Following on from her startling and beautifully written memoir about growing up in the Mormon church, and the hypocrisy she witnessed first hand about the church being 'family focused', Maggie Rayner gifts us again. This time with a journal that serves as historical record, written by her Mormon missionary father.
In Borrowed Trousers: Diary of a Mormon Missionary, Rayner gives readers an opportunity to bear witness to the account of her father, who finds himself very badly used when he is required to 'spread the gospel' for a multi-billion dollar church that treats its flock like indentured slaves.
That this record exists is extraordinary, and it is the perfect companion to Rayner's memoir, In Polygamy's Shadow. Borrowed Trousers paints a vivid, and deeply disturbing, picture of life on the bottom rung of a church's authoritarian hierarchy. Alexandra Amor, Author, Cult, A Love Story
Borrowed Trousers presents a stunning and authentic picture of the trials required of . . .a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This historical account allows the reader to enter the world of adversity, hardship, and difficulty endured by . . .Mormon missionaries.
Rayner's moving introduction sets the stage for this startling piece of Mormon history that belongs in the hands of every person interested in understanding the missionary sacrifices required by "the only true Church."
An inspiring account of perseverance, faith, and obedience required of Mormon missionaries, this book gives an intimate insight into the faith of Rayner's father in her breakout book: In Polygamy's Shadow: From a Mormon Childhood to a Life of Choice.Lorelei Kay, Author, From Mormon to Mermaid: One Woman's Journey from Oppression to Freedom.