Episode 53 | I Was 15 When I Married Winston Blackmore: Lorraine Johnson

Lorraine Johnson (Ex-FLDS): Married at 15 to Winston Blackmore, the Warren Jeffs Split, and Life in CanadaSupport me on substack here: ❤️ https://jadenjeffs.substack.com/On The Jaden Jeffs Podcast, Jaden interviews Lorraine Johnson, who was born in Hildale, Utah, raised in Short Creek, and later lived in the FLDS community in Canada where she married Winston Blackmore at 15 as his 17th wife. Lorraine describes her musical upbringing, her grandfather Lawrence Steed’s influence, and how centralized “placement” marriage evolved after men married girls while their father was away. She explains why she wanted to marry young, including limited schooling and fears around the year 2000, and how she prayed and asked to be placed with Winston. Lorraine details Winston’s popularity and liaison role for Rulon Jeffs, the growing conflict with Warren Jeffs, Winston’s 2001 trial, the repentance dispute involving a baptized young woman, and Winston being removed as bishop and later accused of adultery after Rulon’s death. She shares what early plural marriage life was like, her shifting beliefs, and how COVID changed church and school authority in Canada, while reflecting on women’s voice, identity, and choosing when to end struggles.00:00 Teen Marriage Dreams00:38 Meet Lorraine Johnson00:58 Growing Up Short Creek01:38 Grandpa Lawrence Steed04:28 Origins of Placement Marriage07:23 Winston Blackmore Emerges11:34 Winston Versus Warren12:15 Bishop at Eighteen17:15 Popularity and Many Wives19:15 Wanting Marriage Young26:16 School and Social Isolation30:41 Turning In to Marry Winston34:18 New Wife Reality Check36:00 Winston as Matchmaker37:06 Life With Many Wives38:30 Babies and Bishop Duties39:52 The Split Begins43:13 Repentance and Baptism Clash46:52 Sat Down as Bishop54:49 Rulon Funeral Paranoia59:09 Letter and Exile Decision01:02:02 Faith Shifts and Deprogramming01:04:57 Life After Winston01:06:36 COVID Power Shift01:10:34 Women and Authority01:13:20 Choosing to End Struggle👇**SHOP MERCH HERE FROM JADEN**[fromjaden.com](http://fromjaden.com)👇 **FOLLOW + SUPPORT THE PODCAST**Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GHUWDyJ5ZJ0QzVu8EihBH?si=hpDUxgqMR9CIkwei0Ghiew🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jaden-jeffs-podcast/id1795576157✉️ Newsletter (Substack): https://jadenjeffs.substack.com/👇 **MY Website**JadenJeffs.com👇 **SOCIALS**Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realjadenjeffs?igsh=cm9ybmY1dzk1dmNp&utm_source=qrTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadenjeffs100?_r=1&_t=ZP-91rDt1rkLz5Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BtYdgFoS5/?mibextid=wwXIfr👇 **WATCH NEXT**➡️ Most Popular Videos: https://youtu.be/I-gZtaxMv9whttps://youtu.be/3WIYe15Ostshttps://youtu.be/rNKg83fMuN4➡️ Podcast Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk3w3VkHlWzRgsNC_wNeOBxa0AEBnpsCz&si=izu5YMpxghxqO13m👇 **BUSINESS**📩 Contact: [email protected] me a Coffee via Venmo ❤️ https://venmo.com/u/fitoj