The Book of Mormons 1 - My Mormon story: A Native American Faith?

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This is my own Mormon story that takes place from 2006-2015. In it, I focus primarily on how the Mormon faith drew from Native American stories and how Joseph Smith transformed real historical figures (such as Joseph Brant, Samson Occom, Handsome Lake, Dartmouth, George Washington, Tecumseh, and others) into characters in his Book of Mormon. I also detail the personal reasons that might lead a person to join a cult, as well as the fact that the Mormon Church left me with more than just negative effects. Everything is connected by retold stories from the Book of Mormon in a rationalist spirit and shocking experiences of secret temple rituals that I went through. The book ends with how I was excommunicated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for heresy because of my promotion of the Ordain Women movement, and how I subsequently entered the Community of Christ.

The book is part 1 of The Book of Mormons series: The Book of Mormons is a series of books dealing with Mormon history. They contain the results of scholarly research but are also written in a narrative form that allows the reader insight into the minds of the individual characters. The first volume in this series discusses the author's own experience in the Mormon Church and explains how Joseph Smith combined Native American stories and biblical narratives to create the Book of Mormon. The second volume explores Joseph Smith's childhood and describes the events and books that influenced him, how he came to be involved in the occult, and how he began using psychedelic substances. The third part deals with Joseph Smith's adulthood and the cult he created during his lifetime. The fourth volume traces the history of Mormon fundamentalism and neo-fundamentalism, from the days of Brigham Young to the Daybell and Vallow murders.