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Layla Matson shares her harrowing experience of being raised in a polygamist FLDS family and her forced marriage to Warren Jeffs at 17.

Layla Matson was born into a deeply entrenched, multi-generational polygamist FLDS family with direct ties to church leadership. From a young age, her life was shaped by strict religious expectations, economic hardship, and normalized control, ranging from modesty rules and limited education to chiId labor and rigid gender roles. Sacrifice was emphasized, while serious issues like infant de*ths, lack of medical care, and emotional suppression were widespread but rarely questioned.  Layla’s  her story took a dark turn at 17 years old when her father “turned her in” to Warren Jeffs, leading to her forced marriage within 24 hours to the “prophet”. She reflects on the grooming process that began in her early teens, illustrating how young women were coerced into marriages and stripped of autonomy under the guise of faith. Click here to watch on YouTube Watch pt 2 of Layla's interview Watch our full interview with Jude Bateman, Sam's sister Find and Support Layla! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@layla_ex_ofwarrenjeffs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaylaMatson Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the…

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