Wow! This book was very interesting and gave a perspective that isn't known to too many people. I feel for Wallace and everything that he had to go through. I can't imagine the pain of not having a close relationship with his family as a little child and then losing on and off his wives and children. I don't know much about this religion and what happened with Warren Jeffs but I do remember hearing bits and pieces. I am glad that Wallace was able to write his story and tell his side of what he believes was right and what was wrong. Props to you Mr. Jeffs.

Received this book as an ARC for my honest review.

Destroying Their God by Wallace Jeffs from Zarahemla Books is an enlightening look into the FLDS. At times it was disturbing, maddening, frightening, confusing, and heart wrenching. Wallace Jeffs along with Shauna Packer and Sherry Taylor presented an informative look into the world of a cult. Families are brainwashed from birth, abused by the head of the family and the head of their church and kept locked away from the rest of the world. These members are completely controlled and accept it as this is all they know. The extreme measures the members of this God loving religion (?) go to, to "punish" Mr. Jeff's for speaking out against the FLDS ordered by the church leader and Wallace's own half brother is unbelievable.
This very well written book is a very interesting, hard to believe, hard to put down and a very worthwhile read.
Thank you Netgalley, Wallace Jeffs, Shauna Packer, Sherry Taylor and Zarahemla Books for a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

I couldn't put this book down. It tells of the FLDS church from the perspective of Warren Jeffs half brother Wallace Jeffs. It gives you a look at his life from childhood to adulthood. I highly recommend this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

A quick, captivating read that offers an inside look at FLDS church. Very disturbing but it is a compulsive read. Most books written about FLDS are from a woman's prospective and this is from the half brother of Warren Jeffs, it is nice to get a male view on the subject.

When I was first approached to review this novel, I wasn’t certain about how I would get on but it has completely captured my attention, and I raced through it in less than a day!

Not only a true story, this a humbling tale of a truly decent man indoctrinated from birth to believe in the right of one human to create the rules he must live by. It is a rare insight into the lives of those in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and a riveting read. Wallace Jeffs tried so hard to follow the teachings of the church he loved, even though he didn’t always agree with all the instructions handed down. He didn’t walk away lightly – in fact, he almost didn’t walk at all ever again.

I believe in having a strong respect for other faiths and religions; ever since watching the TV series ‘Big Love’, the lives of polygamists has fascinated me (not that I would ever want to be one!). This is not a light-hearted novel; rather, it is a serious read full of distasteful events – but not on the part of the author. Once I began reading, this book just swallowed me up, heart and soul. It is thought-provoking in the extreme, and it’s certainly not a story I’ll forget in a hurry. It would seem the situation is ongoing and that, for the families involved, is a real tragedy. If you have any interest whatsoever in justice being served, this is a novel I fully recommend.

My thanks to Zarahemia Books for providing my copy. This is my honest, original and unbiased review.

This is a engrossing and enlightening book written by the brother of Warren Jeffs about the devastation caused by that “leader” to his believers and followers. I found it to be quite heartbreaking yet uplifting. I was fascinated from beginning to end. I highly recommend.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.

Raised in the polygamist FLDS sect, the author Wallace Jeffs and half-brother of the disgraced incarcerated prophet of the sect Warren Jeffs tells his incredible shocking story in “Destroying Their God: How I Fought My Evil Half Brother To Save My Children”. Most of these true stories are told by women from a maternal perspective. Jeffs account offers a rare fascinating insider look of the church leadership and hierarchy from a male perspective, and how Jeffs contacted the FBI and began his battle against his brother and the FLDS church in 2012.

Wallace’s own mother (Sharon) was a registered nurse; her income was greatly needed to support her husband’s Rulon Jeffs increasing number of polygamist wives and children. Wallace was raised by his aunt “Mother Marilyn” (who was his mother’s sister). Marilyn, it seemed was an obnoxious self-important narcissist who believed only her children were of the “chosen seed”. Warren was raised in spoiled entitlement fostered by both parents. Warren was a liar and bully who constantly tattled on his younger siblings and put them in danger with his cowardice, poor example and terrible leadership. Warren’s youthful hero was Adolf Hitler; he learned German and spoke the language when possible. All of Warren’s misdeeds, glaring problems and fondness for groping young girls was never addressed, and he could do no wrong according to both parents. It’s not surprising Warren seemed to turn into a human monster, his behavior worsened over time as be became ego driven, irrational and fanatical. These traits were particularly noticeable after he assumed the role of the prophet in the FLDS sect.
It was difficult to understand why the author remained in this bizarre FLDS cult. He acknowledged from childhood on, his upbringing had been miserable and chaotic. The relationship with his parents and siblings had been detached, unmemorable and poor. As a teen, Wallace determined early he did not want to raise his future family in the FLDS faith. As a successful adult businessman, he had numerous opportunities and resources to leave and establish himself and his large family in the secular community, yet he chose not to do so. The author seemed to deflect and blame his poor decisions and misfortune on other people. Against his own rationale, he married his half niece and had many children with her. He also turned his back on his half-sister when she begged him for help related to her alcohol/substance abuse issues. According to the author, he was a multi-millionaire at the time, and could have easily afforded treatment for her in a rehab facility. Instead, he dropped her off at a homeless shelter.

By the time of Wallace’s terrible car accident in George Utah on October 23, 2011, that left him hospitalized for two months-- the doctors in the emergency room gave him a 5% chance of survival. There was no investigative police report or proof that Wallace's car had been criminally tampered with before the accident. Even with notes, it was challenging to follow the ever changing events, situations and people involved in the storyline, or fully understand the decisions and choices of the author. In addition, this book might be helpful in future study and research of cult influence and activity. 3* GOOD. **With many thanks to Zarahemla Books via NetGalley for the DDC for the purpose of review.

This book provides a very intense and disturbing first-hand account of the FLDS sect led by the tyrant that is Warren Jeffs. I don't recommend to those who are disturbed by child and spousal abuse, as well as bullying. However, this is an important book regarding the machinations that cult leaders and the like exhibit.

Wow. Will need more time to digest what I've just read ... but ... wow! I have previously read Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer so I have some knowledge of the FLDS but this inside, very subjective view was brutal and shocking.
The book is written from the point of view of Wallace Jeffs, half brother to the current FLDS prophet (and convicted child sex offender) Warren Jeffs, son of the previous FLDS prophet Rulon Jeffs, and tells his story from childhood and teenage years, growing up in a household of numerous 'mothers' and siblings, through to adulthood, his plural marriages, and his final banishment from the 'Church'. It is a deeply personal account of life within the confines of the FLDS theocracy and the constant conflict individuals experience as they grapple with a leader whose lust for power and control seemingly knows no bounds.
At times I couldn't believe what I was reading, and it begged me to wonder if some things had been 'sensationalised' for publicity purposes, but whilst there are no sources cited in the book to verify what was written, a simple Google search was all that was required to gather relevant evidence.
It is clear that Warren Jeffs is evil beyond measure and is more than deserving of his life in prison sentence but what I simply don't understand, even more so after reading this book, is the level of blind obedience given to him by his followers. How is one man able to dominate such a large group of people and basically bend their lives to his will? What is it about him that makes fathers hand over their pre-teen daughters to much older men in marriage? And how is he still able to exert this power and control from behind bars?
This book certainly raised more questions for me than it answered but I commend the bravery and courage displayed by Wallace in never giving up on his children whilst seeking to expose the FLDS for what it truly is, a despotic, autocratic regime hiding in plain sight in modern day America.
This book will stay with me for a long time and I am thankful to NetGalley for the opportunity to read it.

Destroying Their God is a very informative book by the author Wallace Jeffs, brother of so called FLDS prophet. In his book you will find out much of what goes on in this religion, by his experience. I have heard and read some of the religion, but I still hadn’t learned it all. By itself alone, it is a religion I wouldn’t trust as far as I could throw it, but then, you learn about Warren Jeffs, the authors brother . I haven’t read anything this horrible in a while that is real and true. And I remember when all this went down. I didn’t know or learn about it all, though. In this book the brother tells it all. All about his brother and all the terrible things he did. And that’s all I’ll say because I want , if you read the book itself, to learn on your own what was actually done by this so called prophet. Don’t be lead astray people. Would I recommend this book? Yes, to adults, because they need to know what’s going on in this religion, so they will not be lead astray by those who obviously doesn’t know the voice of God and especially, by a man, only a man, who was sick and insane by power that he gave to himself and that others gave him, when it was clear that they probably shouldn’t have. It’s a really great book for those who are interested in learning about different religions and especially, how many of them are false.

3 stars

Wallace Jeffs is the half-brother of convicted pedophile and leader of the FLDS church Warren Jeffs. Mr. Jeffs shares his story of what it was like growing up with Warren, his father Rulon who served as “the prophet” of the church, a houseful of siblings and sister wives.


Jeffs offers an insider perspective from the male point of view. I have read a number of books on the FLDS community from women who have managed to escape. I was intrigued to read what a man had to say about polygamy, the various practices of the church and their leaders.



This book was well written and very enlightening. I learned a great deal about the FLDS church, their community of believers and the mind control that contributes to almost total obedience to their prophet. A truly frightening look at the horror of mind control experienced within a cult.


I feel like there could have been easily another 100 pages or more added to the book to offer more details. Much of the book is spent in the early years of the author’s life and his eventual struggle with polygamy. I wish more details were included about his leaving the church and struggle to rescue his wives and children. Many details were left out about Jeffs children and their current status.

I am giving this book a 3-star rating due to the many missing pieces of the story.


I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

The mix of religion and current events is always enticing. This book is an easy and engaging read to provide further insight into the mis-deeds of Warren Jeffs and the disgraceful way he treated people in the name of God. It is a great reminder that religion can be bad when people give too much authority to a person and follow him or her instead of being led by the Holy Spirit and what God actually says about his character and plan in His Word. Hoping this book will cause the reader to seek out the truth after exposure to how bad it can be to follow otherwise blindly.

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This book grabs you and holds you till the end. Very informative and engrossing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.