By Kim Taylor

A memoir of inaccurate religion, unholy violence, and religious awakening. An odyssey of mayhem, homicide, and tragedy is what Kim's kin unknowingly embarks upon of their quest for a calm life in an unorthodox spiritual society. it really is on a deceptively fantastic spring day, on the delicate age of 7, that Kim is uprooted from her cozy heart category domestic in Utah to be moved right into a polygamous colony in Mexico. From that day ahead her lifestyles takes dramatic twists and turns. one after the other, her older sisters develop into plural other halves. ultimately, Kim herself is courted by way of the polygamist fathers of a few of her sturdy buddies. Her fairly peaceable global is shattered while violence erupts in the ranks of the priesthood leaving her sister a widow, and Kim fears for her personal existence as a few of her closest buddies develop into murderers within the identify of faith. after all, her relations is devastated by way of a tragedy fomented by way of a fair extra insidious evil.

“Kim Taylor is a talented tale teller - and what a narrative she tells in ‘Daughters of Zion’! Raised in a infamous polygamous sect, day-by-day inhaling the entire seductions and delusions of plural-marriage theology, Kim however couldn’t ever swallow the lie thoroughly. Guided via a powerful judgment of right and wrong and prodded by means of tragedy after tragedy she finally broke out of the mental felony of polygamous pseudo-religion...”
—David Kupelian, writer of the promoting of Evil

“It used to be interest approximately polygamy that led me to choose up this publication, however it is the author’s craft at storytelling that made it most unlikely to place it down. Kim’s riveting, sincere portrayal of her brave look for deliverance from what she finally famous as risky dogma cloaked as non secular truths, is either exciting and inspiring”.”
—Mary Ann cook dinner, speaker, writer of Honey I’m domestic For Good!

“An incredible tale, advised with compassion. Taylor is a traditional storyteller. I couldn't placed it down!”
—C. Hewitt, columnist, writer of Parenting in the course of the Eyes Of A Child.

“In the times following his stopover at, I pondered Mark Chynoweth’s caution. For years he have been like a sort and joyful brother to me–was he now in a position to severe violence within the identify of faith? bad questions loomed in my brain certainly others: might Mark really kill for Ervil? could he even try and kill me? Rumors that Ervil’s congregation
had taken blood covenants with each other, promising to hold out his murderous loss of life threats, chilled my middle and stuffed me with dread.”
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Now and then I was allowed to play in one of the neighbouring small towns, but on the whole my father was against these exhibitions, for which, with great justice, he did not consider me ripe. He felt that it was now time to send me to some great masters for further study in harmony and the piano, and after long debate it was decided that I should first go to Darmstadt to study counterpoint with Einck, the celebrated organist, and then to Paris in order to take lessons from Kalkbrenner. So the chapter of my childhood was closed; a childhood so happy that even now it stands vividly before my eyes, and the recollection of its manifold enjoyments is one of my greatest pleasures.

In spite of the large star that decked his breast, his princely dignity was soon forgotten in the banter of wit in which he good-humouredly joined. I remember one amusing incident, the thought of which provokes my mirth even now. The whole company, prince included, sang in chorus a simple German ditty, ' Der La-la-la-la-Laudon rtickt an' (Laudon advances), repeated innumerably ; the fun consisting in the manner in which the leader (my father) started 22 LIFE OF SIR CHARLES HALLE each repeat, which the whole company had to imitate, now giving it out in full stentorian voice, then in a whisper, now in sentimental adagio fashion, then in humorous dance rhythm, now standing, now sitting and turning their faces to the wall, every change being totally unexpected.

M. H. E 2 52 LIFE OF SIR CHARLES HALLE CHAPTER II 1838-1848 Stephen Heller—His gifts as an improviser—Musical evenings at the Rue d'Amsterdam—Heinrich Heine: his attitude towards music; a rupture and a reconciliation—Richard Wagner in 1839: the fate of ' Christoph Colomb:' subsequent meetings at Heidelberg and Bayreuth—How I heard Paganini—My friendship with Berlioz : his gifts and limitations—Habeneck's historic pinch of snuff—Berlioz as a conductor—Armand Bertin's generosity—My first public concert in Paris—Marriage in 1841: the significance of the number 11— Tour in Germany in 1842—Acquaintance with Mendelssohn : his marvellous memory—Conducting without score—Concert at Darmstadt—A noisy apartment on the Rue Blanche—Delsarte's singing— A galaxy of talent—Ingres and his love of music—Ary Scheffer— My first visit to England in 1843 : Ernst and Sivori—Ernst's solo on the 15s.

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