My heart just absolutely broke for Lizzie.  

I  felt like when she was speaking to the producer and talking about how she had to do better, it was part hope, part brainwashing, and part fear.  I think she really wanted out, but just held onto wanting her daughter back.  She was hopeful that maybe these people were really going to be able to get her out.  But her brainwashing was telling her she was wrong and then she was fearful that, after the show came out - even if she never tried to leave - she would be hit with further punishments for speaking out.

So she was trying to show that she was "obedient" to the cult and what she needed to do to be more "worthy" at the same time she was really hoping that someone was going to get her daughter for her and then help her leave.

I totally agree that her friend should have been there.  But I also think that they should have had a better plan than just the hotel.  I don't know...  It's really hard to second guess them.  This is just such a hard thing to do, no matter how you approach it.  Throw in the FLDS special brand of crazy and it's practically impossible.

Poor Lizzie.  I'm sure she doesn't have any of her kids with her now.  She's probably been sent off to forced "repentance". 

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People often are moved around the country in hiding or working on crews for the group. The sect has homes scattered across several states where people are sent to repent for so-called misdeeds, Guiora said.

Interesting article about Warren Jeffs' son who left in 2014

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