Carrie Sheffield

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Carrie Sheffield, at age 16 left, and present day. Carrie poses in front of the motorhome where her family of 10 lived before her father, Ralph Sheffield, Jr., was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for claiming to be a prophet. During her childhood, she attended 17 public schools and was homeschooled while her family lived in motorhomes, sheds, houses, and tents. Her new book, "Motorhome Prophecies," details how she escaped her abusive family environment, became a born-again Christian, and forgave her father for years of mental and physical abuse. Photo courtesy of Carrie Sheffield. Photo credit: Barry Morgenstein.