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  1. southeast idaho
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    There is hope!
    November 13, 2013
    southeast idaho
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Living in southeast Idaho as a born again believer, it often seems that there is no hope for a LDS person to come to Christ. This book gives hope as to how God works in His way and it is not our job to change hearts. We pray and God moves.
  2. The Seeking Disciple
    Lexington, SC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Story To Stir You To Prayer and Evangelism
    July 9, 2014
    The Seeking Disciple
    Lexington, SC
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I have witnessed to many Mormons. When I was first saved back in 1992, I was zealous to reach my LDS friends with the gospel. I would follow the Mormon missionaries around and try to talk to them about Christ. My heart longed to see them saved. I never witnessed with my own eyes a Mormon come to faith in Christ. I pray that the seeds I planted have produced salvation (1 Corinthians 3:5-9).

    In this story, Lynn Wilder tells the powerful story of her own "conversion" to Mormonism from nominal Christianity to finally truly repenting and embracing the true Jesus. She went from an Indiana family to a BYU professor to a born again disciple of Jesus. While I don't want to give away too much of her story, her son Micah was saved while on his own Mormon mission in Florida. His conversion to Christ of the Bible shook her entire foundation and her family. As she refers to the Lord as "the Dancer of grace," God truly was reaching out to the Wilder family with His grace and mercy.

    I praise God for this book. I pray that it is used to help true disciples see our efforts for Christ are not in vein. God is the one who saves (Jonah 2:9; John 6:44) and He saves people by His grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). Along the way, while reading this book, you'll learn much about Mormonism and about what it means to truly know Christ Jesus as Lord and be saved. I highly recommend this book.
  3. alwaysreading
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Outstanding Book
    May 29, 2014
    alwaysreading
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Lynn Wilder begins her story in 1977 when Mormon missionaries arrival at their home. Her husband Michael invites them back and both he and Lynn begin to believe what they are being told, because it "sounded reasonable" and not having a solid biblical foundation they were easily swayed.

    So begins their decent in the secret world of the Latter Day Saints.

    Step by step the family's story is laid bare. She recounts very personal experiences, from their baptism in the church, to the many miscarriages she experienced to the terrifying nightmares that their daughter Katie suffered most of her life.

    Throughout her story, Lynn includes how God was reveling Himself to her even though her eyes were closed to the real truth. Little by little, God began to crack the wall that had caged her mind for so long. The first major crack came when their son Micah who on a Mormon missionary trip in Florida, came to understand the real Jesus and salvation through the cross and encourages his parents to read the New Testament apart from the book of Mormon. As she begins to compare what she has been taught and what the Bible teaches, God begins to lift the veil that has shrouded her mind for thirty years.

    As you read you can see God's bigger picture for this family and how he orchestrated events in this family's life's. There were times while reading I was moved to tears reading about Lynn's passion for the Lord. There were also some very funny moments that made me laugh out loud.

    Biographies are not my first choice for reading material. This one however, is by far one of the better written. Lynn Wilder writes a spellbinding account that keeps the reader turning the page. I believe anyone looking for insight into what a Mormon believes or maybe has someone on the fringes, this could be a useful tool. It cut's no corners, or attempt to justify as some might do. The family puts it all out there. The good, the bad and the ugly.

    The author also includes some great material in the back. A glossary of Mormon terms, as well as what they believe and how it contradicts what the Bible teaches. Very useful items. I would not hesitate to recommend this book.
  4. Mary Trumble
    California City Ca.
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Very thorough for those who want to know the truth
    September 26, 2013
    Mary Trumble
    California City Ca.
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book is an excellent read. The author is very thorough and tells it like it is. We are getting an inside account of the false teachings of Mormanism. The book towards the end show the wonders of Christ and the deceptions of the Mormon teachings and how they directly go against the Bible. I would reccomend this to anyone who wants to know the truth. I have gotten a couple copies and have loaned them out so that the secrets of that organized religion can be exposed.
  5. bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    one family's story of leaving the Mormon Church
    August 25, 2013
    bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 4
    When young marrieds, Mormon missionaries came to the Wilder home. Michael and Lynn did not know the Bible well enough to even know what questions to ask. Mormons know how to do relationships well, Lynn says, and that was effective in drawing them in. They came to Mormon faith in 1977.

    Lynn shares the culture and society of a Mormon community, such as people having status based on their church calling. They experienced the attitude of being second class Mormons since they were not born into the church. She talks about her reaction to male blacks no longer being excluded from the priesthood in 1978 due to a revelation from a changing God. She records her dismay at finding out the reality of modern polygamy. She writes about her teaching position at BYU and how she and her husband were dedicated to their Mormon faith.

    Lynn then reveals how she began seeing discrepancies in Mormon faith and practice. Events began to crack the Mormon facade, especially involving their sons. One son, while on his mission, challenged them to read the New Testament. He had found a Savior different from that of Mormonism. The truth began to build to the point they knew they must leave Mormonism.

    Wilder shares the difficulty of sorting out the lies, absorbing the truth, and finding solid ground. It took her nearly five years. She also writes about the difficulty of leaving the church, the church that had been their life and their culture for thirty years.

    What comes across clearly is that Mormons do not follow the same Jesus that Christians do, as the most recent LDS prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley stated. (315) Wilder writes, "So what Mormon scripture says and what the Bible says are polar opposites." (315) She outlines many significant inconsistencies and problems with the Mormon faith in her last chapter.

    This is a very "chatty" book in that Lynn tells scores of stories about her own experiences and those of her children. While this may not be the most succinct book on a family leaving Mormonism, it does tell the complete story, event by event.

    This book is significant because the Wilders were very active LDS and Lynn was tenured faculty at BYU. They know the doctrine and church culture well. Theirs was a profound change in belief.

    Resources are listed at the end of the book, as is a comparison of biblical and Mormon doctrine.

    I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review.
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