I have a dear friend who left the Mormon church. She wrote a book about her time in the church and her departure. She is friends with several "ex-Mo's" and I figured she may know some who left FLDS cults. I've never commented on the FLEK threads but have read a lot of them. I decided to ask her a few questions and get her feedback. These are just a few random thoughts from our convo:
She believes that there is a good chance that FLEK is from a FLDS family. It fits in several different ways. One is locations (Texas, Idaho, Arizona) which she states have FLDS ties. Another reason is FLEK's refusal to speak of her childhood and/or family. This would also explain her religion later in life (I read somewhere that she attended baptist church regularly or was considered religious). It could also explain the lower science score on the GED. Plus, it would explain the need for the identity. A lot of the FLDS children would be born at home and not have a birth certificate.
I also discussed the need for privacy after leaving one of the cults and asked her, "if a former member recognized her, would they say so?" She basically said that they may BUT she could definitely see why they wouldn't identify FLEK. People that are born into those cults are ruled by fear. If they get out, a lot of times they will still live in fear. They would disassociate themselves as much as possible. IF FLEK left one of those families, regardless of which one it is, and she still has family in it, they would have shunned her and wouldn't claim her either.
In our short convo she said that she believes that FLEK probably came from a cult, and believes an FLDS family to be high on the list of probabilities.
Anyway, we didn't speak long this evening but if anyone has any questions I can take them to her. I know this doesn't exactly answer any questions about FLEK but since I had the ability to ask someone who was raised LDS and is knowledgable of FLDS, I figured it didn't hurt to get her feedback and share with y'all some of our convo.