one child's story of survival and hope Beck, Martha Nibley 1962- creator text biography Biographies. enk London Portrait 2005 monographic eng

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ix, 306 pages ; 24 cm Growing up within the Mormon Church, bestselling author Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders and her existence was framed by their strict code of conduct. Wearing her sacred garments, she married in a secret temple ceremony - but only after two Mormon leaders ascertained that her 'past contained no flirtation with serious sins, such as committing murder or drinking coffee'. After Adam, her second child was born, she and her husband left their graduate programmes at Harvard to return to Martha's hometown of Provo, Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them. However, soon after Martha started teaching at Brigham Young University, she began to see first hand the Church's ruthlessness as it silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its beliefs. Most troubling of all, it brought to the surface memories of sexual abuse by one of the Church's most prominent authorities. This book chronicles her difficult decision to sever her relationship with the faith that had cradled her for so long and to confront and forgive the person who betrayed her so deeply. Martha Beck. n-us--- Beck, Martha Nibley 1962- Religion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ex-church members Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Biography Adult child sexual abuse victims United States Biography Beck, Martha Nibley 1962- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ex-church members Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Religion Adult child sexual abuse victims United States 289.3092 0749950803 9780749950804 074995079X 9780749950798 0749950919 9780749950910 UKM 050524 20211018061542.0 ocm58830522 eng