Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness

Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness by Carrie Sheffield

The author had an interesting upbringing heavily influenced by her father. He was an accomplished musician, but then felt he had a calling to preach patriotic and religious values. He would travel the country with his family, busking and distributing pamphlets. The kids had various education experiences, from home school, suburban schools and inner-city schools. They were faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but outside the mainstream. Her father would eventually go too far in falsely accusing others of malfeasance. She remained faithful in the church until she read some historical information she did not like. That sent her off the deep end and caused her to abandon religion and her moral framework altogether. (It was interesting that her faith was strong enough to handle all the weird behavior in her family, but not enough to withstand reading some history.) She eventually realized the loss and later converted to the Episcopal church.

The first part of the book detailed a very unique experience. She had a somewhat concilitary view. She acknowledged both the negative and positives of the people involved and explored how their past experiences impacted them. The second half pivoted to her career and faith journey. The pace slowed down and switched from a family history to internal. It felt like two different books (with different audiences) clubbed together.