The Miracle of Forgiveness - Why It Should be Removed from Deseret Book | Ep.1386:

The Miracle of Forgiveness: Why Deseret Book Should Stop Selling Spencer W. Kimball’s Most Damaging Book

Spencer W. Kimball’s The Miracle of Forgiveness remains available at Deseret Book more than five decades after its publication, a fact that continues to alarm mental health professionals and former church members alike. John Dehlin, host of the Mormon Stories Podcast, recently renewed calls for the LDS Church to remove the book from its shelves, arguing that its teachings have contributed to anxiety, depression, and suicide among Mormon youth. The book occupies a unique position in Mormon culture, written by a prophet who led the church during the 1970s and 1980s, yet its pages contain passages that contradict modern psychological consensus and the church’s own softened rhetoric on sexuality and