Unveiling Grace
The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church
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4.4 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A gripping story of how an entire family, deeply enmeshed in Mormonism for thirty years, found their way out and found faith in Jesus Christ.
For thirty years, Lynn Wilder, once a tenured faculty member at Brigham Young University, and her family lived in, loved, and promoted the Mormon Church. Then their son Micah, serving his Mormon mission in Florida, had a revelation: God knew him personally. God loved him. And the Mormon Church did not offer the true gospel.
Micah's conversion to Christ put the family in a tailspin. They wondered, Have we believed the wrong thing for decades? If we leave Mormonism, what does this mean for our safety, jobs, and relationships? Is Christianity all that different from Mormonism anyway?
As Lynn tells her story of abandoning the deception of Mormonism to receive God's grace, she gives a rare look into Mormon culture, what it means to grow up Mormon, and why the contrasts between Mormonism and Christianity make all the difference in the world.
Whether you are in the Mormon Church, are curious about Mormonism, or simply are looking for a gripping story, Unveiling Grace will strengthen your faith in the true God who loves you no matter what.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wilder's memoir belongs to a new breed of ex-Mormon expos . It's not salacious. It's not full of wild revelations. It's not even particularly angry, though the former BYU professor and stake relief society president does express regret for the decades she spent as a Mormon. Now an evangelical Christian, she explains that her family's decision to leave "the Mormon Lord" and embrace a "bigger God" was spurred by the unexpected defection of her most spiritually attuned son. While the tone of the book may represent a fresh direction in Mormon-evangelical relations, as memoirs go this account feels workmanlike, even plodding. It's overly detailed, about 80 pages too long, and riddled with a surprising lack of narrative tension. The same elements are present in the author's life at the Mormon beginning and the evangelical end happy and close family, various miraculous experiences, stable lives, etc. with the only differences being a move from Utah to Florida and an involvement in music and ministry to persuade the "dear Mormon people" of the truth of the biblical Jesus.
Customer Reviews
Good read!
Very interesting insight! Sometimes a little repetitive but Wilder offers a view into the LDS church that I have not seen before. I would definitely recommend it.
Interesting and in-depth look at modern Mormonism
This is an in depth look at the conversion of the Wilder family to Mormonism and how they in time came to know the true Saviour. Micah Wilder is Lynn's son, and it was his questions and searching that started the whole family on the path to a big change. It's neat how Lynn can now look back and see how God by His grace was protecting and gently prodding them even when they weren't searching.
They were all very involved and enmeshed in the LDS church, doing everything they needed to in order to gain the best heavenly life in the hereafter, but the Bible says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." (Eph 2:8 - 9) This verse is essentially what they came to understand.
This book is a fascinating look into the modern Mormon church and culture.
I received this book for the purpose of an honest review from Zondervan. My opinion is my own. Thank you Zondervan.