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THE BOOK OF MORMON GIRL
By: Joanna Brooks
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 βa root beer among the CokesββCoca-Cola being a forbidden fruit for Mormon girls like herβJoanna 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 Churchβs stance on womenβs 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. Joannaβs 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 Joannaβs hands, the everyday experience of being a Mormonβwithout polygamy, without fundamentalismβunfolds 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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