It's True: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey to Truth in the Mormon Church

by Tom Scott

From an early age, Tom Scott's thirst for truth led him to serve the Lord and seek the Spirit, ultimately going from participating in church choirs to serving as an evangelical pastor for 27 years. Then, he and his wife, Maggie, had a rather strange encounter-an interaction with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-the Mormons. Completely taken aback at first meeting the people he believed-and had preached-were part of a cult, Tom set out to investigate what this Mormon religion was all about. It's True tells of Tom's initial reaction, what he learned about the Mormons and what he discovered-that the LDS people are, indeed, Christians and the precepts they teach are true.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Josef Miyasato · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book. Not really one to rate but great story of an individual's conversion.

[Scott Bartlett · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received this book (a signed copy even) from my Uncle John in Provo, Utah. Well, I read it today in about 45 minutes and here's what I noticed. Emotional descriptions are severely lacking to support his conversions. For example, p.48 "I cannot explain to you what both of us felt..." or p.61 "I was not prepared for the flood of emotions I would experience that night..."
As for the rational mind? Basically he says, p.67 "The Book of Mormon...reinforced what (he) already believed from the Bible..." Well, those beliefs form a pretty shallow list on p.38.

[Marvin · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's about one person's search for the truth. Being a convert myself from a Protestant faith I could relate to his story and wish him the best in his progression.