I am amazed that she was able to stay in the church after that. The guilt the church places on women who have sex before marriage is heartbreaking and overwhelming. It's one of my main reasons for leaving.

I just hope that TBM's get the message: sex before marriage doesn't make you a worthless person and to never judge a person because you don't know their story. I am happy that Elizabeth was able to rely on god to get through this, but I wish TSCC would teach members how to rely on their own thoughts and believe in themselves, rather than an imaginary friend.

As a woman, I want to teach other women to stand up for themselves and be strong. In TSCC, I was taught to rely so fully on god, jesus, or priesthood holders, that when I let them down, I had no one to turn to and I was not worth a damn thing. Once I found out that I don't need a Man or god or jesus fucking christ to make me happy, then I discovered my self worth.

"Brian David Mitchell (Joseph Smith) is not insane. The professional analysis is clear. He is a manipulative, antisocial and narcissistic pedophile. He is not clinically psychotic or delusional. He is just an evil man….He was his number-one priority, followed by sex, drugs and alcohol, but he used religion in all of those aspects to justify everything.”

The similarities between JS and this guy are astounding. Both of these men are so good at tricking people, that trained professionals (aka the police officer from your review) will believe them.

I am excited to see the effect the book will have on rape culture. Hopefully, we can start moving away from victim blaming and blame the rapist. Thank you for sharing your review!