Sheila Martin 
When They Were Mine [PDF ebook] 
Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother

Foreword by Catherine Wessinger

Purpose of this Book

Early Life in Boston

Becoming a Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist

Increasing Independence: Moving to New York City

Meeting Wayne Martin

Marriage and Living in Cambridge, Massachusetts

A Growing Family and Relocating to New York City

Moving to North Carolina

Jamie Becomes Ill: Wayne Becomes a Branch Davidian

Joining the Branch Davidian Community: Life at the Palestine Camp

Life at Mount Carmel

The ATF Raid on Mount Carmel, February 28, 1993

The Siege

Experiences after Coming Out of Mount Carmel

The Fire, April 19, 1993

After the Fire

Work

Remembering the Loved Ones Who Died in 1993

Reflections on the Loss of Loved Ones

Keeping the Faith

Appendix : Sheila Martin’s Drawings

Sheila Martin is a surviving Branch Davidian. She lost her husband and four oldest children in the fire on April 19, 1993 that ended the standoff between the Branch Davidians and federal agents. She continues to live and work in Waco, Texas.
Catherine Wessinger (Ph.D. University of Iowa) is the Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Loyola University, New Orleans. She is the author/editor of six books, including most recently, Memoirs of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh’s Mother (2007), Millenialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases, Editor (2000), and Religious Institutions and Women’s Leadership: New Roles Inside the Mainstream (1996).