“We’ve never done it this way before, and I don’t know who you think you are, trying to change our VBS!” she sputtered, eyes glaring at me. In the middle of my presentation she interrupted me. I opened my heart and unfolded what I thought were innovative and fresh ideas for the kids. I guess you could say my spiritual candle was flickering.Īt a vacation Bible school planning meeting, I sat with my co-director in her elegant living room. My depleted spiritual life needed to be recharged, especially after a recent incident at our home church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Boy, they really do have something! Certainly something we don’t. Everything they do revolves around their church and family.”Īfter a summer of observing this “all-American” family in action, I began to see their appealing qualities, too.
And what is their religion? Mormon? I’ve never heard of that before.” “Well, I have a funny feeling about them. “Judy, how can you say that? They’re just sincere, hard-working people.” “Jim, these people just want your business,” I said cynically. “Judy, these are the finest people you’ll ever meet.”Īt first, I made serious accusations. Although this was my first time accompanying him with our kids, I heard my husband rave so much about Joe Jackson and his family, I’d gotten sick of it. He needed to be there during potato harvest to oversee grading, loading, and shipping to ensure top quality spuds. Jim’s account with Campbell Soup took him to the Arizona farmlands each year from May to the first of July. Surely if God designed His church for today’s world, it would be like this one. In this edition of the book, you'll find brief stories of others who have chosen to follow the Jesus of the Bible.How can such good people be wrong? I thought. The Robertsons are not alone in leaving Mormonism.
Once drawn into Mormonism, they quickly climbed to leadership positions and became worthy temple Mormons, only to become disillusioned with the teaching and demands of the Latter-day Saint religion.įrom her unique insider's viewpoint, Judy shares her life as a Mormon woman, her rediscovery of the Jesus of the Bible, and how she and Jim found freedom as they left the LDS church in the face of persecution and confrontation.
When Judy and Jim Robertson felt a spiritual void in their lives, they found "the finest people in the world" to embrace them and a beautifully packaged religion to entice them. The bishop walked slowly to the door and held it open, dismissing them like children.Īs the door clicked shut behind them, Jim took a deep breath and looked at Judy.
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