In this episode, Dr. Cristina Rosetti tells us the story of Orlean Kingston’s extreme 42-day fast, her visions and her life.
TW: This episode discusses eating disorders, scrupulosity, obsessive compulsive disorders and conversations around food restriction.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Fast from that Which is Not Perfect”: Food Abstinence and Fasting Cures in the Kingdom of God by Cristina Rosetti
- More information about eating disorders
- Eating disorder helpline
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Orlean had at least 8 kids (possibly more), while her sister-wife Ardous only had 4 kids. I think you have done a great disservice to her, and her posterity would not appreciate the light that you have put on her. Many of her posterity did follow her unique health ideas, but for the most part, everyone in the Davis County Co-op recognized that her death was due to her refusal to take her brother’s advice. It is sad that you tarnish the life and reputation of a great lady who has been honored for her true accomplishments, such as being the first Sunday school teacher, welcoming her sister-wife into the family(she pawned her wedding ring to buy two gold bands so her sister wife could have a ring as well), her great posterity, and her faithfulness. You focus on her shortcomings and her downfall. If any of her posterity that is not part of the DCCS want a true account of her history, they will have to look elsewhere. This is a sad portrayal of a great woman.