Out of Mormonism: A Woman's True Story

by Judy Robertson

Book Overview

Judy Robertson shares her unique insider's viewpoint as a woman in the Mormon church. After she and her husband rediscovered God's truth, they faced torment and persecution upon leaving the LDS... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764226045
• ISBN13: 9780764226045
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good representation of Mormon life

I picked this book up last night, and was not able to put it back down until I had read it cover to cover. I was raised Mormon, and my mother before me was raised Mormon, too. Her parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were raised Mormon as well. So it was with piqued interest that I opened this book, with the intention of a casual glance, not reading the whole thing in one sitting. The accounts of Judy Robertson's life in the Mormon church were hauntingly familiar to me though, and I found myself reliving my childhood as I read the common, cookie-cutter phrases that all Mormons hear on a regular basis. I am closer to the ages of the author's children, so I can't quite identify with all of her personal experiences, but I can empathize with the viewpoint of her kids, and I saw my parents go through a lot of the same trials and tribulations when they started asking questions. This book is an easy read, and doesn't delve into every aspect of Mormonism, yet it provides enough information to be considered 'dangerous' by those church leaders who don't want the blinders removed from their members' eyes. If you want a true depiction of life in the Mormon church, and the reality of how 'questions' are handled, I highly recommend you read this book.

I couldn't put it down. Exposes the secret teachings.

Ths exposes the secret Mormon teachings which the neatly--dressed Brighamite missionaries will not tell you about. They're instructed "meat before milk" so, they won't tell you the surreal teachings, which diverge wildly from traditional Christianity, such as (1)the idea that a man may become Exalted and get to be a God ruling his own planet, while he and his wife or wives get to crank out Spirit Children to inhabit the human bodies on the planet. Nor (2)the idea that God was once such a man. (This (2) is in direct contradiction to Bible passages such as: "the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change." --James 1:17 (NAB)) The book documents each unusual teaching it exposes with authoritative references to books by Brighamite LDS "Church" officials. such as "Apostle" Bruce R. McConkie's Mormon Doctrine, and the collected sermons of Church President Joseph Fielding Smith: Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings. Another good reference is Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith It was fascinating; I couldn't put it down. It has inspired me to do Bible reading more frequently. Thank you, Judy.

This is a very important book!

I feel like I have a very legitimate perspective from which to post this review. I was born a Mormon woman to extremely orthodox and true believing Mormon parents. The Mormon church was my life. I married in a Mormon temple, bore children very quickly and participated in every way a Mormon woman can. I held almost as high a position in the Mormon church that a woman can.I related to this book so much. It helped me re-examine my life as a Mormon woman and the feelings of inadequacy I had. I felt controlled, put down, patronized, etc. However, I kept smiling and playing the game. I eventually began to study and see things for what they really were. I made a very hard and gut-wrenching decision to leave the church. I lost my family. I lost my friends. But as I made the transition, the light started to come on. The sun came out. The beauty of life that I'd missed for 40 years came through.I've seen it from both sides, a place most of the reviewers of this book have never been. I remember the persecution complexes I had when I perceived people as "bashing" the Mormon church who were only trying to point people in the right direction.Please read this book if you are really interested in what it is like to be a Mormon woman.

very factual

I am a mormon that left the church and all that is said in this book is very true and factual. Momonism is a cult wether they want to believe it or not. The rest of the reviews are by Mormons not liking this book cause it speaks the truth and they are not ready to hear it. If you are thinking about bieng a mormon or leaving the cult this is an excellent book!!!

A true view

This book truly describes a woman's perspective of the Mormon church and it's misleading teachings. Mrs. Robertson describesThe Temple ceremony in great detail, which most Mormon's fear to even discuss with close family members. It made me feel sick to my stomach to read what goes on in these secret ceremonies, because I was starting to accept Mormonism as a Christian religion, instead of the cult it TRULY is. I live in a huge Mormon community, and I see how unhappy most of my mormon woman friends are, now I know why. This book was extremely helpful to me. Several of my friends who have left the church, and felt the persecution of this action have found this book an inspiration.