Join Lauren Johnson Matthias (@HiddenTrueCrime ) Megan Conner (@Third_Verse ) Mindy Caldwell, and John Dehlin as they react to Shari Franke's new book "The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom" by Shari Franke, Ruby Franke's oldest daughter. Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/mormons-react-to-shari-frankes-memoir/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:15 Trigger warning for the book 00:14:30 Questions that will be covered in this episode involving Jodi, Ruby, Kevin, and the Mormon church 00:19:32 Ruby and Kevin’s formation of their relationship and early family life 00:28:30 Was Ruby Franke set up with a disadvantage by Mormon gender roels? 00:35:18 Personality dynamics in the Franke family and Ruby’s profile as a mom and how much room the children had for their emotions 00:39:42 Childhood emotional neglect with Ruby Franke and her children 00:43:25 The pajama story and Ruby telling Shari she’d been friends after she had a baby= 00:57:38 Mormonism and Vlogging 01:05:20 Consent and ethics in family vlogging 01:12:00 Shari Franke’s mental health - thinking that her tummy aches are demonic possession 01:29:03 Ruby removed Shari from therapy after Shari wanted to quit piano 01:40:50 Shari starts her own YouTube channel, while Ruby did not help her grow it she demand some of the proceeds of the account 01:43:46 Chad’s involvement in Shari’s story 01:52:30 Why Ruby reached out to Jodi was because of Chad 02:13:30 Meeting with Jodi as their therapist and showing her business structure as a cult 02:21:10 Truth and Distortion became the bane of Shari’s existence 02:34:50 Jodi’s tactics around isolation 02:41:18 How Jodi saw sex everywhere and how she and Ruby were queer 02:49:23 Visions of Glory and how it ties in with Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt 02:56:34 Shari Franke compared Lori Vallow to Ruby Franke 03:00:30 Thom Harrison and his influence over these cult leaders within the Mormon church 03:11:35 The darkest part of the book was about Derek and Shari’s sexual assault 03:31:14 Church disciplinary part of Shari’s story involving what happened with Derek 03:41:55 Shari is familyless for a while, running into her dad on the BYU campus and he was afraid to talk to her 04:04:05 Who is the main villain in this story? Is it Jodi or Ruby? 04:12:24 Shari drawing connections in the Mormon church 04:27:15 Shari’s final comments at the end of the book about her mother being narcissistic ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds