Janelle’s Final Strike: The ‘Spiritual Divorce’ That Shattered Kody & Robyn’s Kingdom!

Janelle’s Final Strike: The ‘Spiritual Divorce’ That Shattered Kody & Robyn’s Kingdom!

Sister Wives Exclusive: Janelle Brown is taking the definitive step toward freedom from Kody Brown—a spiritual release from her fundamentalist faith. But this final act of defiance shines a light on the cult’s dark history and the shocking hypocrisy of the man who holds the key to her eternity!

🕊️ The Quest for Spiritual Freedom

Janelle Brown is finally ready to move on. After years of emotional separation, she is pursuing a “spiritual release” from her marriage covenant with Kody Brown through the leaders of the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB). This step is crucial because, as Janelle herself admits, the spiritual tie is the one thing keeping her feeling bound.

“I just need to make sure all the little pieces are in place,” Janelle told her friends, revealing her deepest fear: “So what if my religion is right and I wake up and I’m in heaven and I’m married to him. I’m like, ‘Oh, hell. I’m not having that happen.'”

Janelle explains that she still feels like she’s Kody’s wife and cannot move forward until this spiritual covenant, made in the AUB temple, is severed. The doctrine dictates that even if separated, women must remain celibate and faithful to their husbands to reach the celestial kingdom. Her spiritual release is essentially her final, definitive divorce.

⚠️ A Warning from Maddie: Kody’s Chaos-Causing Return

As Janelle prepares to take this monumental step, her daughter, Maddie, issued a chilling warning. Kody has impeccable timing, and his decision to “apologize to all of the women to set them free” (even though they are already legally free) is viewed with suspicion.

Is Kody, who now claims he has “zero interest in being in polygamy,” performing damage control, boosting his ego, or simply trying to save his marriage with Robyn? Maddie fears Kody is only showing up now to once again cause chaos in Janelle’s life, a tactic he has perfected over the years to “lure her back in.”

🤯 The Irony and Hypocrisy of Her Release

The mission to get spiritually released is fraught with incredible irony. Janelle plans to go to the leaders of the AUB for her release, specifically the prophet, who is himself currently embroiled in a lawsuit with his ex-spiritual wife! The ex-wife claims she has been seeking a release for decades and is fighting him over alleged stolen property.

Janelle is seeking freedom from a prophet who refuses to release his own wife—a shocking level of hypocrisy within the secretive polygamous sect.

🩸 Blood Atonement & Abuse: The Dark History Janelle’s Family Feared

The show often frames Janelle’s family as “crazy” for being concerned about her choices. However, a deep dive into the AUB’s history reveals their fears were incredibly well-founded.

When Janelle joined in the late 80s, the polygamous community was rocked by extreme violence:

• Blood Atonement Murders: Followers of the infamous Irv LeBaron, who split from his brother and founded his own violent sect, continued his mission to kill rival prophets and defectors. This doctrine teaches that some sins must be atoned for with the guilty person’s blood. In June 1988, LeBaron’s followers finished his “hit list,” resulting in the tragic murders of former sect members and the death of a child who was present.

• Sexual Abuse and Exodus: Around the same time, the AUB faced major scandals involving leaders abusing their daughters, justifying it under a perverse “pure bloodline” doctrine. Another leader was accused of sexual assault using medical practices. These revelations led to a mass exodus from the AUB in the late 80s and 90s.

• Embezzlement & Lawsuits: The church was also sued by a woman named Virginia Hill, who alleged the AUB embezzled over a million dollars from her, money used to buy property still owned by the group today.

Janelle’s conversion—where she went in “so idealistic”—made her a “true believer,” ignoring the “conflicts” (which the narrator likens to abuse from Meri and Kody) and the massive red flags, simply because she had chosen the faith and felt it was the “righteous path.”

Now, decades later, Janelle is taking the final, necessary step to ensure that Kody Brown is truly gone—not just from her life, but from her eternity.

What Happens Next? Janelle is determined to cut the final ties. Meanwhile, Meri has declared she has “zero belief in the system,” doesn’t believe in the faith, and would never practice polygamy again. With Janelle’s spiritual release and Meri’s complete abandonment of the faith, the spiritual foundation of Kody and Robyn’s polygamous kingdom is utterly shattered.