Peter Santello starts a series of videos on the Mormons

[LoudmouthMormon]

Whoomp, there it is, the next installment:

 

[Tacenda]

6 hours ago, LoudmouthMormon said:

Whoomp, there it is, the next installment:

 

Haven't yet watched all the way through but this is very interesting to be able to see beyond these gates that are closed to the public. I've made my husband drive through the town a couple of times. The first, we were chased out of town by a truck with dark windows on our tails. The whole town was in church, we saw one polygamist woman in her yard. Yes, I do feel bad we were sort of peeping toms or stalkers but had just read the book "Escape" about the woman who escaped polygamy with her children and wanted to see the town I read about and it's not far from our vacation spot in St. George. Back in this visit, it was like a third world country or foreign to me. Very eerie feeling driving down the dirt roads or some paved, but not any stop lights or very few. No fast food restaurant, all the homes were left unfinished in spots. But now it's much different, with kids back in school, with restaurants, etc. And the Warren Jeffs home being a hotel of sorts, and the Hope Center, we have visited whenever my husband will let me on vacations in St. George. I'd always wanted to volunteer at the Hope Center with painting and decorating the rooms for those that are recovering from trauma of polygamist lives or hiding out, etc. Or a place to land after leaving the FLDS church. But now I just donate money to the groups such as Holding Out for Hope, that's located in Draper Utah. 

 

[Tacenda]

Peter just dropped this one:

 

[webbles]

On 12/9/2023 at 11:05 PM, Tacenda said:

all the homes were left unfinished in spots

I believe this was intentional to avoid paying property taxes.

[bluebell]

On 12/9/2023 at 4:30 PM, LoudmouthMormon said:

Whoomp, there it is, the next installment:

 

My husband and I stumbled on this video accidentally and watched it.  I didn't know it was the same guy you had been talking about.  I thought it was very well done.

[Tacenda]

59 minutes ago, webbles said:

I believe this was intentional to avoid paying property taxes.

Yes, that is what I heard it was for. They called it bleeding the beast. Or taking away from the government.