Thank you to everyone who has been watching and sharing. I uploaded this because I was disgusted at the fact that after all Adam has been through, a court order silences these 6 hours of effort, after a lifetime of struggle and trauma. And I also just want everyone to know that I'm not affiliated with John Dehlin or Mormon Stories Podcast, I just have great respect for him and Adam Steed, and so I wanted this to be out there
I watched it on Mormon Stories before it got taken down, this is so important to be heard and no one should have the right to silence this man. Thank you so much for putting this back out there for all to hear and learn from, so important.
Adam Paul Steed should receive compensation from BYU and Jodi Hildebrant for the way he was treated. BOTH of them are guilty of causing him undue harm.
He would have, but church leaders convinced him not to sue because he'd be taking away from "tithe payers money," and as a good Mormon, he couldn't bear to do that. Nevermind those same leaders have no qualms with extorting that money themselves.
I would pay the bar tab for Adam Paul Steed in any town he's in - this guy is a fucking HERO. With the sentencing of Hilderbrandt & Franke, I know Adam P will be energized to carry on his work. Jesse Hilderbrandt - JH's niece has also been incredibly brave and bold in sharing their story.
I am an ex LDS member from Spain, a convert, who left the Church more than 20 years ago. I HOPE THIS MESSAGE GETS TO ADAM. He, as well as his dad, are the GREATEST examples of resilience, bravery and courage against evil. What he endured was OBNOXIOUS and ABHORRENT and the way they fought it, not only for himself but all the abused kids in Idaho is ASTONISHING. And this first interview he is giving, regardless of what they left on his car, will acquaint THE WHOLE WORLD about the Mormon Church and the Boys Scouts and will therefore PREVENT IT from happening to thousands of children. That Jodi is obviously the worst kind of NARCISSIST. Most evil people are and they choose professions where they are trusted, the do the most harm. I had a nasty experience with a therapist as well. Fortunately, I detected her in time and got away from her. I have been a victim of domestic abuse all my life, although not sexual, and the time has come to fight back against my abusers and the rest of them, that we unfortunately encounter in life. Adam has given my again the courage I once had.
Former Bishop who served at BYU as a Bishop left 7 years ago. I am only half way through this episode absolutely blown away at this episode. Thank you for reposting. Keep shinning a light on the darkness that has been clothed in sheep’s clothing. Countless times I asked myself as a Bishop what would Christ do only to realize it is not what the “Church” does. Wolf in Sheep’s clothing. I wish it wasn’t but its hard to call it anything else.
It’s incredibly sad how deep the corruption lies and how easily we were all manipulated to believe it was the truth, the only true church, the only way to have true happiness, the only way back to God etc….. sucks for all the wonderful people who only believe they are doing what’s right, but so many know the truth and continue to follow blindly.
Adam, I recently lost my 14 year old son and life feels dark. Your interview has encouraged me. I adore your honesty and authenticity and your courage tontalk about the really difficult things ❤
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I know there's nothing that can ever truly take away the pain of losing a child and I thankfully don't know that pain personally but I've been there with others close to me that have gone through it. All I can say is that keep your son close and keep his memory alive the best you can and most importantly, LIVE for him! Don't forget to take care of yourself, mentally and physically. Be kind to yourself, take time to yourself when you need it, and don't be afraid to treat yourself and give yourself some self care, even if it's only something small and simple. Get outside and enjoy nature and appreciate its beauty and breathing fresh air. Also, remember to have patience with your loved ones who are also grieving, everyone deals with it in their own way. Be there for each other to lean on and make sure everyone has someone to talk to and support one another. Do stuff together as a family. Make that time for each other. Let this be the glue that holds the family together and not the downfall that splits you apart! That one's really important! Especially if you have a spouse and other children. Make sure they know that you're there for them and that you need them too. And remember, you're much stronger than you think and I know that this is incredibly painful but I PROMISE you that there is still life past this, you will find yourself again and be able to enjoy life! Hang in there. I'm sending my love and prayers for you and your family! You will get through this! May God Bless you with peace and serenity and help guide you through this trying time 🤍🙏🕊️
I’m feeling the same. I wasn’t in a place to be able to watch it when it first came out and then it was taken down and it’s still extremely hard to hear this and I’m so triggered by this shit but people need to talk about this because silence protects the predator and we need to take the power away from the predators. If we don’t bring these things into the light or nothing will ever change and things desperately need to change.
Oh wow I’m glad someone posted this interview. Adam Paul Steed was re-victimized and re-traumatized by Morwenna, by Jodi, by the LDS. I’m sorry it was taken down but glad you can’t hide this truth for long! . Adam is a brave man.
Glad to see this back up. I watched the first time. Broke my heart. My love to Adam. I love seeing him on the courthouse steps speaking his truth. Bravo Adam.
This man is a pillar of strength! It is amazing how he still is standing after all of the terrible things that he has been through due to no fault of his own! I’m so glad that Jodi hildebrandt is finally been held accountable for all of the terrible things she has done! Unfortunately there are so many people whose lives she has destroyed and won’t ever pay for what she has done!
I hope these ex wives feel ACTUAL shame after this has all come out. Not the fabricated shame Jodi invented. But REAL shame for dragging their families through this and being so foolish.
My sister followed the Hildebrandt plan, but I believe it was under guidance from a friend of hers who had been a previous Hildebrandt cult devotee. She feels no remorse or shame for torpedoing her family. Mormon culture crafts malignant narcissists like no other in the world.
It’s chilling how they turned a true victim into a make believe predator. Hitler did that. I am shocked how easily Jodi exploited Adam’s trauma and how stupidly the wife accepted it as being the veritable nature of her husband. Jodi is clearly a sick sadist, but the wife sounds like an insensitive and ignorant fool. Stupid or not, her life will be haunted by what she’s done for the rest of her days. These ladies deserve all the public shame that they are getting. Too bad the medieval public punishment by throwing some rotten stuff at them has not been introduced by the Mormon church since they love so much the rituals of the olden days. Adam has lots of support and the police needs to arrest anybody intimidating this man and his family. He’s been through hell already.
@@SculptExpress-gv8jpBecause that is the point of brainwashing and cults. Rational, critical thought, and empathy isn’t going to get through someone so deeply entrenched in the BS. I’m sure Pam and the cult devotees have spun this to Jodi being saint persecuted for her faith telling the truth to the blind masses that don’t want to hear it, etc.
Adam is a hero. I can’t fathom how he made it through all this abuse. His adolescence and adult life was se stolen by intense abuse and manipulation from church, state, and a licensed healthcare sociopath.
I think Jodi is a lesbian. Possibly a repressed lesbian, who enjoys breaking up heterosexual marriages and taking control of the wife's mind. Jodi may have repressed sexual feelings for the women she is "helping"? Or she was actually sleeping with some of the wives she was "helping"? Her "practice" was so obsessively sex focused!. So not a nice, normal out and proud lesbian... a power mad, Mormon, man hating, possibly repressed lesbian. I really suspect Jodi was sexually attracted to Ruby and may have been sleeping with her.
Glad to be able to catch this interview. It took me an entire day to listen to in chunks. What horrible things this man has had to endure. I applaud your bravery Adam! I know you dont want to accept money, but use it to pay what debts you still have from this craziness. And then donate any leftover to a good cause. I have been going down the Jodi/Ruby rabbit hole for days. This interview solidifies my opinion that Kevin Franke was brainwashed and why he had almost no contact with his wife and children over a 13 month period.
@@kellymarieapplebee - sorry for the late reply... My understanding is that the Mormon Stories podcast had some legal issues with the church's lawyers. I'm not sure of the details.
I am a mandatory reporter in Minnesota, as a school bus driver. How the hell are mormon bishops NOT mandatory reporters in Arizona, Utah, and Idaho? marcus
@@China-Clay no. It's a first amendment right: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" Those words have nothing to do with Mormons.
You are not alone Adam. As a survivor of incest i want to thank you for your courage and strength. My shame and fear stopped me from confronting the truth with my family...i became an alcoholic and was not able to deal with anything until i finally had to ask help with my alcoholsm. It took a long time to recover. I eventually became a Crisis Intervention Counslor and was finally able to help others just like me. Continue on your journey so you can heal more along with others like you by your side. Once again thankyou Adam...💙🙏💙 God Bless
I'm not going to watch this here because I was able to watch it on Mormon Stories before it was pulled luckily. But I just wanted to leave a comment for the engagement and say thank you so much for reupploading this! Adam deserves to have his story heard!
Thank you for that! It looks like UA-cam is actually recommending and showing this video, and that shows all the engagement has been paying off@@melanie1825
Oh my gosh, I just made it through all 5:48 hours. I'm glad I could press pause for bio breaks and sleep (last night), and I don't know how you did it live! John, you did an amazing job! I also watched your interview with Jesse. With both victims of JH, who have painstakingly managed to move forward with courage and the support they have received, you listened attentively, interrupted only when necessary, explained some concepts for your broader audience, and connected the dots to the Mormon hierarchy and doctrine to help us understand the broader issues here. Bravo and much love to all three of you!
Adam is so incredibly brave for sharing his story while still being traumatised and retraumatised. I hope that he will find peace and healing going forward. Trauma recovery is a long and exhausting process and I can only wish him the very best.
So glad this came up in my recommended… THANK YOU for posting Adams episode. When it was originally posted, I only got about halfway through before it was taken down and I wasn’t able to continue watching. I’m glad I can listen to the rest of Adam’s very important story.
Adam Steed, in my eye is a bloody hero for doing this and for what he has been through. Son of Ruby R , and Adam have a lot of the same traits in the way that both have come forward. This takes such guts and I have absolute respect for what you have done and said. I do hope that Adam doesn’t go back to the Mormon Church. Jodi is the devil incarnate.
Jodi Hildebrant needs to go through a trial. I understand sparing the Franke children, but there are so many other victims out there that she should have to sit through a trial with discovery, with a jury of her peers, and with witness impact statements.
I agree she should have had a trial. She took a plea deal because a trial would have seen Ruby Franke’s diary being used against them in court, and that diary was damning! It wasn’t up for interpretation, it said word for word what they were doing to those kids and why they were doing it, and it would have crucified them both.
Im thrilled to get the chance to see this! Thank you for uploadibg! Adam has been through so much and absolutely deserves 100% support and to have his own voice heard!
It was so refreshing to see Adam smile and joke about being live towards the end and see his absolute joy and love for his wife and her support. "The light in his eyes"...so beautiful ❤️
This is such a devastating story. I want to watch it because its so important, but i have to watch it in segments because its ao triggering. Thank you for bringing evil into the light. This man is beyond courageous.
MY GOOD GOD LORD ALIVE!! I'm soo glad I finally found this full interview with Adam! It took me three days to watch it because it is sooooo overwhelming!! Adam is a true hero!!
Adam, you are strong, you are amazing! Don’t doubt that. You’ve saved those boys and the many boys who were lucky that you were brave enough for them!!
Very glad I get to see this. It was taken down before I could see it on Mormon Stories. Adam Steed is so brave. He is a hero, like many people say. He and his family changed laws and thus lives. I hop e Adam Steed gets real justice and a huge settlement. The Mormon Church did purposefully destroy his life, or try to. Adam has persevered. I love when Adam calls his wife," my sweet wife". I am rooting for him big time. The Mormon Church MUST be held accountable!
Yes, a horrible woman. Being stupid is just a lottery of life or lack of proper education or at least the lack of curiosity and critical thinking, but being also cruel to this man is beyond evil. Why these wives do not get any punishment? Why just Ruby. The rest of idiotic gullible wives should also follow. Adam deserves so much better.
Six hour interview. SIX HOURS. That’s how much trauma this church has caused Adam Steed, someone who is extraordinarily brave and who has my utmost respect.
I don't know who Jodi Hildebrandt is, but I am a personal friend of Adam Steed. Even though he is a friend, I can honestly assure you he is a coniving, dishonest liar. He is not a safe person. He has set up COUNTLESS schemes to defraud clueless people. You may want to look into this before you collaborate further with him. He can destroy your business. The only people I know who hate the BYU church are bat crap CRAZY! I can tell they you are too.
I saw him give a statement at Jodi's sentencing and had heard about the missing episode, so I'm glad to finally be able to hear it. I'm only about two hours in but everything he's saying is so relatable. The way documents are triggering, and the ways he gets overwhelmed, all of it is deeply familiar. I have so much respect for this dude. It's hard to listen to but it's the truth.
Thank you, thank you for putting this up. I wasn’t able to view this on Mormon Stories and was upset to find out it was taken down. Adam had been through so much and I’m glad he is telling his story.
Was lucky enough to hear the interview when Mormon Stories had it on. Found this looking for clips of it to show a friend who is just now getting i to it. Told her about it months ago but don’t think she understood the depth of the Jodi Hilderbrandt story. Now that the news is FINALLY getting on board she is interested. SHAME on the mainstrtmedia for sleeping on this for so long. And double SHAME on the LDS church remaining silent and complicit. DISGUSTING. SHINE THE LIGHT ON IT!
In case this gets removed, download it for future viewing. I just did. Click the 3 dots and a drop down menu will appear, click on download. Thank you for re-posting this!!!
Thank you! Thank you for uploading it again. I watched it live and I was so outraged when it was taken down that I found it on someone's open access drive on the Internet to download & save it to send it to people--feeling this overwhelming sense of protection over Adam. This needs to be heard!
I’m not finished yet but I keep wondering if all the people that stood behind Jodi Hildebrandt against Adam Steed (bishops, stake presidents, BYU, Marwanna and her family, legal institutions, etc) have come forward and apologized, made amends, of if they realized they were manipulated at this point? Adam thank you for sharing this story, for continuing to fight for yourself and others, for doing the right thing even when the evil people seem to be winning! You and your family have done soo much good in the world and are hero’s! Much love and light being sent your way. 🥰
This is so difficult to watch. Mostly to see how broken he is. Just gut wrenching. Sending positive vibes to support to him in his journey of healing. ❤🙏
Thank you for putting this up. So many people continue to be damaged by church-run addiction recovery groups, and by this cottage industry of therapists who, like Jodi, are getting rich off of Mormon Church-manufactured excessive guilt and shame.
This is so sick and as a survivor of childhood SA this hurts so much words can’t express 💔💔💔 The statue of limitation needs to be changed all over and the predecessors and predecessors protectors need to be stopped. this has destroyed so many lives. 🤮🤮🤮
Oh my gosh I live in the community in Idaho he is from, I pass the scouting center in town to get home. It always feels sinister. It's always empty. The town is a lot less Mormon now, and I'm non Mormon as well, but I do see the cultish mentality where members dont question their allegiance to the church, keep any problems on the inside, and take threat from outsiders or people who speak out. I can completely see how the mentality created by the church would keep people from coming forward to speak up about abuse. Knowing this world of abuse has been hiding right under my nose... thank God for people like Adam coming forward and exposing it, and for Adam's dad to fight not only for Adam's case, but for the cases of all abused children in Idaho. I have a little baby boy right now and I just can't fathom this abuse happening to him. I wish I could say I can't believe people would threaten Adam, but unfortunately I do believe it. I just pray for their safety, health and happiness moving forward, and I am so thankful for his bravery so I can truly know what's happened here, and have more information on how to protect my son.
Good on you, Konrad. This is probably the most agonizing interview that I have ever heard and extremely important for the children hurt and people who have suffered at the hands of Jodi and those who empowered her. Let's hope this interview "reproduces" and populates the internet. The truth won't be silenced.
Thank you :) I've also never heard anything like it. And I jumped at the chance to get this out there. This is why I won't take this down, I don't care what a court threatens me with
Thank you so much for making this available. It’s a great interview I caught before it was pulled, offers so much insight into Jodi’s tactics (Adam Paul Steed is a hero who has really been through it…) and I keep leading people here. Thx again.
Thank you for your bravery and for speaking out Adam. You and your father are awesome. I am quite certain I wouldn't have survived this ordeal and my family would be mourning me unaliving myself. All the rage and all the sorrow from listening to your story.
It’s so disgusting how states attorneys let predators plead guilty and can take so many charges to start with but then can bring it down to only one charge just because they plead guilty, it makes me sick. The person that SA me as a child was charged with 6 counts but then he pled guilty and they brought it down to just one charge and didn’t serve any jail time. And another case in my town where a person SA a child was originally charged with 20 counts and they brought it down to only 1 count because he pleaded guilty.
This is so upsetting to watch… you can tell this whole thing is so incredibly traumatizing for this man. I am so incredibly grateful and just in awe with his strength in sharing his story and I’m grateful that you have shared it. This story is so so important, not to just Jodie but for the whole church… it’s time they answer for their wrong doings
So glad its back up. I heard the original and after hearing his story it definiatly left a imoression of why Ruby's husband Kevin MAY have had such odd behavior when it came to not knowing much about his kids why he was out of the house or checked on his kids. Adam & his dad pretty amazing people and I am so happy for Adam he got to tell his story.❤
Well, that UA-cam algorithm sure did its job. Your video reached even me in Romania. Currently here, too, there seems to be an ephidemic of therapists or almost therapists erasing the boundaries between religious beliefs and theraphy ethics with all the dangerous effects it might have. Thank you for your work and for sharing the stories of these incredibly brave survivors. 🙏
What a courageous human being! Sending my hopes for your total healing as this daylight keeps growing and growing beyond all attempts to quash it. Let this sunlight of yours disinfect all, everything!
Still in the first part of the interview, but the trauma and pain radiating from his face is just palpable through the screen. I sincerely hope that this man is able to heal more than what I see here. It's just amazing that he keeps on fighting. Please let this fight end and the healing start. Thanks for reuploading this. I hope the patrol board is seeing this before they decide how long Jodi will be in prison.
Adam, you are BRILLIANT and so compassionate. I am near the end of this interview. It is a harrowing story. If you feel compelled, file a civil suit against " take your pick". Continue your education. Do the career you want. Help your parents get their retirement money back.
Adam was also instrumental in drawing attention to atrocities committed against Syrian detainees. Google The Daily Universe Adam Paul Steed. This guy has managed to turn trauma into life changing acts of heroism and service. Watching him take that mic...pretty sure I jumped up and cheered. Hes has had repeatedly a boot to the neck, and said "Not today". I understand where hes coming from and often Ive found myself "rambling" through details robotically and compulsively and sometimes in clumsy blocks, so the eye rolling discomfort of the talking heads mean nothing. Keep going Adam!!
Thank you for reposting this video! It was incredibly informative and valuable! The Mormon Church needs to be held accountable for their actions and involvement in this horrific behavior!
Hope more of the victims step forward to tell their story. We need to straighten out legal, court system, mental health, and this controlling religiosity over people’s lives.
This is a really important story to shine a light on. This needs to be known I feel more then any other story. We need to know the true nature of what the church dose behind the scenes. Thanks for this.
The church should be held accountable for this constant abuse!!!! I am so angry! We have all been duped into thinking that this criminal corporation is sanctioned by god! Jodi should never be allowed out of prison! Jodi is a psychopath and should lose every dollar she has earned from abusing all of these people!!!!
I'm so back you could re-upload this so so important Mormon Story! I love that Adam finally can tell the world how terrible the church misleaded him into the terrible hands of the Hildebrandt devil 👿. I am so happy he have fought so hard to clear his name, enlighten the Utah ,and now being such an important voice in the way the court now must see who she really is! Stay strong Adam! ❤❤❤
Thank you to everyone who has been watching and sharing. I uploaded this because I was disgusted at the fact that after all Adam has been through, a court order silences these 6 hours of effort, after a lifetime of struggle and trauma.
And I also just want everyone to know that I'm not affiliated with John Dehlin or Mormon Stories Podcast, I just have great respect for him and Adam Steed, and so I wanted this to be out there
Thank you for reuploading ! I never got to see it the first time before it was taken down
thank you so much for sharing this! 🥰 continued prayers for Adam and his family 🤍
Did you get John Dehlin's permission to post this? You may be putting him and Adam at risk.
God/Jehovah/Allah/Buddha/Cthulhu bless you for doing this good deed. Adam deserves to let his voice be heard
I watched it on Mormon Stories before it got taken down, this is so important to be heard and no one should have the right to silence this man. Thank you so much for putting this back out there for all to hear and learn from, so important.
Adam Paul Steed should receive compensation from BYU and Jodi Hildebrant for the way he was treated. BOTH of them are guilty of causing him undue harm.
He would have, but church leaders convinced him not to sue because he'd be taking away from "tithe payers money," and as a good Mormon, he couldn't bear to do that.
Nevermind those same leaders have no qualms with extorting that money themselves.
And…THE MORMON CHURCH!!!
okay but still partly his own fault he should have used common sense but the entire church has none either.
@@uwewinkler2820 Common sense? From what?
She should have to pay back every dime she made as a "therapist" as she was a fraud
Adam Paul’s dad is the all-time MVP of dads ever!
Agreed!
double that!!
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I was lucky enough to hear from him before they took it down. Sooo glad it’s back up! The people trying to suppress Adam should be shamed.
Why did it get taken down originally?
Court order
@@ivfchic3316 I believe it was his ex-wife’s lawyer that went after him. She was horribly brainwashed and still is but doesn’t want to admit it.
Ditto and I agree 100%.
The wife is very brainwashed sad hope she getting help
I would pay the bar tab for Adam Paul Steed in any town he's in - this guy is a fucking HERO.
With the sentencing of Hilderbrandt & Franke, I know Adam P will be energized to carry on his work.
Jesse Hilderbrandt - JH's niece has also been incredibly brave and bold in sharing their story.
His whole being was in such a different place on those court room steps last week compared to this interview
I thought the same thing! It was absolutely triumphant the way he spoke there@@HannahMitchell-Art
Yes, they've been really inspiring
I am an ex LDS member from Spain, a convert, who left the Church more than 20 years ago. I HOPE THIS MESSAGE GETS TO ADAM. He, as well as his dad, are the GREATEST examples of resilience, bravery and courage against evil. What he endured was OBNOXIOUS and ABHORRENT and the way they fought it, not only for himself but all the abused kids in Idaho is ASTONISHING.
And this first interview he is giving, regardless of what they left on his car, will acquaint THE WHOLE WORLD about the Mormon Church and the Boys Scouts and will therefore PREVENT IT from happening to thousands of children.
That Jodi is obviously the worst kind of NARCISSIST. Most evil people are and they choose professions where they are trusted, the do the most harm. I had a nasty experience with a therapist as well. Fortunately, I detected her in time and got away from her. I have been a victim of domestic abuse all my life, although not sexual, and the time has come to fight back against my abusers and the rest of them, that we unfortunately encounter in life. Adam has given my again the courage I once had.
well said
Former Bishop who served at BYU as a Bishop left 7 years ago. I am only half way through this episode absolutely blown away at this episode. Thank you for reposting. Keep shinning a light on the darkness that has been clothed in sheep’s clothing. Countless times I asked myself as a Bishop what would Christ do only to realize it is not what the “Church” does. Wolf in Sheep’s clothing. I wish it wasn’t but its hard to call it anything else.
Thank you, I appreciate your words
It’s incredibly sad how deep the corruption lies and how easily we were all manipulated to believe it was the truth, the only true church, the only way to have true happiness, the only way back to God etc….. sucks for all the wonderful people who only believe they are doing what’s right, but so many know the truth and continue to follow blindly.
Ita awesome that you chose to trust the truth that you felt and act on it!
jesus how many "bishops" do these lunatics have
Adam, I recently lost my 14 year old son and life feels dark. Your interview has encouraged me. I adore your honesty and authenticity and your courage tontalk about the really difficult things ❤
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I know there's nothing that can ever truly take away the pain of losing a child and I thankfully don't know that pain personally but I've been there with others close to me that have gone through it. All I can say is that keep your son close and keep his memory alive the best you can and most importantly, LIVE for him! Don't forget to take care of yourself, mentally and physically. Be kind to yourself, take time to yourself when you need it, and don't be afraid to treat yourself and give yourself some self care, even if it's only something small and simple. Get outside and enjoy nature and appreciate its beauty and breathing fresh air. Also, remember to have patience with your loved ones who are also grieving, everyone deals with it in their own way. Be there for each other to lean on and make sure everyone has someone to talk to and support one another. Do stuff together as a family. Make that time for each other. Let this be the glue that holds the family together and not the downfall that splits you apart! That one's really important! Especially if you have a spouse and other children. Make sure they know that you're there for them and that you need them too. And remember, you're much stronger than you think and I know that this is incredibly painful but I PROMISE you that there is still life past this, you will find yourself again and be able to enjoy life!
Hang in there. I'm sending my love and prayers for you and your family! You will get through this!
May God Bless you with peace and serenity and help guide you through this trying time 🤍🙏🕊️
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THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN !!!!! So glad to see it back up !!!✌️❤️🙂 to Adam Paul Steed.
I'm almost scared to watch it 😞
I’m feeling the same.
I wasn’t in a place to be able to watch it when it first came out and then it was taken down and it’s still extremely hard to hear this and I’m so triggered by this shit but people need to talk about this because silence protects the predator and we need to take the power away from the predators. If we don’t bring these things into the light or nothing will ever change and things desperately need to change.
Oh wow I’m glad someone posted this interview. Adam Paul Steed was re-victimized and re-traumatized by Morwenna, by Jodi, by the LDS. I’m sorry it was taken down but glad you can’t hide this truth for long! . Adam is a brave man.
Parole board needs to know this so Jodi never gets out!!!
Agreed
Glad to see this back up. I watched the first time. Broke my heart. My love to Adam. I love seeing him on the courthouse steps speaking his truth. Bravo Adam.
It was epic. He is a brave man. A wounded, but brave, a hero!
@@laurenmay2098 Yes, it was
This is the only place I’ve seen it up again
I never got the chance to listen to the original but I’ve heard his story referenced so many times. Good work on the re-upload!
Thank you!
Glad to find this interview posted somewhere. It’s a heart-wrenching story!
I'm rewatching for the algorithm. Everyone deserves to hear this and known just what a monster Jodi is.
Me too!!
Me too!
I applaud you. I can barely stomach this once in multiple sittings.
Me too, I watched the first time before it was taken down from mormon stories. Huge testimony!
OMG!!! So flat this is back out on the inter webs. Adam is such a good person. This whole situation is awful.
This man is a pillar of strength! It is amazing how he still is standing after all of the terrible things that he has been through due to no fault of his own! I’m so glad that Jodi hildebrandt is finally been held accountable for all of the terrible things she has done! Unfortunately there are so many people whose lives she has destroyed and won’t ever pay for what she has done!
I hope these ex wives feel ACTUAL shame after this has all come out. Not the fabricated shame Jodi invented. But REAL shame for dragging their families through this and being so foolish.
My sister followed the Hildebrandt plan, but I believe it was under guidance from a friend of hers who had been a previous Hildebrandt cult devotee. She feels no remorse or shame for torpedoing her family. Mormon culture crafts malignant narcissists like no other in the world.
@@glennsirishsetters-davidgl7752 I'm so sorry to hear that...
It’s chilling how they turned a true victim into a make believe predator. Hitler did that. I am shocked how easily Jodi exploited Adam’s trauma and how stupidly the wife accepted it as being the veritable nature of her husband. Jodi is clearly a sick sadist, but the wife sounds like an insensitive and ignorant fool. Stupid or not, her life will be haunted by what she’s done for the rest of her days. These ladies deserve all the public shame that they are getting. Too bad the medieval public punishment by throwing some rotten stuff at them has not been introduced by the Mormon church since they love so much the rituals of the olden days. Adam has lots of support and the police needs to arrest anybody intimidating this man and his family. He’s been through hell already.
@@glennsirishsetters-davidgl7752 is a cult!!
@@SculptExpress-gv8jpBecause that is the point of brainwashing and cults. Rational, critical thought, and empathy isn’t going to get through someone so deeply entrenched in the BS. I’m sure Pam and the cult devotees have spun this to Jodi being saint persecuted for her faith telling the truth to the blind masses that don’t want to hear it, etc.
Adam is a hero. I can’t fathom how he made it through all this abuse. His adolescence and adult life was se stolen by intense abuse and manipulation from church, state, and a licensed healthcare sociopath.
I think Jodi is a lesbian.
Possibly a repressed lesbian,
who enjoys breaking up heterosexual marriages and taking control of the wife's mind.
Jodi may have repressed sexual feelings for the women she is "helping"?
Or she was actually sleeping with some of the wives she was "helping"?
Her "practice" was so obsessively sex focused!.
So not a nice, normal out and proud lesbian... a power mad, Mormon, man hating, possibly repressed lesbian.
I really suspect Jodi was sexually attracted to Ruby and may have been sleeping with her.
Glad to be able to catch this interview. It took me an entire day to listen to in chunks.
What horrible things this man has had to endure. I applaud your bravery Adam! I know you dont want to accept money, but use it to pay what debts you still have from this craziness. And then donate any leftover to a good cause.
I have been going down the Jodi/Ruby rabbit hole for days. This interview solidifies my opinion that Kevin Franke was brainwashed and why he had almost no contact with his wife and children over a 13 month period.
The internet is forever!! Thank you for reposting. Sharing high and wide....
Thanks for re-posting - stay SAFE!
Thank you, I hope more people download and post it- because then they won't be able to silence it
@@TruthandLaw yes, THANK YOU! I was hoping someone out there had the presence of mind to record!
Why was this taken down to begin with? Sorry I used to watch mormon stories all the time but haven't for a while so not in the loop@@TruthandLaw
@@kellymarieapplebee - sorry for the late reply... My understanding is that the Mormon Stories podcast had some legal issues with the church's lawyers. I'm not sure of the details.
Adam is a damn likeble dude, who's been thru 50 lifetimes of trauma. Can someone please bring down this predatory religion?
Cult
I am a mandatory reporter in Minnesota, as a school bus driver.
How the hell are mormon bishops NOT mandatory reporters in Arizona, Utah, and Idaho?
marcus
Freedom of religion :/ can’t pass such a law. 😢
Too many Mormons at the top is why
@@China-Clay no. It's a first amendment right: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
Those words have nothing to do with Mormons.
@@mole40 politely, do more homework, there is lots to this
Every time lawmakers try, the mormon church lobbies against it.
You are not alone Adam. As a survivor of incest i want to thank you for your courage and strength. My shame and fear stopped me from confronting the truth with my family...i became an alcoholic and was not able to deal with anything until i finally had to ask help with my alcoholsm. It took a long time to recover. I eventually became a Crisis Intervention Counslor and was finally able to help others just like me. Continue on your journey so you can heal more along with others like you by your side. Once again thankyou Adam...💙🙏💙 God Bless
So sorry you suffered too God bless you and heal you love from australia
So glad to have a chance to watch this interview again. Thanks so much for re-posting.
I'm not going to watch this here because I was able to watch it on Mormon Stories before it was pulled luckily. But I just wanted to leave a comment for the engagement and say thank you so much for reupploading this! Adam deserves to have his story heard!
Same I'm letting it run muted on my tablet though so they get the view
@@melanie1825Oh good idea! I didn't think of that. I'll do that now too
Thank you :) I agree, and it made me sick that they seemingly wiped it from the internet
Thank you for that! It looks like UA-cam is actually recommending and showing this video, and that shows all the engagement has been paying off@@melanie1825
Oh my gosh, I just made it through all 5:48 hours. I'm glad I could press pause for bio breaks and sleep (last night), and I don't know how you did it live! John, you did an amazing job! I also watched your interview with Jesse. With both victims of JH, who have painstakingly managed to move forward with courage and the support they have received, you listened attentively, interrupted only when necessary, explained some concepts for your broader audience, and connected the dots to the Mormon hierarchy and doctrine to help us understand the broader issues here. Bravo and much love to all three of you!
I was overwhelmed by your story but honored by your truth and willingness to want healing for everyone without anger and resentment .
Adam is so incredibly brave for sharing his story while still being traumatised and retraumatised. I hope that he will find peace and healing going forward. Trauma recovery is a long and exhausting process and I can only wish him the very best.
Adam -You May never know the impact you have had on the lives of those of us that no longer fit into these organized churches! Thank You ✨🧡✨🤎✨
So glad this came up in my recommended… THANK YOU for posting Adams episode. When it was originally posted, I only got about halfway through before it was taken down and I wasn’t able to continue watching. I’m glad I can listen to the rest of Adam’s very important story.
Same, only got halfway
Thanks, I'm happy that I could contribute to getting his story out there
"I don't want to live in a world that's full of triggers." I'm impressed with him already!
What an amazing interview. I watched the whole thing.
Thank you so much for reposting this after Mormon Stories got threatened.
Thank you, I’m happy to have had the opportunity to do it
Adam Steed, in my eye is a bloody hero for doing this and for what he has been through. Son of Ruby R , and Adam have a lot of the same traits in the way that both have come forward. This takes such guts and I have absolute respect for what you have done and said. I do hope that Adam doesn’t go back to the Mormon Church. Jodi is the devil incarnate.
Jodi Hildebrant needs to go through a trial. I understand sparing the Franke children, but there are so many other victims out there that she should have to sit through a trial with discovery, with a jury of her peers, and with witness impact statements.
I absolutely agree!
100%
Jodi knows how badly a trial would have gone and it would have exposed so much. I don't think anyone was really trying to spare the victims IMO.
I agree she should have had a trial. She took a plea deal because a trial would have seen Ruby Franke’s diary being used against them in court, and that diary was damning! It wasn’t up for interpretation, it said word for word what they were doing to those kids and why they were doing it, and it would have crucified them both.
so happy that you got this interview back on your channel. a jam packed heart wrenching episode.
Im thrilled to get the chance to see this! Thank you for uploadibg!
Adam has been through so much and absolutely deserves 100% support and to have his own voice heard!
It was so refreshing to see Adam smile and joke about being live towards the end and see his absolute joy and love for his wife and her support. "The light in his eyes"...so beautiful ❤️
This is such a devastating story. I want to watch it because its so important, but i have to watch it in segments because its ao triggering. Thank you for bringing evil into the light. This man is beyond courageous.
THANK YOU for re-uploading this. Commenting for the algorithm and to throw my support behind Adam. Straight. Up. Hero.
MY GOOD GOD LORD ALIVE!! I'm soo glad I finally found this full interview with Adam! It took me three days to watch it because it is sooooo overwhelming!! Adam is a true hero!!
Adam, you are strong, you are amazing! Don’t doubt that. You’ve saved those boys and the many boys who were lucky that you were brave enough for them!!
Very glad I get to see this. It was taken down before I could see it on Mormon Stories. Adam Steed is so brave. He is a hero, like many people say. He and his family changed laws and thus lives. I hop e Adam Steed gets real justice and a huge settlement. The Mormon Church did purposefully destroy his life, or try to. Adam has persevered. I love when Adam calls his wife," my sweet wife". I am rooting for him big time. The Mormon Church MUST be held accountable!
The pain in this mans voice is so evident . Im just speechless about this whole situation .
Thank you for saving this and posting it. There is no reason this should be censored. Let people decide for themselves.
It was his ex wife who Threatened the podcast legally and they had to take down. Horrible woman
Yes, a horrible woman. Being stupid is just a lottery of life or lack of proper education or at least the lack of curiosity and critical thinking, but being also cruel to this man is beyond evil. Why these wives do not get any punishment? Why just Ruby. The rest of idiotic gullible wives should also follow. Adam deserves so much better.
So happy it’s back up for all to see and hear! So many families affected by Jodi Hildebrandt’s destructive behavior. The LDS Church needs to wake up!
Oh, the church is wide awake; just feigning ignorance and innocence. It's the members that need to wake up.
Six hour interview. SIX HOURS. That’s how much trauma this church has caused Adam Steed, someone who is extraordinarily brave and who has my utmost respect.
I don't know who Jodi Hildebrandt is, but I am a personal friend of Adam Steed. Even though he is a friend, I can honestly assure you he is a coniving, dishonest liar. He is not a safe person. He has set up COUNTLESS schemes to defraud clueless people. You may want to look into this before you collaborate further with him. He can destroy your business.
The only people I know who hate the BYU church are bat crap CRAZY! I can tell they you are too.
You’re so respectful, I appreciate this channel so much.
Thank you for getting this out! MP was threatened to be sued for this interview.
Glad to see this posted again. Adam is a hero
I saw him give a statement at Jodi's sentencing and had heard about the missing episode, so I'm glad to finally be able to hear it. I'm only about two hours in but everything he's saying is so relatable. The way documents are triggering, and the ways he gets overwhelmed, all of it is deeply familiar. I have so much respect for this dude. It's hard to listen to but it's the truth.
I’m glad these videos are still going around, thank you for posting them.
Allowing any religious institution to involve themselves in any form of applied psychology is beyond ridiculous
Thank you, thank you for putting this up. I wasn’t able to view this on Mormon Stories and was upset to find out it was taken down. Adam had been through so much and I’m glad he is telling his story.
Thanks, I was upset too, I was very happy when I could get my hands on it
I am so thrilled that Adam’s story is getting out
Was lucky enough to hear the interview when Mormon Stories had it on. Found this looking for clips of it to show a friend who is just now getting i to it. Told her about it months ago but don’t think she understood the depth of the Jodi Hilderbrandt story. Now that the news is FINALLY getting on board she is interested. SHAME on the mainstrtmedia for sleeping on this for so long. And double SHAME on the LDS church remaining silent and complicit. DISGUSTING. SHINE THE LIGHT ON IT!
In case this gets removed, download it for future viewing. I just did. Click the 3 dots and a drop down menu will appear, click on download. Thank you for re-posting this!!!
Thank you! Thank you for uploading it again. I watched it live and I was so outraged when it was taken down that I found it on someone's open access drive on the Internet to download & save it to send it to people--feeling this overwhelming sense of protection over Adam. This needs to be heard!
I’m not finished yet but I keep wondering if all the people that stood behind Jodi Hildebrandt against Adam Steed (bishops, stake presidents, BYU, Marwanna and her family, legal institutions, etc) have come forward and apologized, made amends, of if they realized they were manipulated at this point?
Adam thank you for sharing this story, for continuing to fight for yourself and others, for doing the right thing even when the evil people seem to be winning! You and your family have done soo much good in the world and are hero’s! Much love and light being sent your way. 🥰
This is so difficult to watch. Mostly to see how broken he is. Just gut wrenching. Sending positive vibes to support to him in his journey of healing. ❤🙏
Thank you for putting this up. So many people continue to be damaged by church-run addiction recovery groups, and by this cottage industry of therapists who, like Jodi, are getting rich off of Mormon Church-manufactured excessive guilt and shame.
Thanks. Yes that’s exactly right, weaponized guilt and shame
This is so sick and as a survivor of childhood SA this hurts so much words can’t express 💔💔💔
The statue of limitation needs to be changed all over and the predecessors and predecessors protectors need to be stopped. this has destroyed so many lives.
🤮🤮🤮
Oh my gosh I live in the community in Idaho he is from, I pass the scouting center in town to get home. It always feels sinister. It's always empty.
The town is a lot less Mormon now, and I'm non Mormon as well, but I do see the cultish mentality where members dont question their allegiance to the church, keep any problems on the inside, and take threat from outsiders or people who speak out. I can completely see how the mentality created by the church would keep people from coming forward to speak up about abuse. Knowing this world of abuse has been hiding right under my nose... thank God for people like Adam coming forward and exposing it, and for Adam's dad to fight not only for Adam's case, but for the cases of all abused children in Idaho. I have a little baby boy right now and I just can't fathom this abuse happening to him.
I wish I could say I can't believe people would threaten Adam, but unfortunately I do believe it. I just pray for their safety, health and happiness moving forward, and I am so thankful for his bravery so I can truly know what's happened here, and have more information on how to protect my son.
Good on you, Konrad. This is probably the most agonizing interview that I have ever heard and extremely important for the children hurt and people who have suffered at the hands of Jodi and those who empowered her. Let's hope this interview "reproduces" and populates the internet. The truth won't be silenced.
Thank you :)
I've also never heard anything like it. And I jumped at the chance to get this out there. This is why I won't take this down, I don't care what a court threatens me with
Thank you so much for making this available. It’s a great interview I caught before it was pulled, offers so much insight into Jodi’s tactics (Adam Paul Steed is a hero who has really been through it…) and I keep leading people here. Thx again.
Thank you for your bravery and for speaking out Adam. You and your father are awesome. I am quite certain I wouldn't have survived this ordeal and my family would be mourning me unaliving myself. All the rage and all the sorrow from listening to your story.
It’s so disgusting how states attorneys let predators plead guilty and can take so many charges to start with but then can bring it down to only one charge just because they plead guilty, it makes me sick. The person that SA me as a child was charged with
6 counts but then he pled guilty and they brought it down to just one charge and didn’t serve any jail time.
And another case in my town where a person SA a child was originally charged with 20 counts and they brought it down to only 1 count because he pleaded guilty.
omg I missed the original interview! thank you for reposting.
I'm glad I could help!
This is so upsetting to watch… you can tell this whole thing is so incredibly traumatizing for this man. I am so incredibly grateful and just in awe with his strength in sharing his story and I’m grateful that you have shared it. This story is so so important, not to just Jodie but for the whole church… it’s time they answer for their wrong doings
I agree with you. It goes way beyond Jodi
Thank you, Konrad! Adam's ex-wife should NOT be able to silence His Truth!
I watched this live and was so sad to hear they took it down! Love Mormon stories!
I’m so glad you were able to put this back up here!!!
Me too :) I'm glad I could step in and fill the void. Adam should be all over the internet
Calling a child coming forward about their abuse a "whistleblower" is disturbing on so many levels.
I didn't get to see this on MSP before it was taken down. Glad to see it's been reuploaded, so Adam's story can reach more people.
Awesome!! I was lucky enough to catch this on Mormon Stories Podcast before John was forced to take it down
So glad its back up. I heard the original and after hearing his story it definiatly left a imoression of why Ruby's husband Kevin MAY have had such odd behavior when it came to not knowing much about his kids why he was out of the house or checked on his kids. Adam & his dad pretty amazing people and I am so happy for Adam he got to tell his story.❤
Well, that UA-cam algorithm sure did its job. Your video reached even me in Romania. Currently here, too, there seems to be an ephidemic of therapists or almost therapists erasing the boundaries between religious beliefs and theraphy ethics with all the dangerous effects it might have. Thank you for your work and for sharing the stories of these incredibly brave survivors. 🙏
What a courageous human being! Sending my hopes for your total healing as this daylight keeps growing and growing beyond all attempts to quash it. Let this sunlight of yours disinfect all, everything!
Still in the first part of the interview, but the trauma and pain radiating from his face is just palpable through the screen. I sincerely hope that this man is able to heal more than what I see here. It's just amazing that he keeps on fighting. Please let this fight end and the healing start. Thanks for reuploading this. I hope the patrol board is seeing this before they decide how long Jodi will be in prison.
My heart goes out to this brave man, he seems deeply not okay. I hope he finds peace and happiness someday. My love to him and his family 💕💕
Adam, you are BRILLIANT and so compassionate. I am near the end of this interview. It is a harrowing story. If you feel compelled, file a civil suit against " take your pick". Continue your education. Do the career you want. Help your parents get their retirement money back.
So thankful I saw this post originally, glad to see it up again. It’s an important message
Adam was also instrumental in drawing attention to atrocities committed against Syrian detainees. Google The Daily Universe Adam Paul Steed.
This guy has managed to turn trauma into life changing acts of heroism and service. Watching him take that mic...pretty sure I jumped up and cheered. Hes has had repeatedly a boot to the neck, and said "Not today".
I understand where hes coming from and often Ive found myself "rambling" through details robotically and compulsively and sometimes in clumsy blocks, so the eye rolling discomfort of the talking heads mean nothing.
Keep going Adam!!
Thanks for sharing that, I'll check it out. And I agree he is awesome
i was able to watch this when it aired! THANK YOU for preserving it!!!
Thank you!
I’m glad it’s back out in the fresh air again.
Thank you for uploading this. Them trying to silence him further proves how important it is
I suspect many of us have been abused, but this courageous interview gave me a whole new understanding of trauma inflicted. Thank you.
Thank you for reposting this video! It was incredibly informative and valuable! The Mormon Church needs to be held accountable for their actions and involvement in this horrific behavior!
One of the best interviews anywhere!!!
TY for posting, I didn't get to watch this before it was taken down.
Thank you for watching
Hope more of the victims step forward to tell their story. We need to straighten out legal, court system, mental health, and this controlling religiosity over people’s lives.
Adam Paul Seed, is such a beautiful person. And i am happy that he was not broken. ❤
This is a really important story to shine a light on. This needs to be known I feel more then any other story. We need to know the true nature of what the church dose behind the scenes. Thanks for this.
Thank you :)
The church should be held accountable for this constant abuse!!!! I am so angry! We have all been duped into thinking that this criminal corporation is sanctioned by god! Jodi should never be allowed out of prison! Jodi is a psychopath and should lose every dollar she has earned from abusing all of these people!!!!
Glad this is back up. Much love Adam ❤
I'm so back you could re-upload this so so important Mormon Story! I love that Adam finally can tell the world how terrible the church misleaded him into the terrible hands of the Hildebrandt devil 👿. I am so happy he have fought so hard to clear his name, enlighten the Utah ,and now being such an important voice in the way the court now must see who she really is!
Stay strong Adam! ❤❤❤
So sad what this man went through as a boy and young man and then had the triple misfortune of being referred to Jodi. How horrible!
May God bless all Truth tellers and whistle blowers as well as those who advocate for them.
Thank you for preserving this truth!!
Thanks !
Adam’s story really broke my heart. I can’t believe this happens in real life.