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    Author Joanna Brooks on her new book, “The Book of Mormon Girl".

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-- a Brooks.

Wrote in a number of books and slaughtered -- -- call.

The book of Mormon girl.

A memoir of an American -- -- welcome -- their -- -- program.

Join a -- corner of trucks thank you for having me John great to be here Mario.

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So but what a fascinating.

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That particular just aren't going -- -- running and you like Cameron.

Well you know I'm a lifelong Democrat there's a few of us in the world of reminiscent not a lot.

I -- but it is a great time you know it's it's a time when the human side of Mormon is and needs to come out a sister and he's he told Ronnie gets picked on credit -- For his -- and you tell me humans take is he's a little -- -- talent.

Brent seems Donald Anderson wanted -- I'm clear about -- -- he's terrified.

I supported not that it means anything I don't -- I don't Walter -- -- model it.

Bob thank you Feinstein idea but to -- -- but -- seems to me I was always justice issued phrase gonna social morals and we're back to assault.

So long Christians believe.

All the ones I know but after centers discussions your personal savior.

-- -- To wind up in heaven.

Everybody has their own guy is.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well in the book I talk about being raised to believe in Jesus as my savior like other Christians all of us -- talk about.

The distinctive teachings and customs of Mormon is and during -- -- a warm letting Mormon -- in Southern California very observe an orthodox our island to serve other people.

Come to feel the life was -- -- in my life had meaning.

And then that the meaning of life was to learn have experiences and return to Thailand south -- we're Christians.

So -- same -- -- crushed but want to read about him for example the nutrition.

Marlins lead to new testament as scripture and that that's our Jesus to -- -- -- that I talked about there's he's going standing tensions between some evangelical Christians and mormons and experiencing -- is a thirteen year old -- in Orange County folks picketing our churches and I've never really understood the beef.

I think there's enough good to be done all of us -- -- people -- faith can kind of it's in follow our diet says he say.

Let's talk -- -- my car committee.

There's really not a bad guy and actually our bottom are excited.

That is sings about him and I'm punishment.

But he's -- he's a Baptist minister and and you know they builder independent -- -- The shares are down I don't know if -- ticket without an argument -- an argument to discuss a woman because I believe.

I'm not that anybody asked me about that -- more than one way to go let's just say for sake of -- -- -- -- a goal.

Then I just like throw on a different answers I think your husband.

Hours duration -- -- I think his I think his answer in his path is as valid as sort of off for example you're pressured her to.

I was I was taught to be landing kind does serve others and so -- really hard to redefine in my heart -- place to say someone -- isn't going to heaven because they don't leave this idea I can leave that to god and my Barbara God's job.

So I can't risk of course there's a little hook.

-- And we were said -- mister Pearson mirror and now this morning and looked out the window and he is similar is only one way to get to Central Park.

There was a governor of Arkansas which managed -- devotion.

An -- and -- no there's often a lot of -- -- get you walked away get -- apart -- -- some sort of.

Governor Huckabee is a man -- strong faith and I don't begrudge anyone do you just words and advocates their faith that.

You know are so many different pass the people -- -- have and I think we all have a role in an important common conversation about.

You know restrictions or conditions cake and how to live a good life how to be of service to others.

We're talking with the joint roaches Morton Brooks.

There's book the book of Mormon girl memoir about American -- Originally self published a strike -- and -- prospect yet but trillion yen.

-- what's your biggest misconception about.

Remodel all of us need to know about mourners remember don't know to protect couldn't.

Well I think -- is a -- better Ke din and the rest the world in -- a mormons don't practice polygamy that's that.

Big misconception -- And but you know a lot of people assume the mormons are all -- we're actually just different shades and flavors of mormons.

Now they're African American -- -- gay mormons therapy.

Mormons like me or miss that Democrats hit -- We -- and we -- says level another across our differences.

And in the --