UT -Susan Powell, 28, West Valley City, 6 Dec 2009 - #3

[Patty G]

I just realized I have been abused for most of my married life.

A very interesting thread was started yesterday about signs of abuse here:
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[omegagal]

Well, I don't think a just God gets into the habit of interfering with his children's free agency. Josh Powell apparently exercised his free agency in an evil way. I think a loving Heavenly Father was probably deeply saddened that one his children would make such a decision - especially as it concerns another one of his children.

Fortunately (perhaps unfortunately, for Josh), there will be justice - both temporal, and eternal.

I thought I read that she fasted and prayed and received the answer to stay with Josh. Thanks for letting me know that wasn't exactly right......

Did Susan and Josh marry in the Temple? Does anyone know? Would that have kept her from leaving Josh? Anyone out there married in the Temple that actually knows????

 

[passionflower]

We are over at new post/thread now.........come on over to #4 and bring your comments over please!!! No one closed this...............

 

[nursebeeme]

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link to thread four

 

[omegagal]

Thank You for the above article link. I agreed with all the reasons why a couple in a domestic violence/abuse pattern should not go to general marriage/couples counseling, but see a Domestic Abuse Counselor. But would Susan define her husband as abusive, or would she see it as more of a controlling problem. Seeking out an Domestic Violence counselor would mean she'd have to see it as that. Did she? I guess that's the shocking part so far, kinda like Scott Peterson, Josh isn't a beat her up kind of guy. No, they don't seem that dangerous then up and kill their loving wife.

Curious Me... I know in the case of a religious woman, she will first go to her church leadership. If a church leader even suspected that there is a control issue in the marriage, red flags should be going off. Because that's what abuse is - it's control. At that point a professional counselor (LPC or LCSW) with training in the abuse cycle would be able to counsel a woman to help bring up her self esteem, develop trust and help her to make positive decisions in the relationship. It does not have to be a DV counselor. It can start with a call to the National Domestic Violence Hotline for resources or to a friend at church, a parent. We need to be more educated as to what these red flags are. BYU Women's center put together a program where they are encouraging students to recognize abusive controlling behavior in others and speaking up against it. They even did an organized 5k race in September to bring awareness. IMHO, it has to be a combination of education among ourselves and our children and a professional approach of educating our church leaders.

Here's a link to BYU's Voices of Courage:

http://wsr.byu.edu/content/voices-courage

 

[agathawannabe]

Did Susan and Josh marry in the Temple? Does anyone know? Would that have kept her from leaving Josh? Anyone out there married in the Temple that actually knows????

I remember hearing in a news video that they were married in a Temple. IIRC, it was a Temple in Utah, but not in SLC. I wasn't paying close attention to the name of the temple.

Digging now to see what I can find to confirm & fill in the blanks.

ETA - LDS Portland Temple; I found a link: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14035282?source=most_viewed

 

[JBean]

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