But to me she was a godsend. The sect, officially called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, separated from the Mormon church when it renounced plural marriage in 1890. Based in Colorado City, Ariz., the sect's estimated 4,000 residents believe polygamy and large families will gain them access to the highest tier of heaven. Women reportedly bear an average of 10 children each. They tell you who to marry, what to wear.
People there are so brainwashed, they're like puppets.
The leader says 'frog,' and they jump. For the last decade, Larson has run an underground railroad of sorts, sheltering young women who run away from the isolated community, helping them find jobs, offering moral support, and collecting donations. They don't know how to cope. They have no money and no skills. Larson herself was expected to marry into the sect.