November 01, 2024

Groomed to Practice Polygamy in Incestuous Cult as a Gay Man

1 hour 24 minutes

One of the most sacred tenants of The Order, a fundamentalist polygamous break of sect of the mainstream mormon/LDS church, is living polygamy. Nephi knew he was gay, but hid it most of his life because living authentically was never an option for him. He was essentially assigned a wife at a young age and had 7 children before he realized he couldn’t pretend anymore. His father, who had 14 wives and over 160 children was pushing him to take another wife, so he came out to him. Nephi was told he was gay for various reasons such as eating too much chicken and he needed to stay faithful lest he go to the depths of Hell. Thankfully, he didn’t listen, got out and isn’t hiding his true self any longer.

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Chapter Markers:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:13 Nephi's polygamous family dynamic

00:03:59 Oldest of 13 kids in immediate family- parentification at 8-10 yrs old

00:05:40 Women are responsible for the chiIdren and income

00:08:42 ChiId labor in The Order

00:11:22 What Nephi's dad Daniel was like

00:15:03 Pre-destined families

00:20:28 Dance cards for betrothals at 16 yrs old

00:26:30 Allowed genres and dance styles for the dances

00:28:08 Being gay was not an option

00:29:55 TW: suic*de ideation

00:32:28 The struggles of being gay with no support

00:34:07 Daniel chose Nephi's college major

00:38:35 The courting process of The Order- no dating till engaged

00:41:53 Nephi's engagement

00:43:28 Plural wives get to make up their last name

00:45:09 Getting married & being pressured to take another wife

00:52:07 Nephi's mom's medical negligence

00:58:19 How Daniel reacted when Nephi came out to him

01:06:45 Nephi's family's reaction to him coming out and leaving

01:09:22 Conversion therapy?

01:15:21 When Nephi left to start a new life, what was it like?

01:18:35 How Nephi is doing now

01:20:28 Linda, Listen

Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara

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