Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol and Latter-day Cipher: The Masonic Connection
When I began writing Latter-day Cipher (Moody, 2009), one of the themes I wanted to explore was the uneasy relationship that Freemasonry would have with Mormonism in the mind of someone who was a faithful Mormon. Here’s an excerpt from Latter-day Cipher that illustrates that connection: This Masonic temple. . .was wedged up against the city’s mountain to the northeast. Its name was Ballut Abydos or something like that, he recalled. It was no accident that the parking lot was sheltered from view from the street. Being a Mason in Salt Lake City was a statement that even those who’d moved in from other places didn’t always want to make publicly. So you could drive behind this temple and park as securely as at any of the adult video stores that peppered...
Blog Tour!
Today, June 30, is an exciting day for me! Twenty-seven blogs will be participating in a blog tour — in which they review and comment on my two new books. Here’s a list of participating blogs: The Mormon Mirage - Participating...
Free Copy of Latter-day Cipher June 9 only
If you’d like a free copy of my new novel, Latter-day Cipher, go to ChristianPulse.com — they’re giving away 22 books in 22 days; and mine is one of them! Although all the books look interesting, they’ll give mine away on June 9 only. Happy reading!
Article in Prodigal Magazine
Recently Andrew Rogers wrote the following article about me in Prodigal Magazine. It was also published in at least one secular print magazine. From Mormon to Christian author: Latayne C. Scott Thu, May 14, 2009 Reviews http://prodigalmagazine.com/from-mormon-to-christian-author/ Former Mormon, Latayne C. Scott, recently published two new books: Latter-Day Cipher, A Novel (Moody Publishers) and The Mormon Mirage, 3rd Edition: A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today (Zondervan). In each of these books Scott’s passion to challenge Mormonism’s teachings and expose its inconsistencies rings true. Her ten year history as a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and her subsequent conversion to Christianity, are the initial...
Reason #74: Because of how betrayal feels– and can be conveyed
What follows is the fourth of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia. The subject matter may repeat some previous “365″ posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll back through all the previous posts. The Mormon Mirage 4 of 5 by Latayne C. Scott A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today 4 of 5: “It’s All About the Story” Some Mormons have begun to publicly criticize me for “spending my life criticizing the LDS Church.” It’s true that 5 of my 14 books are about Mormonism. However, that’s a fraction of my writings, and until this year the last book I published on the subject was 15 years ago. If I were the rabid dog nipping at the heel...
