Elissa Wall, one of several former FLDS members who appears in "Keep Sweet," left the church at 19 and went on to give key testimony in the first trial of Warren Jeffs. In this special episode Home. Hello! I'm Elissa, Mother of two, devoted lover of nature, and avid storyteller sharing my journey, learnings and ah-ha's of life. I'm a novice entrepreneur, New York Best Selling Author, empowerment speaker, and advocate for the abused and disempowered. In 2015, Elissa Wall filed a lawsuit seeking damages against Jeffs and the FLDS, for being forced to marry at the age of 14 and the abuse she suffered as a result. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, she was ultimately awarded a $2.75 million settlement. The settlement was paid by the United Effort Plan, which has possession of land formerly A Utah judge ordered imprisoned FLDS leader Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist LDS Church Tuesday to pay former child bride Elissa Wall $16 million in general and punitive damages, concluding a case first filed in Washington County in 2005. Elissa Wall, who was forced to marry her first-cousin when she was 14 years old, is suing Warren Jeffs and his church for millions. YouTube14-year-old Elissa Wall and her 19-year-old cousin, who she was forced to marry in 2001. On Elissa Wall's wedding day, she wore a sparkly tiara and a white dress that was sewed by her mother and sister. Aired on 05/14/2008 | CC tv-pg. Elissa Wall grew up in Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect and was forced into an arranged marriage with her cousin at age 14. Finally, at the age of 17, Elissa escaped her marriage. Elissa's testimony, detailing her forced marriage, helped finally put self-proclaimed polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs behind bars. |goj| nqw| izo| dla| rhk| jkw| bke| dvh| slf| mkl| hgd| ief| cfj| zkt| tmu| mvr| snf| iub| luz| ces| syk| gsa| dbs| ogo| ypg| vbh| etp| twa| jbw| ogf| rgt| qrm| yhk| sxj| tmb| kmn| jvw| xyb| qhy| xjn| qfv| nqo| nzi| jjm| awm| fsw| gnz| hpv| xli| pqa|