Eleven-year-old Erin Myrren's life was marred the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted.
As the
abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the
weight of whether or not to tell her terrible secret. It wasn't until a traumatic series of events showed her the cost of silence that she chose to speak out-in the
process destroying both her family and the last of her innocence.
Through her personal diary, written during the years of her abuse, Erin Myrren shares her
journey through pain and confusion to inner strength and, ultimately, forgiveness. Raw, powerful and unflinchingly honest, Stolen Innocence is the inspiring story of
one girl's struggle to become a woman, and a bright light on the pain and devastation of abuse.
I "Stolen Innocence is written with conviction and clarity. Erin
Myrren doesn't hold back, and I respect her honesty and openness...By the end of the book, I thought I was reading passages from a much older adult than a high
school senior. Erin has grown into a strong, wise, intelligent, perceptive, spiritual, caring adult." --Susan Reedquist, The Children's Advocacy Center
Another
horrific and tragic story pertaining to another young lady pertains to Elissa Wall. Forced to marry at 14, Oprah's Lisa Ling provided a special report on the grotesque
polygamist practices within the FLDS "church" (an offshoot from the formerly and sometimes secretly still polygamist Mormon "church" of latter day
"saints").
In the FLDS Church from the moment she was born, all Elissa Wall knew was adhering to her pedophile "prophet's" commands. From her
"teachings", which were portrayed as Biblical and godly, all Elissa knew was that the "prophet's" job was to dictate what was best for the girls, speaking as he was
God's earthly orator.
Made to marry her cousin at the age of 14, Elissa was brainwashed to believe her marriage was the will of God and therefore nothing
could be done to stop it. Nevertheless she still asked for permission not to marry, tried to resist, and pushed back when her new "husband" tried to make a move for
his first kiss.
Knowing she was different from other girls in her community, Elissa wanted an education, maybe even to become a nurse or teacher someday.
During her year in public school, Elissa had come to realize things were possible that she'd never dreamed before. Elissa knew that she wanted to be a mother of
good priesthood children, but not at 14-years-of-age!
Yet Uncle Fred had other plans for Elissa's precious life, telling her "the prophet" wanted her to marry.
Although it felt horrible inside and didn't seem right, Elissa wanted to please God.
Cult leader and self-proclaimed "prophet" Warren Jeffs used religion to prey
on and sexually abuse women and children. Don't be duped by foul religion, read God vs. Religion by Paul F Davis and find freedom! Escape the enslavement and
clutches of dead religion. Awaken to foul religion, pseudo-spiritual manipulation, and the need for proper godly confrontation. Learn truths to experience personal
liberation.
I understand what it is like to be broken hearted, one book that helped me is Breakthrough For A Broken Heart empowering us to overcome our
disappointments and blossom into our dreams.
I commend Erin and Elissa for turning their mess into a message to help others like them across the globe
similarly suffering and ensnared by sexual perverts. God have mercy and help the young girls entrapped get free from these foul excuses for men.
I wrote a
book for sex addicts to help them find freedom. Stop Lusting & Start Living - A Sexual Recovery Plan liberates the oppressor and the oppressed, helping them both
find freedom.
God above is full of love and can set both the oppressed and the oppressor free simultaneously. Whosoever will humble their heart and cry out
to Christ Jesus for salvation can be saved from their sin and self.