Supposed Divine Intervention

Apparently, Mitchell was also a Mormon who seemingly went quite extreme in his religious beliefs. In the year 2000, on Thanksgiving Day, he told his wife Barzee that he had a conversation with God. And during their talk, God had told him to take on 7 other wives. He had also received the message that his name was no longer Brian David Mitchell, but in fact Immanuel David Isaiah, and that his new purpose on earth was to “serve as a mouthpiece for the Lord during the Last Days.”

Attempting To Live A Normal Life

David and his wife, Barzee, were known to be devout Mormons as well, just like the Smart family. In fact, his wife even played the organ in church. But apparently, not everything was coming up roses. According to Barzee, her first year of marriage to Mitchell was “extremely rough.” In order to make things work, “she tried to make her second year better by being more submissive and not arguing with Mitchell as much.” But things just went downhill from there.