Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface: Gender Trouble and My Hybrid Life xi
5. Introduction: Autobiographical Constructions of the Mormon Self(s) 1
6. Chapter 1 Narrating Optimism, Faith, and Divine Intervention 30
7. Chapter 2 Defending and Condemning a Polygamous Life 55
8. Chapter 3 Truth Telling about a Temporal and a Spiritual Life 79
9. Chapter 4 Remedying Race and Religious Prejudice 109
10. Chapter 5 A Home Windswept with Paradox 145
11. Chapter 6 Training to Be a Good Mormon Girl While Longing for Fame 171
12. Conclusion 194
13. Appendix A The Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 200
14. Appendix B Official Declaration 1 202
15. Appendix C Official Declaration 2 204
16. Appendix D The Family: A Proclamation to the World 206
17. Notes 208
18. Works Cited 228
19. Index 237