I married a cult leader at 18. I tried escaping 10 different times, but the system made it nearly impossible.
A recent photo of Decker with her newborn.
Courtesy of Briell Decker.
- Briell Decker grew up in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
- When she was 18, she married the FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. She was his 65th wife.
- Decker escaped after multiple attempts in 2012. She now helps other survivors rebuild their lives.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Briell Decker, 40, a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints...