They fell in love with each other and were married the next year. One year later in the summer of 1970, Arlyn gave birth to a baby boy. On August 23, their first son was born, River Jude Bottom. The name River was taken from the river of life in Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha, and the middle name, Jude, was taken from the Beatles' song "Hey Jude".
In 1972, John and Arlyn joined a cult called Children of God, where they worked as missionaries. In the years that followed, the Phoenix family became loyal members and toured communes recruiting new members. While in Texas, the couple had their second child. Rain Joan of Arc was born on Mar. 31, 1973.
Their third son, Joaquin Rafael, later to be called Leaf, was born on the road in 1974.
la casa de rio
