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religion that you dabble in, they warned.
    She met with a church elder to discuss her willingness to adhere to the faith, including
     acceptance of the Book of Mormon, her belief that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God
     and her understanding of the law of chastity and other LDS tenets such as giving up
     alcohol, coffee and tea.
    There was a hitch, however. Jodi was still living with Darryl at the time, and Mormons
     are discouraged from living in the same house as someone of the opposite sex who isn’t
     a family member or a marital partner.
    They ran the situation by a church official, who made sure that she and Darryl were
     living in separate bedrooms and not intimately involved. She was allowed to join,
     and the induction was scheduled for Nov. 26, 2006.
    It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and the day Travis would baptize her.
    Jodi described being nervous as hymns were sung and prayers were read, and a white-clad
     Travis stood in waist-high water in a font at the front of the church.
    She entered the water, herself dressed in white. Travis dipped her down to perform
     the baptism. She was now a member of the Mormon church.
    Jodi would later tell the jury at her trial what happened next, but the exact nature
     of the encounter and the veracity of the story is impossible to corroborate. She says
     she and Travis drove back to a house of a friend where they were staying. As they
     entered the bedroom, they began passionately kissing.
    It became more intense with each intimate touch of their lips. Jodi says Travis then
     spun her around and bent her over the bed and lifted up her skirt, eventually removing
     her church clothes. He slid off her panties and proceeded to engage in anal sex. She
     says he ejaculated on her back, they kissed, and the tryst was over as suddenly as
     it had begun.
    Their sexual relationship was not exclusive at this point as Travis wanted to see
     other women, so Jodi carried on with her life in California. She went on a couple
     dates with other men, but nothing serious came of them.
    The LDS component of their relationship served as a juicy subplot throughout the
     entire case - at times playing out like a Mormon soap opera as young church members
     engaged in wholesome activities while simultaneously gossiping about friends fooling
     around in bed and breaking the law of chastity.
    Some of the stories ended up being broadcast for a global audience during her trial.
     Travis dated a fellow Mormon named Deanna Reid before he met Jodi and they remained
     close until his death, with her adopting his dog after he was killed. Deanna and Travis
     dated from 2002 to 2005 but broke it off because he wasn’t ready for marriage and
     she wanted to settle down.
    During Jodi’s trial, defense lawyer Kirk Nurmi pressed Reid for details about their
     level of intimacy. Reid was forced to uncomfortably admit in open court that she and
     Travis had sex several times. They confessed to their bishop, asked for forgiveness
     and moved on with their lives.
    Travis made it seem to friends that he was a loyal follower of the church’s strict
     moral code, a virgin saving himself for marriage, but he clearly had sexual urges.
    He tried to keep up the appearance with the series of Mormon women he dated over
     the years even as he lusted for what he called his “dirty little secret” - Jodi Arias.
     She was the femme fatale who caused him to stray from his Mormon values, and who would
     ultimately cut his life tragically short.

Chapter 6 Lighting the Fuse

Chapter 6
Lighting the Fuse
    “Is this a lasting treasure, or just a moment’s pleasure?” -The Shirelles
    When looking back at Jodi and Travis’ relationship, think of a stick of dynamite.
     The fuse gets lit and slowly burns, crackling with greater intensity as it approaches
     the dynamite, then a thunderous explosion ending in a blood bath.
    The fuse was lit during that glorious weekend in Las Vegas in 2006. It only burned
     faster as the months