Growing Up in Incestuous Mormon Cult, THE ORDER: “My Father Wanted to Starve My Mother’s Cancer”

Joe grew up in a polygamist cult called “The Order.”  From the age of 3, he observed his father and uncles with multiple wives— his father, Daniel, fathering over 160+ chiIdren.  From the age of 9, Joe started working for The Order, while dealing with the physically and emotionally abus*ve Daniel.  As Joe grew up, his dating life was non existent, and he felt “behind”.  It became evident that only a small portion of the men were having all of the wives, and that not all of the men would be married.  What made it more difficult was that if Joe wanted to “come forward” on a girl, he had to go through Daniel, and also the Prophet, who arranged the cult’s marriages.  Things came to a head for Joe at 18, when his mother became sick with cancer and Daniel prescribed his own method to help her heal— fasting, as a way to “starve the cancer”, which Joe felt he couldn’t go against.  When his mother died, he decided to leave the cult.  The only thing stopping Joe from starting over was The Order having control of his bank account.   Click here to watch on YouTube Resource for those escaping polygamy: https://holdingouthelp.org/ Joe’s Magic Music Show with Mayce:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBPdLV1lQc&t=88s Find Joe on social media: IG:  @johnjosephrobinson https://www.instagram.com/johnjosephrobinson YT:  https://www.youtube.com/@MagicPranksJohn We want to meet you in real life!  Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION!  Click here to go to the official booking page Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.