--- title: "RHOSLC Newbie Monica Garcia Reveals 18-Month Affair With Brother-in-Law" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/14/rhoslc-monica-garcia-affair/ type: post date: 2023-09-14 modified: 2023-09-14 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/14/rhoslc-monica-garcia-affair.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # RHOSLC Newbie Monica Garcia Reveals 18-Month Affair With Brother-in-Law ## RHOSLC newbie Monica Garcia reveals she was excommunicated from the Mormon Church after having an 18-month affair with her brother-in-law. On [Tuesday's episode](https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city) of RHOSLC, [Monica Garcia](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/06/rhoslc-monica-garcia-jen-shah/) opened up to co-star [Heather Gay](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/heather-gay/) about her upbringing in the Mormon Church. During a shopping trip, Monica revealed to Heather that she is ***"kind of"*** Mormom. Naturally, Heather's interest was piqued, so she [peppered Monica for more details](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/12/rhoslc-meredith-marks-monica-garcia/). ![Monica Garcia](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1576-1200x881.jpg)Monica Garcia's RHOSLC season 4 cast photo ***"Were you raised Mormon?"*** Heather asked, to which Monica replied, ***"Kind of." *** Heather followed up: ***"Is there such a thing?" *** ***"I'm raising my girls in the church,"*** Monica said, causing Heather to pry for more clarification. Heather asked: ***"Wait, are you Mormon?" *** ***"My mom converted to the church. So, I was pretty much raised in the church," ***the RHOSLC newbie explained. This news surprised Heather, who noted: ***"I had no idea you were Mormon." *** Monica then [dropped a bombshell](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/08/rhoslc-monica-lisa-drama/) on Heather. ***"I was married in the temple, and then I was excommunicated for f--king my brother-in-law for 18 months," *Monica confessed. ** This revelation left Heather speechless and weak in the knees. After collecting herself, Heather asked: ***"Your husband's brother?"*** ![RHOSLC stars Lisa Barlow, Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Angie Katsanevas](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RHOSLC-season-4-cast-photo.jpg)RHOSLC stars Lisa Barlow, Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Angie Katsanevas Monica clarified, ***"So, my husband's sister, her husband." *** She explains that she eventually confessed the affair to her bishop because she ***"felt guilty." *** Afterwards Monica says she was ***"shunned from everything and everyone."***   ***"Genuinely and truly one of the worst experiences of my life,"*** she told Heather. Check out the scene below! > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxJCpcErT-n/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxJCpcErT-n/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) *[The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/)* season 4 airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo. ## Thoughts on Monica’s confession? Share your feelings in the comments!