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Mom3 mentioned that my mission memoir finally published last month! It’s available for sale on Amazon in Kindle or paperback format. You can also read a free excerpt there to see if you want to purchase it. The book really follows my journey from a naive new missionary to one who was pretty jaded about the organization, the rules, and the attitudes that I still see as pretty prevalent in the church culture.
Quote:I found myself defending the flaws I shared, but things like leaders berating others and being egotistical were flaws I wouldn’t defend. I defended people who felt like they were on the outside, disenfranchised by the mission, but not the flawed or inadequate responses of the leaders to the rule-breakers. I was capable of empathy for those converts who broke the law of chastity, which seemed normal to me, but not for those who were too harsh in dealing with them, those who were prudish and preached a horror of the natural man. I didn’t defend laziness or dishonesty, but I detested tattling missionaries or those who pried and spied on others, considering that the greater sin. Self-justification and hypocrisy were the sins Jesus had decried, after all. But maybe all of these were also just human shortcomings.
It’s funny, but my feelings on this really haven’t changed much. I still have a hard time excusing bad behavior from leaders and “insiders” who are more focused on purity than on people. I was nervous but have been pleased at how many of the elders I served with (many of whom don’t exactly shine in this memoir) really loved the book and found it helpful and cathartic.
Anyway, here’s a link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Hermana-Plunge-Angela-Clayton-ebook/dp/B07NQ4CXFB/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=1XTE54NM0CZTR&keywords=hermana+plunge&qid=1551892980&s=gateway&sprefix=hermana+plunge%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-1-fkmrnull I have ordered it and 2 day amazon is feeling really slow. I am really excited to read it.
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