https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer en-us 2023-02-01 18:49:09 UTC 2023-03-31 04:55:30 UTC hello@padlet.com kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092526 Wall, Ellis. Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs. William Morrow and Company, 2008.]]> 2023-02-01 19:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092526 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092789 2023-02-01 19:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092789 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092888 2023-02-01 19:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465092888 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093052 2023-02-01 19:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093052 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093129 2023-02-01 19:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093129 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093268 2023-02-01 19:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2465093268 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967646 2023-02-03 18:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967646 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967758 2023-02-03 18:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967758 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967843 2023-02-03 18:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467967843 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968035 2023-02-03 18:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968035 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968222 2023-02-03 18:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968222 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968318 2023-02-03 18:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968318 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968407 2023-02-03 18:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968407 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968489 2023-02-03 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968489 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968553 2023-02-03 18:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968553 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968648 2023-02-03 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968648 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968776 2023-02-03 18:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968776 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968867 2023-02-03 18:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968867 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968930 2023-02-03 18:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467968930 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467969012 2023-02-03 18:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467969012 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467969111 2023-02-03 18:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467969111 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467972666 Elissa is going to be getting a third mother. Her father broke the news to them one morning; it meant great happiness for them. It also created even more tension in their family as all three wives had different rules and grew up in other families. 
Quote 2:
"She had grown up knowing and wanting this lifestyle, but now I understand that our years of turmoil had many of us skeptical about what her arrival would do to the already touchy atmosphere in our household" (42).]]> 2023-02-03 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2467972666 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475669780 Elissa took a big step in her community and got baptized. This meant that she was an official member of the church and was not responsible for all her actions. pg 39

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"I was officially a member of the church now and responsible for all my actions. It was an important moment in my life as an FLDS believer" (40).]]> 2023-02-09 21:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475669780 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475671477  Elissa's house caught on fire which resulted in their house being burned down, but a good thing that was that they got to experience the kindness (that they didn't expect) from the people who were not from FLDS community. They were told that all people who were non-FLDS had evil character. And the kindness, donations, and help was a new experience that opened their eyes a little bit. ]]> 2023-02-09 21:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475671477 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475674532 Elissa finally got to be like the rest of her siblings and go to school. An exciting part of her life, but also nerve-wracking as she had to spend a few minutes each day with Mother Audrey, without the presence of her own mother. ]]> 2023-02-09 21:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2475674532 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488961195 Elissa growing up in a plural marriage family meant that her mother had many things to worry about. This included her own kids, kids from the other wives in the family, and the other wives themselves. This left Elissa alone and made her feel left behind. She had a sister who was the most motherly to her. She took care of Elissa when her mother didn't and comforted her when Elissa's mother couldn't.]]> 2023-02-20 23:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488961195 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488969595 Elissa's mom felt as if their family was falling apart, especially with another wife in the mix. So she went to the Prophet, which resulted in the Prophet deciding that their father wasn't worthy in God's eyes anymore and they took Elissa and her side of the family away from their father. ]]> 2023-02-20 23:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488969595 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488974930 Elissa has a very weak immune system. And as their community doesn't believe in worldly medicine, she never got the proper care so she is always getting dangerously sick. ]]> 2023-02-20 23:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488974930 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488976657 Elissa meets her first cousin, who she doesn't like right away. He is mean to her and her brothers, bullying them about losing their father. And they argued every time they met. 

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"He was gangly and awkward, but that didn't stop him from teasing my younger siblings and me because we didn't have a father" (60).]]> 2023-02-21 00:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488976657 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488977030 Elissa finally had her family back together, she was back with her dad. Their prophet decided that he done everything to get his wife back, but this time, Elissa's other mother, Mother Audrey, was the one that had to leave. ]]> 2023-02-21 00:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2488977030 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2491686954 While at a lake trip with her family, Elissa notices many of the non-FLDS kids playing and she realizes that they look, normal. They look like they are having fun and are just like any other kids. And, that they didn't look evil despite being told that they are. She realized that the only outward difference between them was their clothes. 

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"I was curious because I had been taught that outsiders were evil, but at first glance they didn't look that way to me" (68).]]> 2023-02-22 20:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2491686954 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2491690374 Elissa's church slowly becomes even more controlling. Their prophet decided to physically separate boys and girls, only teach biblical knowledge instead of math and literature, everything that wasn't part of their strict religion was removed from the school, and even start teaching them his own teachings rather than the bible. This resulted in increased doubt about her religion and what she believes in. ]]> 2023-02-22 20:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2491690374 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2498864803 Elissa lost her father for good. Her father hit her brother through rage and misunderstanding. Her mother's reaction was to call the prophet and the prophet said not to come back home. Her father lost everything, his family, his "priesthood", his place in the Kingdom, and his heart. ]]> 2023-03-01 02:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2498864803 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2500680262 Elissa, after losing her father for the final time, moved to a new school. She loved this new school, it was a public school, something new and different. Elissa finally got to meet kids outside of her religion.  ]]> 2023-03-02 07:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2500680262 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2500686456 Elissa's mom got married to the man whose house they have been living in for the past months. She now had a new family and a new father, and it was difficult for her to accept. She now "belonged" to a different father. This made her doubt of her religion grow even bigger especially since she didn't even get along with the other family members. 

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"Warren preached that when a family remarried to another man, God changed their blood and DNA to match that of the priesthood man they now belonged to" (101).]]> 2023-03-02 07:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2500686456 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2502079980 Elissa was just beginning to fit it at school when the prophet commanded all the FLDS people to pull their children out of public school and start priesthood school. The prophet alos restricted all contact with people who abandoned the FLDS religion and non-FLDS people. Elissa is feeling that everything is growing too restricted. ]]> 2023-03-03 03:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2502079980 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2516944977 Elissa finally got a taste of a curriculum different from just religious teachings. She learned new things like science and realized that she is good at writing and history, which she also developed a fondness for. 

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"Public school opened my eyes to a varied curriculum that gave me a thirst for learning" (99).]]> 2023-03-15 01:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2516944977 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2521416145 Elissa has been feeling lonely after living in the big family of her new father. She also doesn't fit in as the other girls and mothers of the family aren't as nice as she thought they would be. 

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"While there were some kind ones who were also suffering from poor treatment by other girls, the emotional difficulties we were all experiencing made it a challenge for us to really connect and rely on one another. As a result, we all had to fend for ourselves" (112).]]> 2023-03-17 23:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2521416145 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2521948739 Elissa's new father who is a priest in the church revealed to the family and Elissa that she has been "chosen" by God to be the next lady in the family to be married to someone. 

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"Bending down, he smiled and said to me in a soft voice, 'You are one of the three girls'" (123).]]> 2023-03-19 01:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2521948739 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2524642082 Elissa feels she is too young to be married and even worse, she finds out her future husband is to be Allen Steed. The boy who used to bully her and her brothers. She makes many attempts to stop this marriage. Including talking to her father, the priests at the church, and the prophet himself. 

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"No! I want you to know that I won't do it. I will not marry Allen. I just don't want to marry that man" (135)!]]> 2023-03-21 03:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2524642082 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2528018134 2023-03-23 01:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2528018134 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2528021547 2023-03-23 01:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2528021547 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529549514 2023-03-23 23:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529549514 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529551633 2023-03-23 23:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529551633 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529552413 2023-03-23 23:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2529552413 kalyueve000 https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2531588716 Despite not wanting to get married to Allen Steed, the twisted ideals of the church were favored. As Warren Jeff took more and more control of the church, it meant he could do anything, which meant taking control of all the women. So, because Elissa has had small doubts about her religion, she is being married as a sign of obedience and a way to control her.

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"His words were kind and meant to be encouraging, but I didn't want my force obedience to be an example to anyone" (162).]]> 2023-03-26 04:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kalyueve000/14sbddcl59lv8udj/wish/2531588716