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Whitney Leavitt's Mormon background explored in viral video

September 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM MT · via YouTube / Alyssa Grenfell · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Alyssa Grenfell's YouTube video examining Whitney Leavitt's Latter-day Saint background has drawn 138,773 views in 15 hours. Leavitt, a cast member of Hulu's "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," completed a mission, married in an LDS temple, and attended BYU before gaining national attention through MomTok.

Grenfell's video analyzes Leavitt's interviews about faith, temple garments, and selective observance of church rules. The video's description notes Leavitt "checked just about every Mormon box" before her reality TV career.

Leavitt has become one of the most discussed figures from the "Secret Lives" cast, which returned for Season 5 earlier this week. The show chronicles the lives of Mormon and former Mormon social media influencers in Utah.

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