I have been visited by a local mormon official who told me that. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond audiobook, by deborah laake. Bushman 2 times secret ceremonies by deborah laake 2 times. Jul 25, 1993 deborah laake is pretty darned flabbergasted by the way her book, secret ceremonies, is being received. How i lost the mormons and found my faith by martha beck 34 times shattered dreams. Phoenix, arizona deborah laake, a former phoenix journalist who wrote an expose of her life as an lds church member and disclosed in a book information about the lds temple ceremony, died on sunday in south carolina of an apparent suicide. Book of mormondoctrine and covenantspearl of great price triple by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints 2 times mormons and the bible. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond is a 1993 autobiographical book written by american journalist and columnist deborah laake. Bias against mormon presidential candidate unchanged since. Description edit laake, a former member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, chronicles her experiences with mormonism and the various rituals. Deborah laake, who was excommunicated in 1993 for writing secret ceremonies, states that it had been repeatedly impressed on me that if i failed to marry a faithful mormon a mormon temple, i would be denied access to the highest level of mormon heaven laake 4. Fortunately for exmormon deborah laake, author of a sudsy new autobiography, secret ceremonies 240 pages. Mormons believe that joseph smith had a vision in 1820 in which he saw god and jesus first vision depicted in a sculpture above. In the mormon temple wedding ceremony, the man and the woman are joined for time and eternity.
Deborah laake is pretty darned flabbergasted by the way her book, secret ceremonies, is being received. The biggest secrets involve the special lengthy rituals the mormons call them. Being an expose of the secret rites and ceremonies of the latterday saints, with a full and by john hanson beadle 3. How i left the mormon church memoirs are a substantial subcategory of mormon womens memoirs, including such classics as ann eliza youngs wife no. It is by this name, according to the mormons, that the man will resurrect her if shes faithful.
This is backed up by a book called secret ceremonies by deborah laake who apparently attested to these reusable condoms according to this podcast and honestly with all the shit the leaders did, this doesnt seem that ridiculous. Deborah laake went from arrogance to talk shows to misery after publishing her indictment of mormon practices, secret ceremonies. The book is written in first hand experience of deborah laakes journey from innocents in the mormon culture to awareness of how the mormon culture is really ridged against women. Ms laake is now an ex mormon, living in phoenix, arizona, and the author of a book in which she breaks the most sacred of the churchs vows by revealing the marriage rites at the core of the faith. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond deborah laake. It was written by a woman, i guess it was sort of an autobiography. Being an expose of the secret rites and ceremonies of the latterday saints, with a full and by. The book of abraham has been proven not to be a correct translation.
Ms laake is now an exmormon, living in phoenix, arizona, and the author of a book in which she breaks the most sacred of the churchs vows by revealing the marriage rites at the core of the faith. Second, while there are a number of outsider accounts of mormon weddings, most of these describe the ritual as it took place prior to 1990. In 2000, she committed suicide by ingesting an overdose of pills in charleston, south carolina. As deborah laake put it in her autobiographical book secret ceremonies, new york 1993. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake. Laake was excommunicated for apostasy because of her criticisms and also for her detailed revelation of top secret mormon temple ceremonies shortly after the book s publication.
Criticism of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. My life as a polygamists wife by irene spencer 33 times book of mormondoctrine and covenantspearl of great price triple by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints 32 times secret ceremonies by deborah laake 32 times. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mitt romneys mormon secrets recovery from mormonism. Mormons accused and exposed, or secret ceremonies by deborah laake according to studies conducted by mental health america in the 2000s, utah leads in prescriptions for antidepressants. Deborah laake is pretty darned flabbergasted by the way her book, secret. Deborah laake 1953 february 6, 2000 was a columnist at the dallas morning news in the 1980s and later a staff writer, columnist, editor, and executive at the phoenix new times. The actions that were going to guarantee my entrance at the gates of heaven would have nothing to do with love or charity or the other teachings of christ that i\d been raised to believe god valued. Laakes wacky sexual secrets go on and on in secret ceremonies. However, smith told as many as 10 versions of the story and many had serious contradictions. A devout mormon, she attended brigham young university, received good grades, was popular but most of all, she found the one, the man who declared that his claim to her was a matter of divine revelation. Laake pronounced lake was playing the talk show circuit. I was loaned this book by a friend who wanted to help me understand why i was treated as i was on the job. Mitt romney and other mormons today, just like his father did in the 60s, continue to hear and receive negative messages about the character and disposition of people of african descent, despite the church changing its official stance on race in 1978.
A frank yet compassionate depiction of the culture of the mormon church, this compelling riteofpassage story describes the mystery of the churchs rituals and the beauty and rigor of its theology and traditions set against the backdrop of one womans life. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Mormons a selection of booksebooks available in trible library. Aug 27, 1993 laakes wacky sexual secrets go on and on in secret ceremonies. The book, published in april 1993, spent 15 weeks on the new york.
Deborah laake s book secret ceremonies answered quite a few of my questions. She didnt describe the mormon church as being very good towards women. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake morrow. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The woman, during the ceremony, must tell the man what her temple secret name is. Mormons ron wood and linda thatcher do not dispute that the change was a result of federal intervention and say that the church had no choice in the matter. Secret ceremonies zoomed up bestseller lists, around the country, hitting the. Laake is executive managing editor of the new times, inc. Read about the latterday saints mormon conspiracy to rule america. Laake, 47, was best known for her bestselling book secret ceremonies. Secret ceremonies is the story of the awakening of deborah laake.
The book is written in first hand experience of deborah laakes journey from innocents in the mormon culture to awareness of how the mormon culture is really. This book landed in my lap via my husband who heard it mentioned in a crime podcast and was aware that i recently read several memoirs within this genre. She was famous for her 1993 book entitled secret ceremonies. First you have to understand that devout mormons never, ever talk about temple ceremonies outside the templeits considered a defilement. Sep 28, 2014 mormons accused and exposed, or secret ceremonies by deborah laake according to studies conducted by mental health america in the 2000s, utah leads in prescriptions for antidepressants. I think its when i discovered about the secret underwear i always wondered what else was hidden from me.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Laake didnt know that her mental illness would return or that she was developing breast cancer and that she would eventually take her own life february 6, 2000 when she was putting the finishing touches on this book back. With deborah laake, jen jones reprint edition from dell pub co april 1, 1994. Seven years before my colleague deborah laake slaughtered herself, she wrote a famous mormonbashing book, secret ceremonies. As deborah laake put it in her autobiographical book, secret. Journalist deborah laake, for her book secret ceremonies. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Deborah laakes book secret ceremonies answered quite a few of my questions. The church puts pictures of joseph smith reading from gold plates for the book of mormon,then last year showed the rock that he put in a hat and put his face in the hat to give the book of mormon translation. Jul 31, 2012 and that secret are the details of his beliefs and practices as a faithful, lifelong mormon. A frank yet compassionate depiction of the culture of the mormon church, this compelling rite of passage story describes the mystery of the churchs rituals and the beauty and rigor of its theology and traditions set against the backdrop of one womans life. Though laake is now a professional journalist, she was raised in a mormon family and sent to brigham young university with one paramount aim.
An introduction since my book, secret ceremonies, was published last month by william morrow, the mormon church has been up in arms. And that secret are the details of his beliefs and practices as a faithful, lifelong mormon. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond. Life in utah, or, the mysteries and crimes of mormonism. The book secret ceremonies makes for a fascinating case study and not just the one that the author was aiming for. Aug 04, 2014 the book of abraham has been proven not to be a correct translation. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond, a candid and critical account of her experiences growing up and marrying as a member of the. Laake, a former member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, chronicles her experiences with mormonism and the various rituals performed in their temples. A mormon woman chronicles her life as a member of americas. The place of the latterday saints in american religion by philip l. After being turned down by 12 publishing houses, the memoir she wrote about her mormon. Mar 08, 2006 deborah laake, who was excommunicated in 1993 for writing secret ceremonies, states that it had been repeatedly impressed on me that if i failed to marry a faithful mormon a mormon temple, i would be denied access to the highest level of mormon heaven laake 4. Religion mormonism books tagged religion mormonism. A mormons womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake june 21, 2012 03.
Oct 27, 2000 terry greene sterling october 27, 2000 11. According to this story, they told him that all religions existing at the time were abominations. She talked about being a mormon and she eventually left the church i think. A candid, often startling memoir of the authors life as a mormon wife. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond byu english teacher cecilia koncharfarr, for her views on abortion laws writer janice merrill allred.
In my research regarding mormon fundamentalism, i came across this memoir written by a mainstream mormon woman who was wed at a young age to another mainstream mormon in a temple ceremony. A member of the mormon church describes the voodoolike rituals and behaviors revealed to her on her wedding day and the male dominance, strange teachings, and. Click the title for location and availability information. The book is written in first hand experience of deborah laake s journey from innocents in the mormon culture to awareness of how the mormon culture is really ridged against women. Laake had battled breast cancer since 1994 and was being treated for depression. Buy secret ceremonies by deborah laake from waterstones today.
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