Jul

29

Escape From Flora Jessop: The Story of Val and Laurene Jessop, part 2

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The Escape
By October, 2005, Laurene had taken all she could of Flora. “Flora lied to me too many times during the custody battle,” stated Laurene. “I knew by then what kind of person she was, but I had to hold on until the custody hearings were over. After [...]

Jul

28

Escape From Flora Jessop: The Story of Val and Laurene Jessop, part 1

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On July 26, 1953, soon-three-year-old Val Jessop lay asleep in his bed in the family’s cozy two-room shack in Short Creek, Arizona, on the Utah border. This sparse home was shared by his mother, older brother, and three sisters. But for the adults in this little fundamentalist Mormon community, [...]

Jul

6

Comments From Article on Flora Jessop

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Following are some of the replies I received from the article, “Flora Jessop: The Troubled Woman Who Cost Texas $14 Million, and Hundreds of Innocent People Their Peace and Safety.” Each of these echo the very things this report reveals—a people whom, for numerous reasons, I have been privileged to communicate with.
Gary [...]

Jul

3

Flora Jessop: The Troubled Woman Who Cost Texas $14 Million,
and Hundreds of Innocent People Their Peace and Safety, Part 3

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The Yearning For Zion Raid
It’s one thing to stand under a high-wire and try to catch those who might fall, and quite another to climb the pole and cut the wire.
If Flora’s purpose is to help those who want to leave the FLDS, and some indeed leave and have the freedom to do [...]

Jul

2

Flora Jessop: The Troubled Woman Who Cost Texas $14 Million,
and Hundreds of Innocent People Their Peace and Safety, Part 2

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“Ruby is a Hostage”
Let’s now move forward to 2001 when Flora began to dramatically enhance her public slander of the FLDS, becoming its chief persecutor. Like the written account from Martha and the interview with Phil, what you are about to read is the first ever account of actual events that unfolded [...]

Jul

1

Flora Jessop: The Troubled Woman Who Cost Texas $14 Million,
and Hundreds of Innocent People Their Peace and Safety, Part 1

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Photo: Flora Jessop
Flora Jessop, the outspoken media favorite and determined critic of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS), has had the advantage and luxury of accruing audiences who want to believe her or are understandably uninformed about Flora’s real life and the FLDS church itself. Therefore, she has been able to say what she [...]