Growing Up In Polygamy: Joanna's Story Part 1
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2022
- Find out what it was like for Joanna to grow up in a polygamous FLDS family.
Follow Joanna on Instagram @joannafischer16
Intro music created by the talented Art Cowles. check him out here bit.ly/3H5Or2F
FAQ:
Poof Video: • A Polygamous UN-Makeov...
Tour of my Hometown: • Tour of My Polygamous ...
Sleeping Arrangements: • Sleeping Arrangements ...
What it's like for polygamous girls: • What It's Like For Pol...
What is it like for polygamous Mothers?: • What It's Like for Pol...
How do such big families survive financially?: • How Polygamous Familie...
What are FLDS views on race?: • FLDS Views on Race
My spiritual journey since leaving the FLDS: • My Spiritual Journey S...
Why and How I left Polygamy: • Leaving Polygamy: My H...
What it was like to grow up with 4 Mothers: • Growing Up In Polygamy...
What it was like to grow up wtih 34 siblings: • Growing Up In Polygamy...
Who in my family still believes: • Leaving Polygamy: Who ...
Is there arranged marriage?: • Growing Up in Polygamy...
Biggest culture shocks: • Leaving Polygamy: Cult...
What my education experience was: • Leaving Polygamy: From...
How Warren Jeffs became a prophet: • Leaving Polygamy: How ...
FLDS and the law: • FLDS vs. The Law
Why we didn't believe Warren Jeff's confession: • Warren Jeff's Confessi...
How we met: • How We Met...And Re-met
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Those school hours are nuts! 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.????? I homeschool and my high schooler thoroughly covers all subjects in about 4-5 hours.
I’m really glad to hear that they care for special needs children no only at home but they make sure they get the proper medical care. You guys need to get some microphones for when you do interviews like this. Sam comes through loud and clear, Mellisa I could hear fine but I had a hard time hearing Joanna.
I so wanted to watch this, but had to give up as I couldn't hear
And lots of background static!
I can hear it fine but I'm always watching CZcams with wireless headphones. I had to turn the volume pretty high for this video. So, then I have to pull the headphones off for all of the commercials.
@@suekeelan735 With earphones I heard pretty well!
Agree….I had to constantly turn it up and down, just like other videos.
I’m from England and I lived in Kanab, southern Utah, for three months in 2018, staying with a Mormon family (I’m an atheist, myself). I used to see women and girls from the Hildale/Colorado City FLDS community, in their prairie dresses with their long hair in the distinctive plaited style, in the supermarkets when I went grocery shopping. They would never smile when I smiled at them, and I felt sorry for these girls who were standing right next to me at the checkout, yet who occupied a different world, where their lives were controlled by the dictates of Warren Jeffs from his prison cell. It’s so interesting to hear what life was like for Joanna, and good to hear that she did enjoy her childhood. I look forward to the next instalment.
Hi Joanna! Soooo good to see you beautiful girl. Your family will always hold a special place in my heart. Joseph was the one of the most tender hearted kids I've known. Your mother used to come visit my mother and would bring her three oldest with her. I often ended up babysitting while the women (my mom and her cousins) had their coffe parties. Because my family was a lot more lienant we had tv, movies, news on and off. One of the times your mom brought her kids our kids were watching the Lion King. Because of the extreme strictness I marched Joseph over to your mom and made him asked your mom for permission to watch. She actually said yes. It was the cutest craziest thing I've ever seen. Every exciting, emotionally, and sad thing he would run to your mother and tell her a play by play of what was happening in the show. Running clear across the house blubbering to where you couldn't understand a word he was saying when Mufassa died, but couldn't stay to explain because he might miss something. Just back and forth and back and forth through the whole thing. So invested, feeling all the feels, speaking so fast...
He has a special place in my heart ❤️
Very sweet genuine kid, (if he was mad at you you knew it 😄)
When he gave you a hug it wasn't out of obligation it was cause he meant it.
This one made me cry!!! Thank you so much for your kind words. I’d love to stay in contact with you! And yes Joseph was the sweetest big brother. He will always be my hero and I always love hearing more stories about him! Thank you so much
Joanna is my new favourite former fundie! LOL I love her spark and her zest for life and her ability to find joy in everything. I wish I wasn't so angry about my cult like upbringing. You all seem so well adjusted despite it all. I was born Joanne, too, but I go by Jo now.
It broke my heart when Joanna talked about her older brother. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for these videos! This one's audio was a little hard but still a great video!
I had to stop because I could not hear it. Sorry.
I am so sorry about her older brother who drowned whilst swimming - she was clearly so close to him.
I love your channel for the content! I like how respectful you are when discussing mainstream mormonism and the FLDS. It's definitely a more balanced approach than some other ex-mormon channels. I enjoy learning about mormonism and its different sects due to the fascinating history. I don't know if you've ever done a history of the FLDS but that would be an awesome episode for the history nerds that follow your channel.
Sam’s face at 25:42 trying to figure out the family logistics😂 Great episode! Can’t wait to hear more from Joanna!
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Hi guys! Love u 💜 AND the audio was rough on this one. Sorry 😞
Love this series. Can’t wait till Friday!
It seems like this lifestyle has produced some tremendously hardworking and capable adults, who seem to be mostly good, caring and empathetic people as well. At least amongst those who have left and are sharing their experiences with us, that is. It is so interesting to hear the accounts of more people as time goes by. Thank you all for sharing!
And everyone is so good looking. Is it in the water or what? No crooked noses or teeth, no zits. Come on, some one must have a dang pimple, right?
@@ronronniemeyers The benefits of low sugar and zero added artificial colorings, stabilizers, and flavors.
I agree with you, I struggle with polygamy. It sounds like before Warren, they seemed to be mostly happy. The kids are close learned trades, and skilled labor. Let me be clear- I don’t agree with anything they teach or force on people. I sounds like they wanted their kids to be cared for.
@@albuendormir5264 plus living an active life outside absorbing those benefits as well!
@@catalaya3530 yup.
Hey guys! Thanks as always!
This might be weird feedback, but the audio for the video is pretty quiet. So when the commercials come on, they are quite loud. It’s such a big difference that I have to keep playing with the volume throughout the whole video because the video had so many commercials
Thank you Sam, Melissa and Joanna for all the light,information and joy you bring to the world 🌎 ❤️
I can’t imagine the stress in the household. We need to get the FLDS mothers to teach the world about stress & household management! I would sign up for that class!
Sadly that's the point they have many skills they could teach people however because we ain't in the fold of what they believe to be right sadly we don't get that blessing .. makes me think that flds have been so severely brainwashed and don't realise that they have many skills and ways of live like how they do the house and how self reliant they are which could actually help them in the big world .. just hope that many of them will use this time now and slowly become the ppl they should be and not that warren Jeff's has created .
Stress can’t be managed. Even if you ignore it, if there is a stressor your body will react and produce hormones like adrenaline and histamine. So longterm this will have negative health effects. Another maybe easier example to this is city noise. City people will be used to it to the point they would rarely notice it consciously. But research found out that noise at night increases the heart rate due to stress hormones just the same as that noise would do to visiting country people. Meaning living in the city has negative longterm effects esp when the house isn’t sufficiently insulated no matter if the person notices that noise consciously or not.
I@@melz6625 I totally agree. I never noticed how stressful the city was until I drove to the country to meet my husband in person. We met online
i'm catholic so it's interesting to hear your childhood views on being perfect after baptism. we always had the option of confession with the priests at my catholic school so we were always less stressed than the protestants/other christian denominations we knew
As a Protestant we had / have the option .. always .. to confess directly to God .. anytime anywhere
I’ve always found the concept of confessing to a human ..odd and uncomfortable but I guess we are comfortable with what we know best 😊
We are confessing to God, the priest is the representative. He absolves you in the name of God.
@@robbiecarter8610 I think this goes to what ever you have been taught as whatever you have been taught is your comfort zone and especially when you have been taught things when your young as then u don't know as much so you take it at face value and then by the time you get to teenage or youg adult life it's already become the normal and you think everyone does it that way or at least you think most do it that way ..
I am actually lds however I was around the church as a kid and then didn't actually join until I was in my 30s however even now I can look back and see how things have become the normal without me even realising it
I grew up LDS and I was taught that when we took the sacrament on Sunday after we were baptized, it was kind of like going to confession.
@@racheleldredge9745 so sacrament removed your sins?
I love you guys!! You’re all just telling your stories and being respectful. It’s a beautiful thing ♥️
Thank you so much!!
I am very interested in her story!!!! Much love ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your story, Joanna.
Great video. Thank you Joanna for sharing your story with us.
Very interesting to hear what your cousin was able to tell from her experiences. Hopefully a lot more to come! Such a blessing to be able to reunite with other family members as they leave Polygamy for a different life. I hope there are new and more blessings in life for you all as your futures unfold. It is a little hard to hear, but was able to find a speaker to bluetooth to my phone for an extra boost on sound.
Yes, hopefully in the future they can have some mics. It was hard to hear towards the middle of the video
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you for watching! =)
Hi, maybe its just me but I have maxed my volume and its still very low (volume / sound}??
Not just you
So sorry! We are sending out the audio to a third party to try and get it fixed before part 2.
I just want to let you know the audio is very quiet in this video compared to other videos. I have it turned all the way up & I almost can’t hear it.
I wonder is it possible that there are so many special needs children because somehow soon they all become related in a way, even if they marry a far away cousin or a half uncle or half brother? It's very interesting hearing from another individuals life and perspective. Thank you for sharing your life experience. Wish you well Joanna.
Sadly this happens allot of the time when close community's stay closed from the outside world .. ammish have the same problem however I think this hopefully will die out as allot of community's like the flds or ammish or other smaller sects/cults don't seem to be getting converts as allot of religions are struggling to maintain or get converts as the Internet does affect people's attitude to faith ..
Flds like said in one of there other videos they don't get allot of converts and because they don't have an actual building to meet together now it will fade out even quicker than others
So interesting. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for watching!
I love learning about her, she’s adorable! ❤️
Im watching all your videos in reverse. Im sad this one has been out for a whole year and I wasnt privileged to it. I must also say, the quality of your videos has come such a long way in that year, keep it up.
25:45 - Sam's mind is blown.
Yay!!! A surprise Wednesday video!
Yes! Happy Wednesday!! =)
Joanna is great! Such a sad place to end part 1 :(
I can totally see that girls that grow up brainwashed and religiously conditioned in a polygamous cult end up believing that sharing a husband is the will of God, but my mind boggles at the fact that there are also some cases of women who enter that cult from the outside world and 'convert to polygamy' as it were. 😳
This was a great video thanks for sharing your story, I really enjoy your channel it’s very interesting to learn about your childhood and upbringing
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing Joanna!
Thanks for watching!
Your welcome! Thank you for watching!!!
She should be a model :o she's so gorgeous
Thank you!!! Thank you
Thank you for sharing your story.
Your welcome! Thank you for watching!!! You guys make this possible
I remember one of the General Conferences. My MIL would make a whole bunch of snacks, and we watched conference on her TV. It was a lot of fun. Before I was married, I would drive to the chapels buildings to watch conference, every building had a satellite. There were a few of us there. I don't remember if I had my own computer then or not. Conference was last weekend. It showed up on my CZcams feed. I turned it on for 5 minutes, and then became bored. I actually enjoy reading the talks better.
This is such an interesting story. I'm glad I stumbled upon it!
I see so many comments mentioning the audio. I dont find it too quiet at all (volume at about half and clearly audible), maybe it's their phone?😆 🙉
This is so spiecal beautiful Joanna's story.. Im very sorry about her brother.. I'm suripsed that LDS and Flds are so much silimar baptism and gift the holy ghost even Article faith 13.. I really appercated to share with us I love to watch this stories every week..
I could never do that. I'm not a morning person. When I was married my husband had to be at work by 6: 00 am or something. I could never wake up to make him breakfast or pack him a lunch. He hated that I would stay up late. I'm on psych meds now that make me fall asleep.
You guys are great. Could you please get the mic closer. Very hard to hear even with the volume all the way up.
Love your channel and how much you are helping people who have gone out are going through similar situations ( cults can happen in many religions). Have you thought of improving your microphones?
This one was really hard to hear. :(
good show. the sound could be louder.
I had lots of problems with the audio, it does not come through very loud and seem to miss lots of the conversation
Another great episode but very hard to hear 👂
Nice video. The audio volume is a little low.
Wish I could hear you. Your interviews are great but the sound quality needs lots of work. Please consider better equipment.
I feel like I have more "understanding" (not sure that is the right word) for people born into religion what I find harder to understand is people who convert to religions like the FLDS with children and don't question things like their 12 yeor old being married to a men x times older...and does Love ever come into it, once you have had your children or if you cannot have children will husband still spend time with you?
ah i hope she talks about when Joseph was kicked out -- curious if they told the children anything about why he was going away.
They never tell us why :(
@@joannafischer1000 so crazy to get kicked out and then being invited back? Unimaginable.
Very interesting! But bad audio!
The sound is rough to listen to. Get some quality mics to hear your awesome stories!!
Hi, I have watched all Your videos and I think You are both GOOD people.., I have asked so many times about Your current Journey???, It seems like You don't want to speak on that., I am a 60 yr old woman from Canada, 55 yrs ago my parents came to Canada with 9 children, we were all baptized Catholic, as a young child we use to have to wear a veil to church to cover our hair and so many other rules, we dressed very conservative and so much more...., My journey through life with religion has been a long one. Today I am a believer and not of any religion, I believe there is a God just don't believe in organized religion's, I believe we should all be humble and kind and not judge and help someone if possible, any sorry for long story..., I just feel that You could grow Your channel and help a lot of people going through what U both are going through, just a opinion, in the end You do what You like, I will still watch You Guys.....
What do you mean by current journey? They made a video on what they believe in now
@@casio9314 Sorry must have missed that one, I though I watched all, do u know title on that one?
@@casio9314 Its ok Thank You, I will find it. I would like to know how they deal with all the questions You have while arrive at the place spiritually that You finally get too., Thanks
We lightly touched on it in this video czcams.com/video/x6BNTYpghb4/video.html. We are working on finding a way to share more about our post LDS journey, while still remaining respectful. We hope to continue to open up more in the future and answer more of everyone's questions as to why we left, we are just trying to take the time to put it out there in the best possible way. =)
@@GrowingUpinPolygamy not really anyones business tbh but It's a video so I'm gonna look forward whenever you're ready.
What a sick system polygamy is!
You guys really need a better microphone set up the volume is very low and hard to hear unless you wear headphones
Audio is bad and echoey and low volume. Very difficult to hear. 😐
So sorry! We are sending out the audio to try and get it fixed before part 2.
How did they pay the bills?
I love your videos, would you be able to get some microphones soon? I have trouble hearing you even on full volume. Am I the only one with this issue? You can get those little lavalier mics that attach to your shirt for under $20. Apologies if this is seeming rude in any way! Not my intention
We are so sorry and totally realize that the volume is weird. We actually have lier mics and forgot to use them because last time our big mic worked fine. (head palm) We are actually sending the audio to someone to try and have it resolved for part 2 on Friday. Hopefully we will have it fixed!
@@GrowingUpinPolygamy I was wondering why this one was difficult to hear! You are so kind with your response, makes me love your channel even more! You're gonna get big on here I just know it😁
The sound is off
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It seems like the families were not fond of dogs as pets. Being a dog person I’m confused as to why that was/is?
We will have to do a video on this, but in short, a child was killed by a dog in the community and after that, the church leadership began to ban them.
@@GrowingUpinPolygamy it’s also a common cult tactic to force families and children to give up things they love by insisting on following orders. As a test of “faith” or obedience.
@@GrowingUpinPolygamy that's interesting to hear. I'd heard that they banned dogs and had guessed it might be because dogs in a home would make it more difficult to be moving kids around in the middle of the night.
How big was this house where all these people lived?
It had three apartments. 13 bathrooms and 21 bedrooms
The audio does have issues.
I think it's bc they seem to be in a church type building so therefore very echoie
We are sending it out to a third party to get the issues resolved for part two this week. So sorry!
This one I almost gave up on I couldn’t hear it
Can you record a little louder? I love your stuff but it is hard to hear without turning my volume to max.
I would Like to know if Sam changed the dipers of his own children ?
How are Sam and Joanna related? Whose mother or father make them related? Anther awesome video.
They are cousins. They share the same paternal grandfather. =)
Oh joy so raising children with an extra helping of guilt and “I’ll never be good enough!” Is normal for ALL Denominations lol how is that Godly?? Jesus teaches forgiveness and he was sent to earth “for the sinners!” So I never understood a god that would send us to hell for being human, in his image?
Are Joanna and Shem related? I notice they both have the same last name. They both seem to have the same courage to stand against Warren.
This one was a little hard to hear
Ya the room must be larger. Had to crank it and then I put in ear phones in the end
So sorry! We are sending out the audio to a third party to try and get it fixed before part 2.
really bad sound, not sure what happened but it is really hard to hear you.
There's a great book by an LDS author that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
Once you leave the cult, are all ties severed with family members remaining within the cult?
Man Dude! You should be portraying Joseph Smith in a movie 🎬... What do you think 🤔 about that?
Hahaha I've heard that once or twice.
@@GrowingUpinPolygamy I'm serious Dude... When I win the lottery were making a movie 🎬 🎞 🎥... It will be called Joseph and Ema... a love story... ❤️ I have this idea where Joseph is wearing a long black trench coat standing in front of Ema and a crowd of kids performing a magic trick when 50 white doves🕊 fly from sleeve of his jacket up out of his white hat, he then pulls one remaining dove from it handing it to Ema "To you my lady" and then he bows..."How did you do that?" NOW WHICH ONE OF YOU KID'S THINK YOUR STRONG ENOUGH TO WRESTLE ME?
All the polygamists I know take very good care of their special needs children but were wayyyy to tolerant of child SA. I felt bad for my friends who didn't really have fathers. Weird that fathers are put on a pedestal but they don't really spend time with their kids.
Whatever happened to her dad?
My dad got kicked out of the church when I was 3
How are Sam and Joanna related?
I read that they’re 4th cousins and share the same paternal grandfather
@@clarebug4 if they share a grandfather that would make them 1st cousins
I think their fathers are brothers or half brothers. I assuming since it insinuates that they are blood related, it is Joanna's real father, not step father. So confusing, when you are use to families with 3-4 cousins. They must have a thousand cousins or so with all the half siblings.
Had to move past this one because of bad audio.
So sorry! We are sending out the audio to a third party to try and get it fixed before part 2.
Encounter and hear about this being an european guy from Sweden it is almost unreal, close to a taliban cult,,,,
Has anyone looked into why the special needs kids are the way they are, I guess the question is, is it because of inbreeding?
Sorry, but have to say it scares me a little bit that anyone can contact and meet Joanna... The internet is full of psychos, so please be careful!!
Also the sound is very quiet in this video, I have to put the maximum sound and still can't hear well if I am doing the chores while listening.
3 wonderful human beings in one frame. What a great interview! I‘m looking forward to part 2. See you then! Anna
Thank you soo much!
Thank you for the candid talks, I love learning about all the different types of religion. Just from what I’ve learned Warren Jeffs is evil