A man born into a fundamentalist Mormon sect talks about his very “unconventional” upbringing. Calvin Wayman, 34, left the “Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” in 2019 after finding the religion too “restrictive”. The man had not realized that his family situation was far from normal until now moved to California.
“I used to have five parents all in the same house: a dad, my biological mom and three other moms,” Wayman revealed in a new episode of the show “My Extraordinary Family”. “I also have 44 brothers!” write down. “We grew up in one farm. We worked together, we fed the animals, we milked the cow” he added about his unorthodox lifestyle. Wayman told the show that he enjoyed them his childhood and is thankful for his huge family, but also that not everyone supported his decision to leave the FLDS.
“The best part of life and of upbringing I have 44 siblings,” he initially said. however, he added that “there were some basic points in my life where religion became a lot harmful for my development” added the man. “When you have 50 people in the family you, there are many different reactions,” he emphasized.
Wayman revealed that his father was sadder about his decision to leave the religion, saying: “He took it personally». “He really wanted to understand it why and then tried to stop me,” he explained. He gave me a few different books and said, “Please read them before you make your final decision.” His son’s reply was: “I’ll read them, but I’ve already made up my mind.” Meanwhile, other members of the FLDS were “criticallyWayman claimed.
“A lot of people in the community were quick to vilify me,” he claimed during the interview. “They believed that I was someone who was seduced by her charm of fame and money in the world. Which is incredible toxic for them” he noted. After relocating to California, Wayman said he had to “deprogram” himself and adapt to life out of fundamentalism.
THE mum his, Christine, has 12 biological children — six of whom have now left the FLDS. She recently followed in their footsteps and appeared on the same episode of “My Extraordinary Family” to tell her own story. “I have about six children who have given up—religion—and as they grew up they gave me something to think about,” he explained. “Once you get away from religion and this place, a lot of these things in your mind change radically,” the woman added, as reported by New York Post.
Mother and son are not alone former members of the FLDS who share their stories about leaving “religion”. Last year, 24-year-old Ruby Steed went viral on TikTok after talking about life in heresy.
The FLDS was previously controlled by Warren Jeffs, who is currently serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole until July 2038 for sexually assaulting two girls. He is said to have pushed her polygamy within the Churchas well as marriage underage girls. Jeffs’ son, Wendall, recently spoke out against him his “manipulative” dad and he said he’s making his own way…
Source: News Beast
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