1953 Short Creek Raid arrest of my Fundy, 58-year-old father Floyd Otto Spencer; in front of our rock home in Short Creek, Arizona (Courtesy of Utah State Historical Society) Pt 40-C: Esther LeBaron Spencer: Ma, Pa, Me, and Pitfalls of Polygamy UTAH POLYGAMY: PANDORA'S BOXAlthough the box is full of evils, we must remember there…
Pt 38-B: Esther LeBaron & Floyd Spencer: Fights, Plights, and Physical Punishment
Pt 38-B: Esther LeBaron & Floyd Spencer: Fights, Plights, and Physical Punishment Silence only benefits the oppressor. Those who love truth, and want to help victims,are open to discussion and want to hear how to help better.” Brenda's Journey:Using Survivor’s Trauma–Help Don’t Harm My beautiful mother, the talented and creative brainiac Esther LeBaron Spencer I…
Pt 36: Mom, Dad, and Dayer LeBaron’s Death
Pt 36: My Mom, Dad, and Dayer LeBaron's Death My mother Esther LeBaron Spencer with the 7 youngest of her 14 children "Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." Author Unknown In one or two places, my Grandmother Maud LeBaron is recorded as having said: "Joel "must be…
Pt 40-D: Esther LeBaron Spencer: Ma, Pa, Me, and Pitfalls of Polygamy
Pt 40-D: Esther LeBaron Spencer: Ma, Pa, Me, and Pitfalls of Polygamy Circa 1956: My parents and 9 of their ultimately 14 kids; shortly after leaving Short Creek, Arizona to live in nearby Hurricane, Utah Writers do not live one life, they live two. There is the living and then there is the writing. Anaïs…
STEPHANY SPENCER: 