Thank you for your candor!
You have really hit the pinacle of the point here . . . . . the Mormon part of his life enveloped so much of TA's entire life. . . . his friends, his business associates, all of the people he chose to interact with, his sales of PPL, his financial obligations, his room mates, his church friends, his neighbors, everyone in his life. . . . . JA held the highest power over him - the ability to tell his whole world the "sins" he was engaging in . . . . with proof!
This is JA's defense -
He would attack her because what she represented was a complete life devastating not only now but in the hereafter. . . .
Compare and contrast the behaviors with JA and his relationship with Lisa . . . .Lisa was angry that TA got out of hand with just kissing - he should have been responsible enough to not have a bioloical reaction . . .
Pre-marital sex is 2nd only to murder in the LDS faith (according to MiMi's testimony I think) . . . . someone previously testfied to that.