A new Netflix documentary on the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in Salt Lake City by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee (all Mormons) has been released. To what extent was this kidnapping influenced by Joseph Smith and/or Mormonism? Join John, Samantha, Alyssa, and Taylor as they explore the Mormon connections to Elizbeth Smart’s kidnapping
Thumbnail Credits: Main image of Elizabeth Smart from film “The Elizabeth Smart Story”; Main image of Brian David Mitchell from Laura Seitz-Pool/Getty; Main image of Joseph Smith by Unknown painter, from Community of Christ Archives (public domain); Background image from Netflix poster “Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart”
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Around 1:30, the panel is discussing the polygamy doctrine that is continuing in the current LDS culture. I can’t help but connect this idea with the data about Mormon women getting plastic surgery at much higher rates than any other demographic. Does the idea of needing to be desirable for leaders or to be more attractive than other women (potential wives) lead to increased pressure to be “perfect”?