Carolyn Jessop





Carolyn Jessop

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January 01, 1968

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Carolyn Jessop is a former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member who wrote Escape, an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community.
She is the cousin, by marriage, of Flora Jessop, another former FLDS member and advocate for abused children.
Carolyn Jessop now lives in the Salt Lake City area with her children.
As of July 2010, Carolyn is engaged to Brian Moroney, who asked her to be his wife in front of her children who are very excited.
After accepting Brian's proposal Carolyn quoted on her Facebook page "Choice is a beautiful thing!"



Average rating: 3.90 · 17,921 ratings · 3,445 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Escape
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 16,644 ratings — published 2007 — 21 editions
Triumph
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,278 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions

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“Sometimes one forgives in order to remain in a relationship with someone she cares about, even if the person has caused her pain and anguish. It's not a blanket pardon; it's the trade-off one is willing to make when preserving the relationship is more important than correcting the injustice.”
Carolyn Jessop, Triumph

“No one was more surprised than I to realize that my newfound freedom had been purchased by giving up on eternity and settling for hell.”
Carolyn Jessop, Escape

“In a cult, you have two identities: your cult identity and your authentic self. Most of the time I operated from my cult identity, which was pliant, submissive and obedient. But when I was pushed to the point where it felt like my survival was at stake, my authentic self came to the fore.”
Carolyn Jessop, Escape

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