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Josephine Jeffs, 15, looks down while braiding the hair of sister. daughters of FLDS leader
Warren Jeffs. Girls in the community are taught to never question their husbands or fathers,
to never to turn down sexual advances once “sealed” in marriage, and to have as many
children as possible. Going against these teachings could lead to excommunication from
the closed-off fundamentalist settlement.

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Josephine Jeffs, 15, looks down while braiding the hair of sister. daughters of FLDS leader<br />
Warren Jeffs. Girls in the community are taught to never question their husbands or fathers,<br />
to never to turn down sexual advances once “sealed” in marriage, and to have as many<br />
children as possible. Going against these teachings could lead to excommunication from<br />
the closed-off fundamentalist settlement.