Keep sweet children of polygamy

I prayed intensely for a broken heart and a contrite spirit andfor the ability to keep sweet like my mother. He stated that, if the law is upheld, members of the bountiful community will have fair notice that their practice of polygamy must cease. Medical literature on the effects of polygamy on the. Palmer remained in the community until 1988 when, pregnant with her seventh child, she managed to escape. Children are taught to keep a sweet smile on their face and never complain. In 2004, daves press published a book about a young girl growing up in the fundamentalist latterday saint community of bountiful, called keep sweet. Debbie was married to three different men the first time at the age of fifteen during her thirtythree years with the group of mormon fundamentalists in the community of bountiful near creston, bc. They are told to keep sweet and sacrifice their emotions to the principle without questioning it. One guy with like 80 wives made his wives give him bjs so he could rank them from best to worst. Children of polygamy stop polygamy in canada society. Fundamentalist documents mormon polygamy documents.

She has completed some college and university studies. Many parents wonder how to tell children about polygamy when the childs father has another wife. The book is former resident debbie palmer s gruelling account of the abuse and neglect she witnessed growing up in the fundamentalist community. Girls must keep sweet, or be pleasing to the dominant male in their lives, or they are punished. Children of polygamy was briefly a canadian bestseller in 2006, even though it was not readily available in creston. Mormon fundamentalism also called fundamentalist mormonism is a belief in the validity of selected fundamental aspects of mormonism as taught and practiced in the nineteenth century, particularly during the administrations of joseph smith and brigham young, the first two presidents of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Children of polygamy by debbie palmer librarything. The family charts listed on page xv of the prologue must be. Prophets prey warren jeffs flds documentary with jon. Her mom died when she was 6 and debbie had a tough time fitting in willingly to commune life. Pictures of flds cult and the selfproclaim prophet of. Children of polygamy by david perrin and debra palmer 2004, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.

Debbie currently lives in prince albert, saskatchewan with some of her eight children. My father repeatedly reminded all his daughters to keep sweet, but that sugary. Here is how rulon jeffs described the meaning of keep sweet in a talk on dec. Keep sweet was a favorite phrase used by rulon jeffs, warren jeffs father, the prophet before him. Keep sweet meant girls should accept the polygamist lifestyle and the mens wishes without complaint. Children of polygamy, which went on to win the vancity prize for the best book published in british columbia on womens issues. Keep sweet follows debbies trials until the death of her husband in 1974. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. For a detailed account of life within a polygamous family in bountiful, read keep sweet. Peck said that it was time to find out once and for all if canadas laws against polygamy would stand. Children born into polygamous families have no choice. They also have communities in eldorado, texas, bountiful in british columbia, and pringle, south dakota, among others. They were sill part of his kingdom, and i would be one of his queens. Keep sweet is nonfiction, but names have been changed to protect the safety and privacy of people mentioned.

Children of polygamy that journals her experiences growing up. Debbie was married to three different men the first time at the age of fifteen during her thirtythree years with the group of mormon fundamentalists in the community of bountiful. A local hardware store that stocks a small selection of books along with the usual fare of nails, paint and lumber, had keep sweet. Children of polygamy, coauthored by debbie palmer and best selling author, dave perrin, journals deb palmers experiences growing up as a. Children of polygamy, coauthored by debbie palmer and bestselling author, dave perrin, journals deb palmers experiences growing up as a child in a. Vancouver, august 31, 2005 an intimate memoir of girlhood and womanhood within the patriarchal system of a mormon fundamentalist community has taken the 2005 vancity book prize. Leaving bountiful, mormon polygamy film, receives standing.

Last night i was watching primetime lives report on a woman from colorado city who had escaped a polygamous marriage with her five children and returned to confront her abusive father and husband. Flower, who is a commentator here at polygamy 411, shared with us of a way to do it. David perrin, coauthor of palmers story, has also been connected to individuals represented in this book, keep sweet. Unlike the mainstream polygamists you may have seen on the tlc show sister wives or in the hbo show big love, flds polygamists mostly live in isolation in hildale, utah and colorado city, arizona. Children of polygamy pdf kindle keep sweet is non fiction, but names have been changed to protect the safety and p. Firsthand account of a womans escape from polygamy. Its an excellent way that makes it good for parents and children. She was the feature of a documentary film called leaving bountiful and she acted as a consultant in the production of in gods country. The main research focuses for the musical are the stories of the polygamy life. Children of polygamy, coauthored by debbie palmer and bestselling author, dave perrin, journals deb palmers experiences growing up as a child in a community where plural marriages and religious dogma were the norm. If a man marries 10 women, 9 boys will pay for that by being pushed out of the community. The only choice they are given is to accept it or go to hell. Palmers selfpublished and thinly disguised autobiography titled keep sweet.

Cult newshollywood version of polygamy not so entertaining. I want you all to understand the continual use of the two words keep sweet means keep the holy spirit of the lord, until you are full of it. Children of polygamy, journals deb palmers experiences growing up as a child in a community where plural marriages and religious dogma were the norm. The supreme court of british columbia upheld canadas polygamy laws in a 2011 reference case. Prophets prey, the documentary examination of warren jeffs and his fundamentalist sect of the church of mormon is shared by director amy berg and author jon krakauer, direct from the films. Based on palmers early memories, letters, and diaries, the memoir takes the reader inside the daily lives of children, sisterwives, husbands and leaders and provides an indepth insight into the teachings of the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday. Debbie palmer had been raised in a polygamous family and taught to keep sweet, to submit to her father, her husband and the sects leaders with a smile. Dave, palmer, debbie, brierley, betsy, lankhaar, willem. Dave perrin, coauthored keep sweet with debbie palmer so that readers could understand what it would be like to be a young girl growing up in the polygamous mormon community of bountiful. How to tell children about polygamy lets talk polygamy. Dave lives in the creston valley and continues to write.

Keep sweet is inspired by the true stories from the polygamous sects in british columbia, utah, new mexico, texas and arizona. Smashwords keep sweet children of polygamy a book by. She finds particular solace in rescuing women and children, some of whom are child brides like she was. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Brainwashing techniques are used from the moment they are born. If youre assigned to another man, you have to keep sweet, she said. Children of polygamy, journals deb palmers experiences grow. Dave perrin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. One such cult, fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints, preyed upon women and children and forced them into polygamist marriages. A comparison of family functioning, life and marital satisfaction, and mental health of women in polygamous and monogamous marriages alean. Debbie says the watchword in bountiful was to keep sweet, absolutely sweet and obedient to the prophet and to your father. Although the book is set in the early 50s and 60s, debbies experiences are representative of those that many children of polygamous groups are currently experiencing. Based on palmers early memories, letters, and diaries, the memoir takes the reader inside the daily lives of children, sisterwives, husbands and leaders and provides an indepth insight into the teachings. Polygamist warren jeffs daughter reveals what it took to.