Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs is an autobiography by American author Elissa Wall detailing her childhood in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) and subsequent later life outside of the church.

2022年6月8日 · Where is Elissa Wall Today? Elissa eventually went to the authorities to report her forced underage marriage. This led to charges against Warren, and she testified how he was responsible for the marriage.

I'm Elissa, Mother of two, devoted lover of nature, and avid storyteller sharing my journey, learnings and ah-ha's of life. I'm a novice entrepreneur, New York Best Selling Author, empowerment speaker, and advocate for the abused and disempowered.

My life began as a child of a polygamist family who was members of the Morman offshoot sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), which held the practice of polygamy central to their beliefs.

2020年5月8日 · Who Are Elissa Wall’s Husband and Children? Believing that marriage was the sole purpose of a woman, Allen Steed routinely abused Elissa, both physically and sexually, throughout their marriage. By the time she was 17, Elissa had had four miscarriages and had given birth to a stillborn child.

2022年10月14日 · Elissa Wall, one of several former FLDS members who appears in “Keep Sweet,” left the church at 19 and went on to give key testimony in the first trial of Warren Jeffs.

2009年2月24日 · Stolen Innocence is the gripping New York Times bestselling memoir of Elissa Wall, the courageous former member of Utah’s infamous FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007.

2009年1月28日 · Elissa Wall says she was one such 14-year-old who was taken to the motel and plunged into wedlock with no choice but to accept and obey the command of Jeffs.

2008年5月13日 · Stolen Innocence is the gripping New York Times bestselling memoir of Elissa Wall, the courageous former member of Utah’s infamous FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007.

As a nature lover, I am deeply connected to the striking mountains and beautiful desert surrounding my home. I refill my soul cup by spending time adventuring in the striking landscapes with hiking, mountain biking, seeking out hidden little oasis, and long walks immersed in the breathtaking sunsets.