More Than the Tattooed Mormon by Al Carraway

Len gave me this book for Mother's Day. The cover is cute and so is the author. Our friend, Brad Wilcox, wrote an endorsement on the back cover. All looked promising for a good read... Unfortunately, though, this author is probably better in person. Her book only contains little snippets of her fascinating story. The main purpose of the book is to motivate people to never give up. She preaches relentlessly on why not to give up and quotes a lot of scripture. She's pleading, preaching, and redundant. It's disappointing! She never goes into detail about her work, or life, her friends, and shares even less as the book goes on. I'm sure her story is GREAT, but we only get the briefest idea about how she joined the church, how she met her future husband, had a baby, etc. She does give some detail about her family's rejection, but it is more pain and martyrdom than any real help about how to deal with such a situation. I admire her pluck and her courage to stay the course. I just wish she had had someone help her share more of her story and experiences that might really be practical and helpful to others. But maybe it's just me who wants more? Probably not a bad read for a youth or a young single adult. I'm sure there's more grit and depth to this person than shows in her writing.