful you are to your guest and I think she’s very courageous and smart to speak so candidly about her story.

[@danica5235]

im glad Brielle was always so smart/was such a critical thinker since young!

[@munisingmom2758]

He is one of the sickest SOB I've ever heard of. So sorry for your pain❤

[@rachelgroth7108]

Cult leaders are among the worst of people on the planet for sure :(

[@depressoegglet]

I feel so bad for people who are victims of this. I hope that she has been able to cope with the horrible trauma that comes with this. Amazing video by the way! ❤❤❤

[@summertime9663]

alyssa. oh my GOODNESS. thank you for letting this beautiful woman speak on your channel. your answers and your thought process is just like mine. you ask the best questions and are very respectful. i love hearing someone talk like that. ❤

[@DT-no2uk]

Brielle Decker is a very strong woman, so glad she managed to escape! I hope the rest of her life will be only happiness and peace.

[@valerielynch4014]

Love Brielle, she is so sweet and caring. She has a fascinating story to tell, I love how she is helping others and taking back her power. Best wishes to her and her new family!

[@museumghost]

Thank you and Brielle for this fascinating, and tragic, interview! And congrats to Brielle on the new baby 👼

[@chrisbenoit5044]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@carly102982]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

[@BenjaminCanales-nn9gi]

Yes bairepersons, I have a similar experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction, and mushrooms have significantly contributed to my recovery and being clean today.

[@AfkAliaga]

I wish those were more easily accessible where I live. Microdosing was my next step for my husband. He's 59 & dealing with lots of mental health challenges, possible CTE & a TBI that put him in a coma for 8 days. Unfortunately, I had to get a TPO since he's 6'6, over 300 pounds, and showing violent behavior, constantly talking about harming others. He's aggressive. To anyone reading this, if you're familiar with BPD, is it common to have an obsession with violence?

[@carly102982]

Is he on instagram?

[@BenjaminCanales-nn9gi]

bairepersons is the man

[@bry7954]

I love your long format videos, you have such an awesome way of articulating your ideas. I get distracted super easily, but with your videos I hang onto every word!

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

what a harrowing tale, wow. She has managed to persevere through so much, good for her

[@virgiernelson4492]

Excellent, excellent episode. Thank you so much!! Also, I really appreciate the links that were provided.

[@AnnSmajstrla]

Your videos always nail it, Alyssa. Thank you

[@CyprisMorphos]

Your hair looks great! Thank you for being a good interviewer and being so open with your experience.

[@ellefromm]

love the captions!! thank you!!

[@javv1193]

Brielle seems like such a deeply wise person. Thank you for this video.

[@krisjol]

What a difficult life for a young girl and woman to go through. And what a beautiful thing she has made out of it in the end. Unbelievable

[@oliviaglynn5697]

I'm usually not the commenting type but just wanted to maybe help boost this video! Brielle Decker is obviously an incredibly strong and articulate person and this interview was amazing.

[@Hannahgs]

I actually just finished the Keep Sweet Netflix docu-series on Rulon and Warren Jeffs (very disturbing but important insight into that whole branch of the church) so I am so glad to see one of their wives being strong enough to come forward and really be honest about her situation, I cannot imagine overcoming that and then being willing to ever be a public figure, I do not have that kind of resolve. And running the dream center too, doing just so much extra good in the world!

[@mandykeith129]

Brielle, I saw you on GUIP and I'm so thankful for all the work you do for those looking to move forward! You're such a beautiful person!❤

[@LittleMissLounge]

When Briell stated she didn't even know (first-time?) PIV sex was supposed to hurt? That made me angry and sad (on her behalf). No, it should not.

[@wlk3607]

thank you both for doing this difficult work. i have learned so much from your channel

[@tripendicular]

Wow. She was open minded and so smart from the start! Loved hearing her story thank you.

[@greyfivenineee]

just finished watching her hbo max docu after watching your yt vid & wow what a powerful story and courageous lady she truly is! she has saved many lives from the abuse of the flds & i look forward to continue watching her inspire so many people. 🥰 thank you so much for the effort you put into your content!

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

You two are both brave and strong women, thank you for inspiring others that change is posible and a choice that can be made.

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

I don’t know how she managed to speak so clearly if I had gone through her situation I would probably not even became to recall the past without crying or have broken shaky sentences, she is such a strong woman she confronted her past head on and it’s truly inspiring that she managed to break free from that brainwashing and pain and was able to share her story so well and advocate for others who went through similar situations to hers

[@llotus7305]

I am proud of her, and you. Telling your stories. Especially going against such a large organization

[@KennedyWeir]

I’m so early! I’m so happy to have found your channel - I’ve learned so much

[@alyssadgrenfell]

Thank you for watching!! :D

[@sydneybialek9249]

I don't think I've ever caught one of your videos so early! Your channel has really taught me a lot about different way's of life. I grew up Lutheran so very conservative and old fashioned, especially in my small home town of 1,000. Growing up in a religious household, I had a small understanding of other religions and ways of life, but your channel has opened my eyes in a lot of ways! Thank you (:

[@emilybelzer5773]

I think one of the best things that happened in my childhood was that I grew up Lutheran and Baptist, and with a combination like that, it was just immediately like, oh, everybody's got their own way of doing things and people read the same book and come to way different conclusions, so I can listen to what feels right in my heart and take my time to consider everything else.

[@CultOfArms]

Alyssa, I still Mormon and I admire your strength and the fact that you stay true to yourself and your experiences.

[@kalechips9966]

Has anyone ever noticed FLDS members, specifically women, have a really unique accent/cadence to their speech? I realized this rewatching Keep Sweet, Pray, and Obey and watching this video. It's interesting how the cult was so isolated they developed their own internal dialect.

[@carolinerussell9556]

Yes! I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Brielle really enunciates, especially t's in words where most Americans would soften them or turn them into a 'd' sound, like doctrine

[@YOLO-yx2nz]

Yea it’s a very common thing with colts, her accent kinda reminds me of an Amish one (although I’m not sure if the Amish are considered a cult)

[@o3ilvert]

I know someone who escaped FLDS and despite all of the awful things she has told me, she is an inspiration for still being incredible and so positive

[@shinankoku2]

Dear Brielle Decker: I admire your strength and courage. And I am totally disgusted by what you went through. This group, The FLDS, was … is … sick, and should be throughly dismantled. Love and warmth to you.

[@jardnijholt2153]

I was just checking on a new video, amazing suprise! I hope you were able to enjoy the holidays💕

[@yeahaddigirl]

Love you Brielle! Your resilience is inspiring.

[@greenghoul157]

Jeff's "wives" were more like his prisoners, all the FLDS were prisoners just absolutely horrible

[@Lu-bk1qq]

Oh wow this sounds interesting! Looking forward to hearing her story. I’ve just started but I’m already shocked and impressed by her.

[@Lu-bk1qq]

also would love a book of mormon (the musical) video!!!

[@andreavantzet1962]

Oh my! I have enormous admiration for Brielle. Her story shows she is remarkably intelligent and above all, brave!

[@Minamibam]

Thank you for telling that story

[@TheHollomap]

This shit is crazy. I went and gave my daughter a big hug. These poor girls.

[@volftrap]

56:00 I believe it's 6 attempts to leave before they are able to actually escape, or something like that

[@Jill-ih9dq]

7 😞

[@shannonpeek8948]

Alyssa, I am not a Mormon or of any religion, but I love your channel. You put everything together in such great detail, it makes it so easy to understand. I believe you are doing so much good for the community. Keep up the good work.

[@joelpell1294]

Sorry to be off topic, but Alyssa your hair looks Amazing, just lovely.

[@crouchingidiot]

Thank you so much for sharing your story Briell! Sending well wishes to you and your baby

[@jewelgazer]

This is one of the most intense, evil stories that I have ever heard.

[@conniewilliamson973]

Love your hair in this video! (And of course the content haha)

[@lumanwalters_]

Another way of looking at the FLDS vs LDS divide is that LDS is a more water-down or diluted version of the FLDS religion.

[@garbageprince]

Infinitely impressed that someone secluded away like that could figure out they're in a cult and work to save themself. What an inspiration 💖

[@krispyier]

Last weekend I met a woman who went to BYU as a non-Mormon, and converted in her junior year or something. We live in Korea and we are Korean American. I really had to bite my tongue. I just said, "I've been watching a lo of ex-Mormon videos recently. Interesting. I've never met anyone who chose to join the church before." We were sitting in a bar (Koreans LOVE to drink). By the way, with a very open and out gay man who has lived in Arizona around many Mormons. We've been going through it here in Seoul, so I didn't want a heavy conversation, nor to be too impolite, so I left it. But, I can't imagine growing up in Long Island NY and CHOOSING to become Mormon as a non-white woman.

[@ainemcdonnelll]

Happy new year my fave KZbinr!

[@sophie-13-hi]

oh i gasped as i saw this! very excited to watch

[@homeontherangedesigns7821]

Congratulations on your baby Brielle!🎉

[@insulanerin7601]

Baptism as the day God STOPS atoning for you? What? Isn't it supposed to be the other way around ...?

[@wlk3607]

i think the idea is that kids are automatically saved. once you reach a certain age you are basically not covered anymore. at that point you are supposed to be informed about god and choose to be baptized in order to re-join the group of saved people. so what she was explaining is that she reached the age of not being automatically saved anymore, god stops atoning for you because you’re “old enough” you need to choose him if you want to be saved. then once you’re baptized you’re atoned for again. in other religions you might have time in between because you are supposed to understand the gravity of your choice and make it alone. in a cult like this they probably have an automatic baptism around the age you are not atoned for anymore, because you’ve been raised in the religion and raised not to make your own choices so why would you chose anything else but to be baptized right away? that’s why she linked her birthday and baptism so closely.

[@wlk3607]

so basically it was her birthday when god stopped atoning for her. then she was baptized the same day or shortly after. it was just all very close together

[@insulanerin7601]

@wlk3607 Thanks for explaining. Well, that is at least better than the medieval view that unbaptized babies can''t go to heaven - which made midwives put (unhygienic) holy water in the birth canal during difficult labor in case the baby didn't make it out alive ...

[@gsx1cx217]

Pretty sure the inaudible audio at 1:14:43 is saying "it was like coming back from the military.. sort of.."

[@yadeneehailu3498]

i love your videos and research, Alyssa!!

[@thebritishenglishteacher]

Briell was incredibly strong and determined to get out of such a terrible situation. Parts of her life sound absolutely terrifying, I’m glad she’s safe now.

[@Ceibhfhionn]

Thank you to you and Brielle. I'm already familiar with the FLDS, Rulon Jeffs, and Short Creek from different books and videos. Even so I found this really hard to follow, right down to the timeline and the key events. For example, what did Brielle mean by turning on Warren Jeffs in Texas, or by working her way back to Short Creek? How did that help facilitate her escape? Where did she even live after the marriage; did she travel with him in hiding? Your videos are always master classes in education and compassion. I think an introduction to the FLDS including the people and places involved and greater context throughout the interview would be helpful. I really appreciate all the effort you put in and I can imagine editing a video where someone shares her experience with CSA could be more fraught than other projects.

[@lizbellamy7501]

Agreed, it was difficult to follow, but there's just so much in this one interview. To add context, define the jargon/euphemisms, or ask clarifying questions would make this at least 5x as long, Briell's story is so complex and harrowing. I knew about the child marriages but had no clue about the ritualistic abuse and this interview (and the HBO doc which I binged yesterday) gave me some new appreciation for ex-flds folks, especially the women who've left. Thankful to Briell for being herself and sharing her story and to Alyssa for her platform.

[@Ceibhfhionn]

@@lizbellamy7501 That is a really good point.

[@peachybee6836]

Yeyy the queen has uploaded 😌🙏🏻

[@ImmyVCR]

This is so very interesting to hear! Separately, is there a plan or would you consider starting a podcast which just host the audio of your videos? I love to learn from them but as a chaos soul I find it easier to have it on whilst doing other tasks! A very selfish request on my half 😅

[@TheNotoriousBTG]

5:10 I visit St George once every few years, and when I encounter obvious FLDS members, I try my damnedest to be nice to them. I mean, I try to be nice to everyone, but I know it's important to be nice to the indoctrinated because it can help crack those walls. Also, I hate how my family acts towards the FLDS. My sister stalked an FLDS woman in a Costco, taking candid pictures as if on a safari.

[@rachelspencer777]

That’s so creepy wtf 😭 I live in St. George, and it’s a pretty common occurrence. But, even when I saw Amish people in Iowa for the first time or the Mennonite people in Mexico, I never had the urge to snap photos or stalk them…

[@TheNotoriousBTG]

@rachelspencer777 I would love to say it's because my sister is a miserable person, but my mom isn't great with the FLDS either. Last time she was down there, I guess she attended a bake sale, and was ecstatic because she had a chance to interact with an FLDS woman. When she was gushing about it, I couldn't help but let out a sarcastic, "Wow! It's almost like they're people or something!" I don't really remember how she responded to that, but I don't remember her picking up on the sarcasm. And perhaps not super important information, but my mom is one of those evangelicals that feels the LDS beliefs are absurd, while not seeing the absurdity of her beliefs.

[@rachelspencer777]

@ oh noo 😭 I just know I’d say the same thing lmao. I completely understand that last bit!! Most of my family members are still devout LDS members and I love to bring up cult topics with them. The similarities in many cults are incredibly obvious…It’s like they’re so unable to hold a mirror up to themselves. I used to be that way too…so it makes sense.

[@rochellegilman-mcginty4975]

I love Brielle Decker.. I’m looking forward to watching interview 🖤✨

[@annabell714]

You're a strong human ❤

[@mariah4640]

She was excellent in a documentary i watched aswell, and seems like a great person.

[@JadenNeko]

Even her baby is disgusted about the part where she gets married to the creep...

[@mickiea369]

I'm glad you're here, Brielle. ❤