Motorhome prophecies A journey of healing and forgiveness
Book - 2024
"Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday. She and her seven siblings were often forced to live as vagabonds, remaining on the move across the country. They frequently subsisted in sheds, tents, and, most notably, motorhomes. They often lived a dysfunctional drifter existence, camping out in their motorhome in Walmart parking lots. Carrie attended 17 public schools and homeschool, all while performing classical music on the streets and passing out fire-and-brimstone religious pamphlets-at times while child custody workers loomed. Carrie's father was eventually excommunicated from th...e official LDS Church, and she was the first of her siblings to escape the toxic brainwashing of his fundamentalist creed. Declared legally estranged from her parents, Carrie struggled with her mental health during college and for most of her adult life. But she eventually seized control of her life, transcended her troubled past, and overcame her toxic inner voice (and a near death experience)-thanks to the power of forgiveness, cultivated through her conversion to Christianity. She evolved from a scared and abused motorhome-dwelling girl to a Harvard-educated professional with a passion for empowering others to reject the cycles of poverty, depression, and self-hatred. Motorhome Prophecies is the story of Carrie's unbelievable, yet in many ways, very American journey. It resonates with those trapped in difficult situations and awes all who are enchanted by the depths and resilience of the human spirit"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies - Published
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Nashville ; New York :
Center Street
2024.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xvi, 316 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781546004387
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Hardscrabble Start
- Chapter 2. Man on a Mission
- Chapter 3. The Family Business
- Chapter 4. Mormon Mind Meld
- Chapter 5. Inner-City Black and White
- Chapter 6. Dangerous Crossroads
- Chapter 7. Finding the Motorhome Prophecies
- Chapter 8. Escape
- Chapter 9. Liberated Life
- Chapter 10. Mormon Exodus
- Chapter 11. Post-Mormon Pains
- Chapter 12. Queen of Lonely Hearts
- Chapter 13. Faith Labyrinth
- Chapter 14. The Peace of Christ
- Chapter 15. Shattered Glass
- Chapter 16. Forgiving Dad
- Chapter 17. Wrestling with God
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- About the Author