Texas Mormons - Kayla Jerrell

Kayla Jerrell, an 18-year-old from Orange County, Texas, relates her experience of growing up in a Mormon home.

This video is one in a series of videos The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released to better inform the public about differences between the worldwide church based in Salt Lake City and the polygamous group in Texas that calls itself the FLDS.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - whose members are often called 'Mormons" - placed a series of video interviews on its web site to illustrate the differences between its own members in Texas and members of the isolated polygamous group.

The Texas Mormons featured on the video interviews include a director of community theater, an orthopedic surgeon, a Justice of the Peace, a former Houston Oilers quarterback, a news anchor and a young woman with aspirations for medical school.

More information: http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-seeks-to...

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[myway43]

I think this young lady is a great role model for all our girls. I have been talking with my thirteen year old about the concept of modesty. It is so important in the world these days. Young people are being bombarded by negative media, and peer pressure nowadays. Maybe we can all learn something from such a good example.

[ldsblondechick22]

thank you very much for this video! ur such a good example for me. i do struggle a bit with modesty, i also have grown up in the church but this is one thing i stuggle with. thanks for your example =]

[KaylaMarieRamsey25]

your doing a good job

[LachaFliuch]

Kayla is not that modest; beauty contests are not about modesty, they are about flaunting your body.Dyeing one's hair is not modest, nor is wearing jewelry and makeup.Letting a small girl wear makeup & jewelry is not right either.

1 Timothy 2:9-10

9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

[XxangelalalaxX]

Modest is hottest.

[HeadNtheClouds]

Do all Mormons have kids with each other?, I'm asking because I really don't know. Most religions have "fanatics", what the media portrays, then there are the more normal people (for a lack of a better word), is this true of most Mormons? do you marry outside your family? Is this a stupid question?

[PatrickTCDBZ]

Great video. The world neeeds to know what Mormons believe, and not just what they hear from people whith their own hidden agenda's and bias.

[MaryEWinstead1fan]

*gag*. Its good that she has morals, but she should at least rebel a little bit.

[WomenDisciples]

thanks for the video ,It is nice to ehar things positive. I have a 9 yr old daughter & 3 sons ages 8,4,& 7months old .I also like it when we remain modest.

[mgmgreer365]

I am really glad to know that other people besides me follow the modesty of an LDS girl. I completely respect you for what you say. It is hard to stay modest and i have been in the same ward in houston for my whole life like you and try my best. I loved young womens and we did making me as our theme and it was amazing...Thanks for being and LDS member and making me feel better about it too!

[jelrowe]

What a waste. wasting her life on something for which there is no evidence- on what basis does she believe in god? because the bible & book of mormon say so? a feeling? a sense? because her parents told her?