Elissa Wall is the author of Stolen Innocence: My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of Warren Jeffs. A former member of the FLDS church, Elissa currently resides with her two children and her husband, Lamont.

Blog Entries by Elissa Wall

What the Texas Appellate Court Decision Means for Children of the FLDS and Their Families

Posted May 28, 2008 | 03:33 PM (EST)


By now, you've probably heard that last week an appellate court in San Angelo, Texas ruled that the state had no right to remove some of the hundreds of children from the FLDS Yearning for Zion ranch. The decision overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court and gave the...

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Warren Jeffs' FLDS Church and What I Left Behind

Posted May 17, 2008 | 08:21 AM (EST)


Ever since the raid on the YFZ Temple in Eldorado, Texas in early April, America has been taking a long look at the polygamous lifestyle of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). At this point you've probably heard about the strange bed in the top of temple....

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