Illegitimate

How a Loving God Rescued a Son of Polygamy

By: Brian Mackert o

Narrated by: Jon Gauger

The shocking news of polygamous cults has sparked a national dialogue on religious sects. Splintered from and repudiated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, these secretive families exist in an insular world far removed from reality. Yet for Brian Mackert, life inside this world was all too real. As a son in a family of one father, four mothers, and thirty-one children, Brian experienced firsthand the devastating reality of the polygamous lifestyle: a reality that leaves thousands of children feeling hopeless and struggling to belong. Now Brian shares his remarkable journey from a broken life to a healed soul.

Very interesting

He went through a lot in his life. It was nice he found peace and contentment at the end of the book. It’s definitely not practical to think you can give 30 more kids the attention and love they need. It’s hard enough with just a few kids. Polygamy was tolerated by God in the bible in a few instances but he did not like it or design it . It’s not natural or loving. I was raised reading the bible and it’s very logical and refreshing. Glad he found it. But God has a name Jehovah and that has been removed from most bibles. It’s in there over 7,000 times if you read this review of your book I hope you do your homework you have more treasures to find.

How did they allow for this narrator?

The narrator didn’t know how to pronounce many of the mormon words. It was weird. The book is literally a storytelling. There’s very minimal dialogue, there’s plenty of interesting facts about Mormon polygamy.

Transparent, moving and insightful!

Touching example of God’s saving grace and the raw struggle, yet freedom, which comes in and through forgiveness. Thanks for sharing in vivid detail. As a Christian, I found this very helpful in relating to the otherwise secret and closed nature of those trapped in the Mormon ways.

Preachy

Really liked the first part but the end felt like he was trying to convert me to Christianity.