How I Escaped from a Polygamist Cult
Ruth Wariner s dad was her religion s prophet. When she was a teenager, she finally broke free. Ruth Wariner
When Ruth Wariner walked into her first day of elementary school in Chihuahua, Mexico, she didn t know a soul and couldn t speak the language. She d grown up nearby in an isolated fundamentalist Mormon colony. She d never had to learn Spanish.
Wariner s teacher paired her with another student who could translate that day s lesson. The little girl leaned in and whispered to Wariner, Did you know that we re sisters? and then pointed to another student. She s our sister too.