They Convinced Me My Father Was the Leader of a Torturous Satanic Cult

Lydia Knight grew up in a pioneer stock Mormon (LDS) family, but layered on top of that was a twisted, fabricated reality that her father was actually the leader of a Satanic cult who had v*olently ab*sed her as a baby. Lydia’s mother said she had received revelations of these horr*fic things and Lydia’s grandmother capitalized on this by gaining love and adoration from the LDS church members by appearing as a savior to the ab*sed chiIdren. Kidn*pped from Lydia’s father by her mother at 2 years old, she was told he was always searching for her so he could continue his Satanic practices.  Not only was Lydia dealing with these imposed traumas, she was told if she ever broke the rules of Mormonism or told someone about her past, her whole family would be tracked down by the Satanists and k*lled. Fear and terror ruled her life until she finally decided to look for the evidence. What she found crumbled her entire reality and she began the search to reconnect with her father.  Click here to watch on YouTube Watch Lydia's follow up Q&A Find and support Lydia!  IG: https://www.instagram.com/theshecenter/ Resources & Memoire Split: theshecenter.org/podcast Website TheSheCenter.Org LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lydia-knight-tsc/ TikTok - The She Center  TikTok - Cult Stories  Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@TheSheCenter Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/CenterOfShe We want to meet you in real life!  Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION!  Click here to go to the official booking page Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness  Host Instagram @sheliseann  Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  Twitter @cultstocon  **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:32 Lydia Shares the Background of Her Charismatic Grandmother (Rac*sm) 00:08:04 CW: Mentions of CA,  Lydia Shares About Her Family Dynamics Amidst the Satanic Panic 00:12:41 CW: Mentions of CA & CSA, Lydia Explains the Satanic Panic of the 80's and Her Early Memories 00:16:45 CW: Mentions of R*pe, CA & CSA, Lydia Shares the Manipulation and Mental States of Her Mother and Grandmother 00:22:03 Lydia Shares the Harm Caused by Her Mother's Obscure "Revelations" 00:27:59 Lydia Shares About the Interactions Between Mormonism and The Satanic Panic 00:33:18 CW: CA, Lydia's Talks about Her Grandma's Manipulation and Need for Importance 00:39:09 Lydia Expands on Her ChiIdhood Isolation and Other Difficulties Growing Up 00:43:59 CW: Mentions of R*pe & CSA, Lydia Shares the About Her Mormon Baptism & the Made Up Stories of Her Ab*se 00:48:11 Lydia's First Time Out of The House Attending BYU & First Contact with Her Father 00:53:13 Lydia's Mother's Extreme Measures to Protect Her & Beginning to Doubt 00:58:16 CW: Mentions of R*pe, Lydia Decides to Uncover the Truth and Exposes the Lies 01:03:55 Lydia Confronts Her Mother and Grandmother & Contacts Her Father 01:07:28 Lydia's Beautiful Reunion with Her Father After 25 Years 01:11:24 Lydia's Healing Journey & Helping Others 01:16:26 Lydia Shares How She Ensures She Won't Repeat the Cult Cycle with Her Coaching 01:18:58 Final Thoughts & Lydia's "Linda, Listen" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices