Abandoned with 20+ Kids: The Reality of a PLURAL WIFE in the FLDS

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At only 17 years old, Ceci was assigned to become a plural wife and instant mother to 5 children before having her own child 5 months later. She then became 1 of 5 plural wives in this Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint (polygamous Mormon break off) community led by Warren Jeffs who is now in prison for CSA. Warren had a tendency to separate families for seemingly no reason and one night, she was told her husband and the other 4 wives were being sent away to “repent”, leaving the 20+ kids solely in her care. Find Ceci on Social! IG: @Ceci.Hendrickson https://www.instagram.com/ceci.hendrickson/ Clothing Line: https://pinkvalor.com/ IG @pinkvalor https://www.instagram.com/pinkvalor/ Our C2C vacation where we can meet you in real life and go on adventures together has 7 spots left! Click here to go to the official booking page https://trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-shelise-sola-aug-2024 Support Shelise Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find Shelise on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsiousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Markers 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:14 Life on the compounds (someone's always watching) 00:06:24 The changes with leadership from Rulon to Warren 00:08:45 Life for Ceci as a 12 year old (stripping away things close to her) 00:10:50 Ceci's family dynamic with 3 moms 00:16:18 What it was like getting prepped at 12 to become a plural wife 00:20:16 Being rebellious at 13-14 00:21:34 Preparing herself for marriage at 15 as a "Good Girl" 00:26:41 Summoned to marriage at 16 to unknown man 00:31:52 What it was like seeing who her husband would be 00:32:58 The expectation of s*x once married (with no education) 00:35:04 Expected to marry with no s*x education 00:39:34 Ceci was had her first child at 17 00:40:06 Ceci took on being a mother of 5 at 17 00:42:03 How Ceci felt about her then husband 00:43:49 Did Ceci ever get jealous? 00:45:17 Did Ceci feel her intimate time with husband was transactional? 00:46:29 The 5 wives lived in the same home 00:49:17 What happened to Ceci's family when Warren Jeffs sent people away 00:55:00 When Ceci first considered leaving FLDS 01:00:54 They took Ceci's family away 01:21:33 Linda, listen Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**