Being an expose of the secret rites and ceremonies of the latterday saints, with a full and by. A mormons womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake june 21, 2012 03. It is by this name, according to the mormons, that the man will resurrect her if shes faithful. 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. 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. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond is a 1993 autobiographical book written by american journalist and columnist deborah laake. Secret ceremonies is the story of the awakening of 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. Laake pronounced lake was playing the talk show circuit. The woman, during the ceremony, must tell the man what her temple secret name is. 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.
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. Though laake is now a professional journalist, she was raised in a mormon family and sent to brigham young university with one paramount aim. Laake is executive managing editor of the new times, inc. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond audiobook, by deborah laake. 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. Aug 04, 2014 the book of abraham has been proven not to be a correct translation. 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. Deborah laake is pretty darned flabbergasted by the way her book, secret. The biggest secrets involve the special lengthy rituals the mormons call them.
Criticism of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Fortunately for exmormon deborah laake, author of a sudsy new autobiography, secret ceremonies 240 pages. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Deborah laake s book secret ceremonies answered quite a few of my questions. How i lost the mormons and found my faith by martha beck 34 times shattered dreams. 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.
After being turned down by 12 publishing houses, the memoir she wrote about her mormon. Bias against mormon presidential candidate unchanged since. The book, published in april 1993, spent 15 weeks on the new york. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. However, smith told as many as 10 versions of the story and many had serious contradictions. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond deborah laake. I have been visited by a local mormon official who told me that. It was written by a woman, i guess it was sort of an autobiography. Read about the latterday saints mormon conspiracy to rule america. The book secret ceremonies makes for a fascinating case study and not just the one that the author was aiming for. 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.
Secret ceremonies zoomed up bestseller lists, around the country, hitting the. Jul 25, 1993 deborah laake is pretty darned flabbergasted by the way her book, secret ceremonies, is being received. As deborah laake put it in her autobiographical book, secret. 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. 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. 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. I think its when i discovered about the secret underwear i always wondered what else was hidden from me. 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. Buy secret ceremonies by deborah laake from waterstones today. Deborah laakes book secret ceremonies answered quite a few of my questions. 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. 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. A mormon woman chronicles her life as a member of americas.
She was famous for her 1993 book entitled secret ceremonies. Book of mormondoctrine and covenantspearl of great price triple by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints 2 times mormons and the bible. 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. Mitt romneys mormon secrets recovery from mormonism. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake.
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Mormons believe that joseph smith had a vision in 1820 in which he saw god and jesus first vision depicted in a sculpture above. As deborah laake put it in her autobiographical book secret ceremonies, new york 1993. I cant believe so many people care about mormons, ms. Aug 27, 1993 laakes wacky sexual secrets go on and on in secret ceremonies. According to this story, they told him that all religions existing at the time were abominations.
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. Being an expose of the secret rites and ceremonies of the latterday saints, with a full and by john hanson beadle 3. Laake had battled breast cancer since 1994 and was being treated for depression. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jul 31, 2012 and that secret are the details of his beliefs and practices as a faithful, lifelong mormon. Journalist deborah laake, for her book secret ceremonies. Mormons a selection of booksebooks available in trible library. 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. And that secret are the details of his beliefs and practices as a faithful, lifelong mormon. She didnt describe the mormon church as being very good towards women. Laakes wacky sexual secrets go on and on in secret ceremonies. I was loaned this book by a friend who wanted to help me understand why i was treated as i was on the job.
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. First you have to understand that devout mormons never, ever talk about temple ceremonies outside the templeits considered a defilement. Deborah laake went from arrogance to talk shows to misery after publishing her indictment of mormon practices, secret ceremonies. Seven years before my colleague deborah laake slaughtered herself, she wrote a famous mormonbashing book, secret ceremonies. The place of the latterday saints in american religion by philip l. The book of abraham has been proven not to be a correct translation. With deborah laake, jen jones reprint edition from dell pub co april 1, 1994. 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.
Oct 27, 2000 terry greene sterling october 27, 2000 11. Laake, 47, was best known for her bestselling book secret ceremonies. 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. A mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond. 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.
She talked about being a mormon and she eventually left the church i think. An introduction since my book, secret ceremonies, was published last month by william morrow, the mormon church has been up in arms. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. 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. Religion mormonism books tagged religion mormonism. How i left the mormon church memoirs are a substantial subcategory of mormon womens memoirs, including such classics as ann eliza youngs wife no. 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 mormon womans intimate diary of marriage and beyond by deborah laake morrow. Click the title for location and availability information.