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A Memoir of an American Faith
Free Press
August 2012
On Sale: August 7, 2012
240 pages
ISBN: 1451699689
EAN: 9781451699685
Kindle: B007Z40VV2
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Non-Fiction Memoir
From her days of feeling like “a root beer among the
Cokes”—Coca-Cola being a forbidden fruit for Mormon girls
like her—Joanna Brooks always understood that being a member
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints set her
apart from others. But, in her eyes, that made her special;
the devout LDS home she grew up in was filled with love,
spirituality, and an emphasis on service. With Marie Osmond
as her celebrity role model and plenty of Sunday School
teachers to fill in the rest of the details, Joanna felt
warmly embraced by the community that was such an integral
part of her family. But as she grew older, Joanna began to
wrestle with some tenets of her religion, including the
Church’s stance on women’s rights and homosexuality. In
1993, when the Church excommunicated a group of feminists
for speaking out about an LDS controversy, Joanna found
herself searching for a way to live by the leadings of her
heart and the faith she loved. The Book of Mormon Girl is a story about leaving
behind the innocence of childhood belief and embracing the
complications and heartbreaks that come to every adult life
of faith. Joanna’s journey through her faith explores a side
of the religion that is rarely put on display: its humanity,
its tenderness, its humor, its internal struggles. In
Joanna’s hands, the everyday experience of being a
Mormon—without polygamy, without fundamentalism—unfolds in
fascinating detail. With its revelations about a faith so
often misunderstood and characterized by secrecy, The
Book of Mormon Girl is a welcome advocate and necessary
guide.
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