Ex-Polygamist Reacts: Peter Santenello's "Inside Fundamental Mormon Community"

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  • 👋 Hey everyone! Welcome back to Growing Up in Polygamy, where we dive into thought-provoking content and share unique perspectives. In today's video, Sam and Melissa are going to react to Peter Santenello's eye-opening video, "Inside Fundamental Mormon Community."
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  • @ameelecoq8801
    @ameelecoq8801 7 місяців тому +59

    The older lady said, " When a marriage fails it's because of two things: number one, selfishness and number two, jealousy." I can't help but think of Kody and Robyn Brown!

  • @InternetJury
    @InternetJury 7 місяців тому +131

    Just as an FYI - the group in this video is better known at the Peterson Group. They broke off the the AUB. The guy in the video is so well spoken because he's an attorney. So that explains the way he speaks. He will gladly talk to you guys, he's very outspoken. The Petersons tend to follow Lorin C. Woolley's teachings. These are the fundamentalists found over in Beryl and Modena with that unusual pyramid shaped temple. I wonder if they've moved their temple to Nevada? I'm willing to bet that young pregnant girl grew up around Beryl/Modena. Her husband going to school in Mesquite is intriguing, though. I wonder if he's from Bunkerville.

    • @emilyb8763
      @emilyb8763 7 місяців тому +35

      Yup. And one of the biggest reasons they broke off from the AUB was because the former was "going soft" on the Curse of Cain doctrine. So basically - racism.

    • @InternetJury
      @InternetJury 7 місяців тому +18

      @@emilyb8763 Ooomph, the AUB is a whole different story. But it would be fun to get super deep talking about other AUB issues. Like... oh, Ervil LeBaron and the whole Lamb of God Hit list. I mean, people don't understand when they say there are TONS of random break-off groups, there really are. Most of them pretty small. I mean, LeBaron was about as evil as Warren Jeffs, if not more so, if you ask me....and that's saying something.

    • @emilyb8763
      @emilyb8763 7 місяців тому +21

      @InternetJury Oh, big agree. BIG. Was just chiming in on your initial comment that addressed the "Who are these people and who did they split off from? And WHY?" question. That's probably why Benjamin skirted the question so skillfully. He was pretty blatant and forthcoming about a lot of stuff, but as an attorney, he knows he can't say "We split off bc the apostates think non-white people are like...people."

    • @AlexPReal
      @AlexPReal 7 місяців тому +5

      Thanks for this. Super interesting group and guy!

    • @carolynabaunza3716
      @carolynabaunza3716 7 місяців тому +2

      At This is the Place Monument Park in SLC, they have huge statues that show how the Mormon army fought the US government. They also teach the Deseret Alphabet there too. It’s a phonetic alphabet

  • @julezny
    @julezny 7 місяців тому +28

    The idea that women are "more jealous" than men, when it's only the men who are taking on multiple spouses, is ridiculous. If the women started taking on multiple husbands the men would lose their sh**.
    In fact, there should be a different term. The words "polygamy" or "plural marriage," make it sound like their are just multiple people in the marriage--not one man and multiple wives only.

    • @angelalurtz3638
      @angelalurtz3638 7 місяців тому +3

      Polygamy does literally mean "multiple wives". The word for multiple husbands is polyandry. But you're definitely right about the jealousy concept. The men think they're less jealous only because they've never been called upon to confront and overcome their jealousy 😅

  • @hopegold883
    @hopegold883 7 місяців тому +77

    My mom regularly cycled through all our names before landing on the kid she wanted. There were three of us.

    • @RWorley3sl
      @RWorley3sl 7 місяців тому +10

      Add in the pets as well. We had five in our family and we just waited until shevsaid the last name.

    • @melissafraser5960
      @melissafraser5960 7 місяців тому +4

      I'll say sorry from all the mum's out there lol. I have 3 children and 1 dog I cycle through names until I get the right child's name. I even throw in my dogs name when calling them and he always looks at me weird, like hey woman you realise I'm a dog hehe

    • @juliery63
      @juliery63 7 місяців тому +4

      I have 4 grown kids, 2 grands and have had various pets through the years. I also cycled, and still cycle, through the names, and often the pets as well. I only had one sister and my mom constantly called us by the other's name. I think it's pretty normal for most parents. I don't know anyone that doesn't laugh about doing it.

    • @dleehou1982
      @dleehou1982 7 місяців тому +2

      I do it with 2 lol 😂

    • @tammyellison735
      @tammyellison735 7 місяців тому +1

      my mom did too and I was the baby she never got my name the first time.

  • @raebeesknees
    @raebeesknees 7 місяців тому +33

    I love your point that when you are in a high control religion you don’t realize you’re being controlled as well, even though you can recognize it in other groups

  • @laurengarcia1023
    @laurengarcia1023 7 місяців тому +41

    I really like how you offer kind criticism coupled with empathy regarding coercive control. A lot of people really don't even understand how coercive control works. The channel Growing up in Scientology, which would be a great collab. But he talks about how no one in Scientology thinks it's a cult. And you can't go in and "rescue" people because they might not like what's happening all the time, but they believe they're doing the right thing. The prison of belief.

    • @DarkbutNotsinister
      @DarkbutNotsinister 7 місяців тому +4

      SPTV! I’m part of the replay crew.
      I feel for A-Aron. I’ve been screwed in a WTF sort of way. It was great hearing him say all the things I couldn’t.

  • @lindaz1290
    @lindaz1290 7 місяців тому +21

    I am not Mormon, nor have I ever been Mormon or part of organized religion. I grew up and went to public school with many Mormons, some who have left the church and some who have stayed. Found you by watching one of Peter's videos and was fascinated by it. Just finished watching this one. You two are great. Love watching your reactions, and I learned SO much!!

  • @debr2577
    @debr2577 7 місяців тому +32

    So enjoyed your involvement in Peter’s show. Great job .

  • @FlowerChild65
    @FlowerChild65 7 місяців тому +24

    I was actually kind of shocked to see them admit to the Adam-God doctrine. This is a pretty core Mormon belief (even though the Church would deny this now). It's one of the main reasons a lot of Christians don't consider Mormonism to be part of Christianity to be honest.

    • @christyannie83
      @christyannie83 7 місяців тому +3

      Well, that and the whole Holy Trinity thing

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +1

      I totally agree with you!

    • @sirreptitious6645
      @sirreptitious6645 7 місяців тому

      It’s a fundamental reason Mormonism is not Christian and utter blasphemy. Disobeying God and believing Satan’s lie that they could become “like God” is what got Adam and Eve banished from the Garden. How much worse to believe that you could one day actually “become” a God, as these people do!

  • @stgeorgee
    @stgeorgee 7 місяців тому +20

    There is a reason why the featured group didn’t exist, until the early 1980’s.
    Until a few decades ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught that they “shall be a white and a delightsome people,” a phrase literally taken from the Book of Mormon.
    Until the 1970s, the LDS Church also restricted black members’ participation in important rituals and prohibited black men from becoming priests.
    Like most Mormon break away, “fundamentalist”, groups; they are were created by white supremacists. Name a better way for Mormon to be openly racist, than to claim the teachings of Joseph Smith represents the truth.

    • @JenniferMull93
      @JenniferMull93 7 місяців тому +3

      That is really interesting

    • @MsLT62
      @MsLT62 7 місяців тому +1

      Joseph Smith was not racist. Black men held the priesthood in his day.

    • @Atillatcele
      @Atillatcele 7 місяців тому

      ⁠@@MsLT62 Joseph Smith was definitely racist. He didn’t put any black men in church callings, invite them to do super secret rituals or join in his secret polygamy club. Furthermore he defended the practice of slavery when asked. He just wasn’t as racist as Brigham Young.

  • @user-ow1ub9op8n
    @user-ow1ub9op8n 7 місяців тому +9

    I learned about the LDS from a co-worker at American Airlines. I retired after 37 years. I am gay and met my Mormon friend on a flight from Dallas, TX, to San Jose, Costa Rica. We became friends and never had a boyfriend or intimate relationship with one another. We lived in Manhattan, New York City. He grew up in what he called "the bubble" of Salt Lake City. He was "outed" to his family by a friend of his sister. His parents were school teachers. After one year, his parents welcomed him home. I met them. His mother told me that John was her son, and she could not let anything come between them. He only has one sister and one brother. They had a relationship with him as well. They were both married at the Temple in Salt Lake. He had to wait outside. He lived in Miami and could not get a "Temple recommend." One last thing. When the new temple was built in Ft. Lauderdale, the church not only allowed a local news team inside to tour and film, but they also allowed the general public to tour. I took advantage of that. It was open for three days. We were allowed in all rooms. It was very interesting. He had gone on a mission to Peru. He did have intimate experiences with other missionaries. I wish all of you the very best and look forward to watching your videos.

  • @stubbs3023
    @stubbs3023 7 місяців тому +16

    21:01 Them saying “ooo burn” at the other group calling themselves the righteous branch was so funny!

  • @mollygraf3305
    @mollygraf3305 7 місяців тому +14

    So if they don't want to be called Mormons, does that mean they'll rename the Book of Mormon and print all new ones? Thanks for reacting to another one of Peter's documentaries, I love the way he can ask questions without making the people he's talking to feel like they're being judged.

  • @jahbern
    @jahbern 7 місяців тому +20

    Now that I think about it, it never occurred to me that the wives would split up after the husband died. I guess I figured they were sister wives - a family - so they would stay together as a family. It seems strange to me that your kids would have all these “moms” they just didn’t live with anymore. They got new “moms.” That seems so odd to me, but then again it all seems odd to me, so …

    • @christyannie83
      @christyannie83 7 місяців тому +1

      Well, women can’t be priesthood holders so they couldn’t possibly lead a home and family!!!😂

    • @jahbern
      @jahbern 7 місяців тому +3

      @@christyannie83 what a weird way to live, you know? It just doesn’t make sense to me 😂

    • @sirreptitious6645
      @sirreptitious6645 7 місяців тому +1

      Maybe Mormonism was designed to not make sense. It’s too difficult for ordinary people to understand so don’t try, just accept what the authorities tell you!

  • @soleillebolduc2448
    @soleillebolduc2448 7 місяців тому +36

    I always think on the topic of polygamy being "natural" is if that same answer would apply if it was one woman and multiple husbands. I can't imagine men would ever call that natural in that case! lol

    • @seppyq3672
      @seppyq3672 7 місяців тому

      They wouldn't call it natural. The way I've heard it is that polygamy its natural because the fathers can spore dozens or more of children. A woman isn't going to have more children simply by having more men.

    • @AL-vw6uw
      @AL-vw6uw 7 місяців тому +9

      Yes like men would not be equally jealous in that situation (overall).

    • @anthill1510
      @anthill1510 7 місяців тому +18

      @@AL-vw6uw Yeah, I found this "women are jelaous" quite funny. I would like to see men in the sutuation of polyandry, sharing one wife. I would guess the end of the experiment would show "humans are jelaous".

    • @kansmansen8609
      @kansmansen8609 7 місяців тому +2

      Nothing about polygamy is natural. What's natural and right is one man and one woman.

    • @BlackMetalSchecter
      @BlackMetalSchecter 7 місяців тому

      Modern women do live this way, they sleep around with new men every week. Sleeping with only 2 or 3 men on a regular basis would be an upgrade for modern women.

  • @na.nner.s
    @na.nner.s 7 місяців тому +18

    Thanks for sharing all your knowledge- especially taking the time to explain the little things that us never mo’s don’t understand!!

  • @jamesleblanc1530
    @jamesleblanc1530 7 місяців тому +8

    Who is from Peter’s Chanel? 🙌🙌

  • @LinaGenX
    @LinaGenX 7 місяців тому +29

    QUESTION for Sam: when you first left the FLDS was it difficult for you to get used to thinking that a womans idea was as important as a mans idea, or did you already understand that growing up?

  • @ariemhetareads3996
    @ariemhetareads3996 7 місяців тому +4

    As a Jew, I so want to ask him about his belief that changing the covenant of a religion is not good because that's Christianity to us. In general, he sounds like an interesting person to talk to.
    Also as a Jew, the kippa and maybe also holding the hands out is from us. A kippa (pronounced KEE-puh or kee-PAH) (also known as a yarmulke (YAH-muh-kuh) in Yiddish) is worn by men and shows a) that we remember G-d and b) that we're Jews (some people also add to point a that G-d is above us metaphorically). It's not religiously required but it would be hard to find a religious Jew in a place where it is safe to do so NOT wear a kippa. Even in places where it isn't safe to do so many cover their heads with a hat or a hoodie. Non-religious men will often wear a kippa during religious ceremonies and since Jewish ceremonies usually have food that might have been where he got wearing it during eating from.
    As for the other thing? Jews use prayer books and when we mime praying we hold out our hands like we're holding a prayer book so maybe he got it from that.

  • @ken2tou
    @ken2tou 7 місяців тому +7

    Long time Peter S fan here!
    Thank you for sharing your experiences in those groups. Removing the vail of secrecy helps to foster understanding.
    Job well done.

  • @angesvlogs6628
    @angesvlogs6628 7 місяців тому +25

    Love Peter's videos ❤ he's so respectful to everyone

  • @debbiehuber433
    @debbiehuber433 7 місяців тому +3

    This is all so fascinating….I’ve lived in Utah my whole life never realized how many groups there are. I love your input so educational.

  • @FlowerChild65
    @FlowerChild65 7 місяців тому +10

    Oh yay! I wanted to watch this one but it was pretty long and I couldn't do it. Now I have you all here to watch with! Melissa, you rarely wear your hair like this and it looks really beautiful 💖

  • @darlasnyder7923
    @darlasnyder7923 7 місяців тому

    I so enjoy your channel. You both are amazing teachers, and I love your own curiosity and love of learning. Love your commitment to helping and loving others. I’ve watched you from your first video, and have learned so much.

  • @lesliesheppard6112
    @lesliesheppard6112 7 місяців тому +4

    I’m loving Sam’s reaction to the mat under the food. 😮 Like, what in the??😂

  • @mazdaman1982
    @mazdaman1982 7 місяців тому +3

    lol he got me hooked on your channel and I watched you guys for two hours . I appreciate you guys having this channel

  • @MicroBrewsRule
    @MicroBrewsRule 6 місяців тому

    Great episode. Very informative. You both bring a thoughtful perspective to this interview.

  • @anotherdayontherock
    @anotherdayontherock 7 місяців тому +20

    Hi guys, since you have met your goal. Once you start decorating the room you may think about setting up an Amazon wish list. I am positive lots of us would love to help that way also. Keep up the good work!

  • @iz9494
    @iz9494 7 місяців тому +2

    i watched this episode alone and a lot of it obviously went over my head. I saw your video and was like...how can they make it into two hours. I honestly didn't realize how much I wasn't understanding when watching this alone.

  • @jacquelinemeyer8311
    @jacquelinemeyer8311 7 місяців тому +1

    So informative. Ty!

  • @lauras33
    @lauras33 7 місяців тому +13

    Lindsay Hansen Park interviewed Benjamin Shaffer who seems to be the church's primarily public speaker. His story is very interesting. He talks about his brother becoming radicalised. Year in Polygamy - Episode 190.

  • @marcco44
    @marcco44 7 місяців тому +2

    wow deep episode, thanx guys👏👏👏

  • @StefanReinke
    @StefanReinke 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for that review.

  • @daadirabbi
    @daadirabbi 7 місяців тому +1

    Both of you deserve millions of subs I salute you from Somalia.

  • @jewelgazer
    @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +3

    That long hall with all the doors/bedrooms was so creepy.

  • @Grace.allovertheplace
    @Grace.allovertheplace 7 місяців тому +5

    16:24 Hi dear Melissa and Sam, I haven’t lived in a plural family, but when you (Sam) say your father went through several different names and how it made you all chuckle 🤭 I too remember my grandfather (maternal), who basically was more like a father figure to me from when I was a newborn and until I was 8 years old, when he suddenly died of massive heart attack!
    But he too, (he and my grandmother had 3 daughters, and I were their first born granddaughter and anyway, as I got older more grandchildren came along and I remember my papaw went through at least 4-5 different names *every* time he was referring to one of us. I assume, I come from a very musical family and my papaw was an educated pianist, but as soon as my grandmother became pregnant with their first daughter (my mother sister) he quickly realized he needed a more reliable income and he reeducated himself and became an architect & builder (he was the one who made the drawings, and oversaw changes if needed to the original drawings for the construction of the houses, until everything was finished, which in essence I fully understood now because it was a lot more lucrative work, but it wasn’t his passion. I have such fond memories of us, gathering in the living room and he and my mother often played together (four hands) on the piano 🎹 whilst me, my mamaw, and whoever else was there sang together.
    Auch… memories so precious, they bring me both joy, happiness and sadness.
    But if I’ve learned anything in my life it’s that happiness and sadness can coexist simultaneously very perfectly and in a peaceful way.
    So right now I smile and I cry so much.
    But that’s ok. Life is full of coexisting emotions and I do my best to not judge my feelings and instead “cherish” them, the fact that I have had the great privilege of living this life, remember them and it’s a blessing to know they will always be a part of me as well as my papaw will forever be part of me (or I of him?) anyway thank you both for your loving nature. When I watch your videos I feel peaceful.
    All my best, and my greatest thanks for all your efforts and hard work. You are amazing, and I wish you & your loved ones an amazing, weekend filled with happiness, laughter and love.
    With kindness, gratitude, and respect, Grace 🩰✨❤️🎭

  • @16CENTS561
    @16CENTS561 7 місяців тому +1

    I saw the one with you both and it was awsome

  • @Tina06019
    @Tina06019 7 місяців тому +4

    20:53 “The Righteous Branch.” That would have made me bust out laughing. It would have been such a struggle to keep a straight face!

  • @tamicarper2886
    @tamicarper2886 7 місяців тому +3

    Now I can't unsee the "Mona Lisa "

  • @denisebrenton1897
    @denisebrenton1897 7 місяців тому +12

    You don’t have to be paligamist to forget names or to go through all names to get to the right one…

    • @Brad14397
      @Brad14397 7 місяців тому +2

      But it definitely doesn’t help 😂

  • @user-s6_3-
    @user-s6_3- 7 місяців тому +1

    Peter is where I saw your guys video and subscribed.

  • @Autamnleaves65
    @Autamnleaves65 24 дні тому

    LDS here, my son had a miracle. Priesthood blessing explained what was going to happen, not to be scared.
    That he had a special friend, that he was close to in the prexistent that was taking on the work to save his life.
    And to every word he was told happened.
    Just before covid hit he recived a Kidney.
    He did not have to go through dialysis and he was put on the donor list.
    Of 2019 within a few months in January of 2020, he got the call that they had a kidney for him.
    Hes been doing great as he was told.
    So, miracles do still happen they just dont make it known within the LDS community.
    He has two beautiful kids.

  • @GaliSinatra
    @GaliSinatra 7 місяців тому +11

    Since Trina had two husbands through celestial marriage, which one does she get in the afterlife? He's holding his hands out praying like a Muslim while wearing a Jewish yamaka. What the heck?

    • @mienafriggstad3360
      @mienafriggstad3360 7 місяців тому +2

      The first one who she was married to/ sealed to in the Temple or by the Prophet

    • @gregshell8570
      @gregshell8570 7 місяців тому +5

      Or, neither. In the Bible, God tells us there is no marriage in heaven.

    • @ashleydanielson3222
      @ashleydanielson3222 7 місяців тому +2

      Not just Muslims pray like that. It’s actually a Jewish thing.

    • @GaliSinatra
      @GaliSinatra 7 місяців тому +2

      @@ashleydanielson3222 You're right, I thought about it later. LOL

    • @Journal2Awakening
      @Journal2Awakening 7 місяців тому +2

      We are all sparks of God.. God is within and embodies both divine masculine and divine feminine…we are all a part of God and of each other… this is the time of the Great Awakening of humanity..which is why churches and their policies are being examined and exposed…

  • @ginnagw
    @ginnagw 7 місяців тому +6

    39:37 what if the women had several husbands? Would that be natural? Jealousy isn’t just in women.

  • @T.Hang11
    @T.Hang11 7 місяців тому +1

    Okay some irony..😅 because Mormons don’t drink..I was super hungover Friday and not feeling so great..I was also super lazy to choose what to watch on YT so I just let the videos play..and the algorithm played Peter’s video with the two of you!!! Now I’m hooked on Peter’s channel and yours!!! I would never think to search up anything Morman until now.
    Irony, faith, whatever I’m learning so much!!! Thank you for sharing your story!!! Shout out to my hangover 🤣🤣🤣

  • @mienafriggstad3360
    @mienafriggstad3360 7 місяців тому +4

    👏. I Googled ... righteous branch; Wikipedia says only 200-300 members

  • @jewelgazer
    @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +2

    I watched the Bill Reel/RFM interview as well! I thought it was awesome because they basically gave Kody the floor so that he could pontificate. And you are right, it did not make any sense!! He sortof dug a hole for himself while we tried to understand his word salad lol

  • @julieshelley7340
    @julieshelley7340 7 місяців тому +3

    I lived in Gilbert, AZ for 12 years. The Mormon folk I met were so lovely, chill, non judgemental. Now the Mormon folk that moved from Utah, that is another story. Warren Jeffs phone calls should be monitored. He should not be allowed to dictate what should go.on in the messed up Mormon Community, crazy!

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking about that as well when they mentioned that Jeffs was on the phone for over 2 hours giving out revelation - surely the prison system would not allow him such a long phone call would they?

  • @elisemarie4894
    @elisemarie4894 7 місяців тому +1

    The most crazy part of all of this to me was Utah having palm trees. Did not expect it for some reason. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

  • @mr.hermit2433
    @mr.hermit2433 5 місяців тому

    Thank You for making this Video.
    This has been so informative and fun to watch.
    I like the perspective both of you bring to the presentation.
    I think im going to be digging into the different Sects that have branched from J. Smiths original church.
    Just for fun... not looking for a Wife (or 2).lol
    Keep bring more Content our way Please 🙏

  • @richardross3172
    @richardross3172 7 місяців тому +19

    Really have to wonder how many of these polygamous women are lesbian or bisexual?

    • @JenniferMull93
      @JenniferMull93 7 місяців тому +8

      Yes Trina was giving LGBT vibes, didn't she also say she wasn't in love with her husband? Gosh so sad to not live your true life....

  • @summerlake356
    @summerlake356 7 місяців тому +4

    This group has a temple in Nevada that is shaped like a pyramid. Modena, NV.

  • @ninaradio
    @ninaradio 7 місяців тому +3

    I have to wonder if that older woman maybe has some additional quirks that aren’t part of their church. Like the vitality mats-I backed up the video to before the food came out, and no one else had any little squares of fabric at the ready.
    Re: the head coverings, I’m reminded of Kody Brown’s fixation on Jewish customs (he had the family celebrate Hannukah, he cherry picks dietary restrictions from the kosher laws). In his interview with Bill Reel and RFM, he went on a tangent about Joseph Smith being born during Hannukah, and how he thought that was some coded indication of..well, it didn’t quite make sense, he didn’t really connect the dots, but it seemed to be a line of thinking that leads to appropriating certain Jewish customs out of context and considering them fundamentals that had been lost. Seeing these guys in kippahs makes me wonder if there’s some similar logic involved. The women covering their heads could be traced to I Corinthians.

    • @DavriellePickering
      @DavriellePickering 7 місяців тому +1

      I am a member of Christ's Church, so I do want to confirm. Yes, the vitality mats are a personal lifestyle choice for her. That isn't something taught as a religious ordinance or belief in our church.

  • @SAlxdr
    @SAlxdr 7 місяців тому +2

    The praying and kippah is straight out of Judaism. Thank you for your discussion, I learned a lot.

  • @barknmad2861
    @barknmad2861 7 місяців тому +2

    We are planning to move from Alaska to Cedar City. What would you say our interactions with the FLDS community would be like? Love the videos!

    • @BlackMetalSchecter
      @BlackMetalSchecter 7 місяців тому +2

      They keep to themselves

    • @Ladymapper316
      @Ladymapper316 7 місяців тому +1

      You may see some members around the community shopping etc. who you can identify by their unique style of dress. But there are other groups, like those in this video whose members you would not be able to identify as being part of a fundamentalist group. They are all generally nice people. They do tend to keep to themselves, but will interact politely if you're friendly with them.

  • @Ordo1980
    @Ordo1980 7 місяців тому +4

    1:45:00 I think that Vitality mat thing was not a Mormon invention. The old lady just got her own superstitions as well. She bought that thingy on the internet probably.
    The kippah is more interesting. I've read about a white stovepipe hat regarding Mormons but nothing about white kippahs.

  • @cockatielartie3258
    @cockatielartie3258 7 місяців тому +6

    Question: Being raised in a mixed Lutheran/ Catholic family, and am really interested in why the priesthood is so special if every man has it. If I understand correctly LDS priest, really nothing more then high school classes studying 3 or 4 large contradicting books. As you know pastors and priest go through a rather long training process. Which takes the out of the masses an into the priesthood. Also do bishops still do their daily jobs while doing their calling? That seems impossible if they do. Thanks guys. 💜

    • @charlesmendeley9823
      @charlesmendeley9823 7 місяців тому

      Mormon priesthood is less about knowledge than about authority. Only Mormon priests can perform ordinances such as baptism, blessing the sacrament, etc. without this authority, the ordinances are invalid and void. Joseph Smith restored this authority which was lost due to the "great apostasy". The LDS church is a lay church, most people work regular jobs and volunteer for positions including bishops. Many bishops have a burnout due to overwork of 30 hours a week besides their day job.

    • @Ladymapper316
      @Ladymapper316 7 місяців тому

      Serving as the Bishop of a congregation (ward) IS a particularly demanding calling, so they're only asked to serve for 5-7 yrs. There are always two other men serving with him called counselors along with many other callings done by men & women carrying out the functions of the congregation.

  • @Kathiemin
    @Kathiemin 7 місяців тому

    This is so interesting! Cause I'm raised very much Evangelical-Lutheranian, so Protestant. If I would tell my mom about any what you are explaining about the Mormon church in this video, she would fall over backwards! This is SO far away from any of the things I was thought and what is belived in the protetant interpretation of the bible, that I wouldn't even call it christianity. SOO wild to listend to and really interesting!

  • @clg163
    @clg163 7 місяців тому +2

    I didn't read through all the comments, but what I walked away with from Peter's video and this one is that not a single person he interviewed was actually currently living in a plural marriage and I found that strange that they consider themselves polygamous.

    • @apr2031
      @apr2031 6 місяців тому

      I assume anyone practicing it actively wouldn’t want to admit it on camera, considering it’s illegal and a few people have been sent to prison partially as a result of publicizing their lifestyle

  • @Ahriman_362
    @Ahriman_362 7 місяців тому +1

    I would be so curious what you would say about a fictional mormon character from Fallout New Vegas. I'm not religious but he is by far my favourite character from this game. If by any chance a mormon reads this and knows Joshua Graham from Fallout NV, can you tell me if his beliefs are accurate at all?

  • @joerudnik9290
    @joerudnik9290 7 місяців тому +11

    Sure, they’ll let the women leave, but if you have to ‘leave your children’ with the extended family and can’t continue interacting with the family at large, then that is hardly ‘free agency’.

    • @byeblckbirdxx
      @byeblckbirdxx 7 місяців тому

      Bingo. The term is “bounded choice”

  • @HappiestGirl69
    @HappiestGirl69 7 місяців тому

    I’m enjoying your conversations so very much! I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and it floors me how many similarities there are between them and LDS. Even some of the terminology, like “worldly” comes to mind, that are used so broadly in both religions. Surely JW’s must’ve branched off from Mormons at some point. A lot of the terminology and word-smithing rings my alarm bells as I strongly believe that JW’s are a cult, so it makes me feel that Mormonism is as well. JW’s call themselves “The Truth”. It’s just so similar and interesting. Thanks for your videos. And yes, I found your channel via Peter’s. I absolutely love what he is doing! ❤

  • @dogmom2023
    @dogmom2023 7 місяців тому +1

    Once the beautiful Mona Lisa was pointed out, I could not unlook at her. Stunning . I’m Catholic lol. Growing up there was a home that the highway tabernacle bought and turned into a church and they took an Easter bunny. Put a Bible in him put him on the front yard and burnt him. So that church became the bunny burner church. This was in the early 80s.. lol

  • @dilliondantin
    @dilliondantin 7 місяців тому +12

    "We're not forced into anything."
    "It's always our final choice."
    "We have the final say - it's all free agency."
    Maybe if you have to preface every statement with the fact that you have a choice in the matter.... uuuhhhh

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +4

      There is no way that this is true.

  • @texnewmexneen
    @texnewmexneen 7 місяців тому

    Good insight

  • @moshiachgirlie
    @moshiachgirlie 7 місяців тому +3

    Not LDS, but my poor grandfather had 4 daughters and almost exclusively female grandchildren, so in his older years if he was talking to you you'd get called everyone else's name except yours for a few minutes until he got the right name 😂😂

  • @stefaniegibson3087
    @stefaniegibson3087 7 місяців тому +7

    In the case of the woman interviewed in the beginning who had two husbands die...who would she believe she spends eternity with in the afterlife? Would it be her first or second husband? Both?

    • @GrowingUpinPolygamy
      @GrowingUpinPolygamy  7 місяців тому +3

      That is a really good question that nobody seems to have a clear answer to.

    • @KylieMackLA
      @KylieMackLA 7 місяців тому

      That's what I was wondering; was she only sealed to the first husband, thus taking her place in the celestial kingdom with him? Or sealed to both, with the most recent being her celestial husband? I'd LOVE to see a longer interview with her!

  • @CatC-dc1yi
    @CatC-dc1yi 6 місяців тому

    So, what was Sam’s accent like before he learned Spanish? He sounds a bit like a rancher Montana guy be cause we have a weird mix of Hutterites, ex-Hutterites, Norwegian Americans and a bit of the Fargo thing. We also have a kind of tribal thing mixed it there because their are a lot of Native Americans.

  • @paytothequin
    @paytothequin 7 місяців тому

    1:37:52
    Their main hub was originally located near Burle Utah. Their first “failed experiment” if you will. They migrated to a settlement near tonopah, Nevada near the end of their last Prophet’s life.

  • @sherryware
    @sherryware 2 місяці тому

    There are miraculous healings still, I just think they're personal and private. My 9 month old daughter had insusception, documented by xrays. She received a blessing on the way to the hospital and the hospital's x-rays showed nothing. She was screaming every 20 minutes day and night before. 20 minutes after the blessing she stopped crying. Our doctor even admitted it was a miracle. He showed us his xrays. I know of others, personally, too. Faith is the absolute requirement, with Priesthood an additional power. Interesting and educational video. Thanks for posting this.

  • @seppyq3672
    @seppyq3672 7 місяців тому +6

    I think the lady with the long hair is just a fan of "woo woo" in general.

  • @GShumway132
    @GShumway132 3 місяці тому

    Is this the group with the pyramid temple up in Beryl?

  • @candykane4271
    @candykane4271 6 місяців тому

    I wish someone coming out of Islam would do this type of laid back show. You guys have taught me so much.

  • @ernaschouten9362
    @ernaschouten9362 7 місяців тому +3

    QUESTION FOR SAM: So im really wondering, if you have a family ( husband, sisterwives, kids ) and for this example the husband dies, then you get a other husband and sisterwives. How does it works in heaven? Because they believe theire husband is forever also after dead so how does that works? Which husband is then your husband in heaven the last one?

    • @GrowingUpinPolygamy
      @GrowingUpinPolygamy  7 місяців тому +3

      Hi! Sam here. Thanks for the question. It is said that women can only be sealed to one husband on this earth. So if a woman is married and sealed for time and eternity and then the husband dies, that woman cannot be sealed to anyone else. She could be remarried but only for time on this earth.

    • @ernaschouten9362
      @ernaschouten9362 7 місяців тому +1

      @@GrowingUpinPolygamy thanks for the reply :) Greetings From the Netherlands ( Amsterdam )

  • @biddiemutter3481
    @biddiemutter3481 Місяць тому

    16:15 both my parents did that...not just human names, they would go through the pet's too😊

  • @jeanetteeast7343
    @jeanetteeast7343 Місяць тому

    I just love Peter’s way..😊

  • @jamirr100
    @jamirr100 7 місяців тому +1

    Yall have prophets like they're a subscription service XD, but still interesting to view from the outside in. It's the first video I saw where Peter was visibly a little uncomfortable.

  • @ladybugmom10
    @ladybugmom10 7 місяців тому +2

    Have you watched his video on visiting the Mormon family in Idaho? It’s an amazing video and would love to see your reaction.
    So can you clarify for me so that I’m understanding, are you saying that anyone who stay because they believe in keeping their covenants are under mind control?

  • @b1l216
    @b1l216 7 місяців тому +1

    Please explain more regarding your visit with an apostle to obtain approval for baptism to join LDS,

    • @ameelecoq8801
      @ameelecoq8801 7 місяців тому +1

      Sam goes into this in pretty good detail in his interview with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories Podcast.

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому

      How do I find that interview on Mormon Stories? I don’t know Sam’s last name or the episode number.

  • @jude492
    @jude492 7 місяців тому +2

    Marissa does not look like she wants plural marriage despite what she says.

  • @paytothequin
    @paytothequin 7 місяців тому

    49:48
    When LDS “mother” church makes slow and steady changes they are “boiling the frog” or falling away.
    When his church makes changes they are “not static or following continuous revelation” I guess it’s all perspective.

  • @hilarymills1665
    @hilarymills1665 7 місяців тому +2

    Her body language is showing that she is not approved of him having a second wife

  • @jamesflake6601
    @jamesflake6601 7 місяців тому +1

    Do the Fl DS of Colorado City and Short Creek area read And abide by the DNC and pearl of great price? And what about the New and/or Old Testament And if so is there a specific version?

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому

      I think it’s just the Bible and the Book of Mormon but I’m not 100% certain.

    • @ashleydanielson3222
      @ashleydanielson3222 7 місяців тому

      Sam said they also have all four books.

    • @jewelgazer
      @jewelgazer 7 місяців тому +1

      @@ashleydanielson3222 Thanks for correcting me :)

  • @MsLT62
    @MsLT62 7 місяців тому +1

    Funny how they say they believe in polygamy, but none of them were actually currently practicing it. Did y'all notice that?

  • @whitney2042
    @whitney2042 7 місяців тому

    46:02 Did you guys catch he said the FLDS were established in 1993? Do you think he misspoke or is confused?

  • @connie2558
    @connie2558 7 місяців тому +5

    All I have watched and listened to is Polygamy is not the biggest issue but marriages to underage girls and removing the fathers. Many of the earlier families enjoyed their lifestyle.

  • @ericdaniel7069
    @ericdaniel7069 7 місяців тому +1

    Melissa is a knock out!

  • @SOz-uf5yq
    @SOz-uf5yq 7 місяців тому +6

    How could any parents allow their child to get married under age? Lock up the parents.
    It doesn't matter how much they say 16 or 18 years old today, they still practice the same CHILD ABUSE.

    • @schs1977
      @schs1977 7 місяців тому

      If a parent is raised in a polygamist community, underage marriage is accepted as normal.

    • @kimbreitbarth457
      @kimbreitbarth457 7 місяців тому

      Pedophilia is an unknown idea in Flds. There is no knowledge/ understanding that marry a young girl as being nasty or sinful. AND ALSO, refusing a wife the prophet has "revealed" for a man, would mean being immediately kicked out of the church and forced to leave. The man's current wives and children would be assigned/married to other men as women/children "belong" to the flds church. It's all about fear and reaching celestial heaven. Can't do it if you don't follow the prophet without question in FLDS.

    • @angelalurtz3638
      @angelalurtz3638 7 місяців тому

      Unfortunately, this is not just a Mormon or religious thing. There are still a bunch of states in which there is NO MINIMUM AGE for a person to get married with parental consent. Often, it's a double bind too, because the parents might marry off their 10 or 12 year old daughter, but then the kid is not able to initiate divorce proceedings in their own name until they reach 18 years old.

  • @SOz-uf5yq
    @SOz-uf5yq 7 місяців тому +4

    Sleeping with 2-3-4 wives, how sick is that, do they ever get to have a doctor's check.

    • @AndreaPalmer-hi8xq
      @AndreaPalmer-hi8xq 7 місяців тому +1

      If you watched Sisterwives you can see how they all share the herpes virus on their lips. I wonder how many yeast infections and bv gets passed around.

    • @BlackMetalSchecter
      @BlackMetalSchecter 7 місяців тому

      Meanwhile most modern men & women sleep around with well over 5 partners before ever settling down. It's so bad it's got a name "body count" they call it, but that's okay in our society & we "shouldn't judge"

    • @kimbreitbarth457
      @kimbreitbarth457 7 місяців тому +2

      Interesting how some viewers are obsessed with the sexual aspect of polygamy as being the biggest focus. With the flds doctrine, bed play must be boring, quick and mired in sinfulness. Many other bigger issues for polygamous lifestyles IMHO. Lack of parental involvement, fear as the primary religious motivation, doctrine that promotes a prophet, shunning outside activities and on and on and on. I don't see plural marriage automatically equating to sexual perversion. Just enormously misguided

  • @Ccpride88
    @Ccpride88 7 місяців тому +2

    The kippah is from Judaism. I wonder if they’re bringing elements from the 1st or 2nd temple in Jerusalem???

  • @dylanwright9927
    @dylanwright9927 2 місяці тому

    This brother with a wall full of swords telling me about the impending dollar collapse ❤

  • @katiempojer
    @katiempojer 6 місяців тому

    Peter is awesome he does such a good way

  • @biddiemutter3481
    @biddiemutter3481 Місяць тому

    44:40 hmm, interesting phrase. The church I worship with learn from the words of the people who walked and talked with Jesus when He was on earth around 2000 years ago, without intermediaries.

  • @Rosemallow
    @Rosemallow 2 місяці тому

    1:20:33 did he mean find the one or find the ones hahaha

  • @smwoutdoorfishingadventures
    @smwoutdoorfishingadventures 7 місяців тому +1

    Sorry I leave lots of comments. This lady who started their own community in Nevada. Down talks prostitution. Kinda hypocritical when these men are jumping from women or in some cases "pretty sick" underage children. I am loving your channel. Watch Pete's all the time

  • @biddiemutter3481
    @biddiemutter3481 Місяць тому

    1:03:23 Yes!

  • @katemendoza7131
    @katemendoza7131 2 місяці тому

    The kippah on his head during prayer and the significance of it is very rabbinical wisdom, so maybe he got it from Judaism? As for the vitality mat, it may be something new agey specific to her. There are mats like that called grounding mats that are supposed to ground your body that you can lie on or stand on at a desk.

  • @carolynabaunza3716
    @carolynabaunza3716 7 місяців тому

    I was told by the polygamists in Costco who were drinking Starbucks that they left the LDS church before the words of wisdom came out that they can drink coffee. Sam is this true?

  • @biddiemutter3481
    @biddiemutter3481 Місяць тому

    14:55 I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I find it hard to believe that she never forgets a name!

  • @1951kvk
    @1951kvk 7 місяців тому +3

    Christianity is a religion and there are certain central beliefs. Within Chrianity there are different traditions: Baptist, Methodist or Episcopalian, etc. Mormans do not hold the same central beliefs and are not considered Christian.

    • @paytothequin
      @paytothequin 7 місяців тому

      From the Mormons point of view they are the better representatives of Christianity. It all perspective.

    • @Lpreilly72
      @Lpreilly72 7 місяців тому

      As an ex-Catholic I remember that we used to believe WE were the one true Christian faith. All others were, well, not saved unless they converted. But we had an out. You could be baptized “by blood” i.e. apologize to God in the last seconds of your life. Then you could go to heaven, after doing time in Purgatory, which was like hell except not eternal. Sounds nuts, right? 😜

    • @candykane4271
      @candykane4271 6 місяців тому

      @@Lpreilly72 it’s why people leave the Catholic Church, many see the hypocrisy. Drunk beat your wife and kids and go to church on Sunday.