The Witness Wore Red

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In *The Witness Wore Red*, Rebecca Musser recounts her childhood within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), where she lived in fear, concealed her family's polygamous lifestyle, and was educated in a school headed by Warren Jeffs. As a teenager, she became the 19th wife of 85-year-old prophet Rulon Jeffs. After enduring abuse, she made a daring escape, determined to forge a new life. However, the church's grip proved hard to shake. By 2007, Musser found herself compelled to testify against the new FLDS prophet, Warren Jeffs, to protect her younger sisters and other girls from forced child marriages. Her brave testimony unveiled the horrific secrets hidden within the Yearning for Zion Ranch, leading to the infamous 2008 raid, the imprisonment of FLDS leaders, and Warren Jeffs' life sentence. This is a gripping story of one woman's courageous struggle against religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and her inspiring journey of hope and transformation.