A Mother and Her Missionary Son Finding Light and Truth Amid Deep Darkness

Jason and Alexia Preston sit down with Jennica Smith and her son Jonah, a family whose courage to come forward may change everything. Jennica grew up in an active LDS household. Her father served as a bishop. From the outside, everything looked perfect. But behind closed doors, Jennica endured decades of unthinkable abuse, abuse that began before she even started kindergarten. Jonah's Email: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:31 Jennica’s motivation for telling her story 00:11:44 God has a plan, and survivors will lead the battle to expose evil. 00:13:02 Jennica’s childhood and family life 00:15:45 Generational nature of ritual abuse 00:16:20 Earliest memories of abuse 00:21:36 Abuse inside the Salt Lake City Temple & Jennica’s baptism story 00:25:55 Baptismal Covenant With Lucifer 00:26:42 Dallin H Oaks Tells Jennica She is Bound to Lucifer 00:29:45 Henry B Eyring and Wife Present During Abuse 00:34:50 Jennica Forced by Cult to Initiate Baby Sister 00:36:04 Paternal Grandmother's Role In Satanic Order. Maternal Line Discussed. Tension in Parents Marriage 00:39:39 Grappling with Reality of Who is Involved in Abuse. Ask God to Know the Truth. 00:41:03 Making Sense of Abusers Light & Dark Sides and their Motivations 00:43:01 Many Survivors Have Privately Shared Their Stories and Same Names Keep Coming Up as Perpetrators Again and Again. 00:43:28 Successfully Faking Illness to Avoid Abuse 00:50:10 First Attempt Reporting Abuse to Parents & Therapist Betrayal 00:52:09 How Did Memories Surface? 00:54:08 The Facade of Righteousness & Lengths of Deception 00:58:03 Jennica's Perspective on Sustaining Wicked Church Leaders - Jason Struggles to Process His Feelings 01:01:42 Importance of Personal Relationship With God. Allowing Others Space to Figure This Out at Their Own Pace. 01:03:47 Wheat and Tares Are Almost Fully Grown 01:06:55 Psychological Bonding Effects Between Abusers and Victims 01:07::37 Making Sense of Insensible - Giving Space For Different Perspectives 1:10:28 Jennica Turns 18 and Begins Healing Journey 1:18:18 Jennica Learns Her Father Abused Her Children as Well 1:20:40 Jennica’s Husband Shares His Perspective 1:23:57 Jennica's Message of Hope For Other Survivors 1:31:07 Jonah, Jennica's Missionary Son Introduction & Motivation For Speaking 1:32:43 Jonah’s MTC experience 1:33:44 MTC Redacts Jonah's Medical Records 1:37:04 Jonah's Mission Call Changed After Disclosing Ritual Abuse To MTC Therapist 1:38:52 Church Mandates Mental Health Exam. They're Unhappy With Results 1:41:44 Jonah's Motivation for Speaking 1:43:48 Jonah’s First Recollection of Abuse by Grandfather 1:47:00 Grandfather Smears Feces on Jonah, Similar to Other Abuse Victim Accounts 1:50:38 Additional Alleged Perpetrators: Dan Noorlander, David Hamblin, and David Galbraith 1:53:15 Jonah Forced to Abuse others, Including Sister 1:57:42 Ritual Abuse Experience in Forest With David Hamblin / Satanic Marriage Ritual to Native American Girl 2:03:07 Meeting David Galbraith. 2:07:04 Jonah and Sarah Trained in “Temple Ordinances” & Other Memories With Sarah 2:13:38 Connection To Governor Spencer Cox 2:15:05 Abuse Occurred in Home Owned by Cox Family 2:16:51 Sarah’s Abuse & Death 2:27:21 Role of Drugging in Abuse Experiences 2:29:44 Jennica's Reaction to Learning That Her Children Were Also Abused by Her Father, Grandmother and other Cult Members 2:31:42 Reporting to Police and Futility of Reporting to Church Leaders 2:33:40 Physical Signs of Abuse 2:36:30 Jonah’s Thoughts on Corruption Within The Church & God's Plan 2:39:10 Jennica’s final thoughts 2:42:31 Jonah’s final thoughts. Plea for Others to Reach Out to Him 2:44:08 Jason’s Final thoughts _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Our Sponsors: Sentry H2O https://www.wearethepeople.org/wellness danielbru.signatureutah.com GET INVOLVED: Visit Our Website: https://wearethepeople.org Go to sign the ballot https://www.stoputahchildabuse.com/ Volunteer in The Fight: https://www.wearethepeople.org/volunteer Donate: https://www.wearethepeople.org/donate Social Media: Instagram::   / wearethepeopleutah   Facebook:   / wearethepeopleut   X: https://x.com/WeARETheUT?s=20 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/WeAREThePeopleUT Podbean: https://wearethepeopleradio.podbean.com/