Yet again I have devoured another book in about 5 hours. Louder than Words is such a well written book. And if you would have told me I would have enjoyed reading one of Jenny McCarthy books, I would have said no way - that obnoxious woman.
Funny thing is one day I was watching Oprah (yes, I like Oprah) and she was on. I thought to myself, man, what in the world are they interviewing this lady for. The only thing I knew about this woman was that she was a loud obnoxious lady that used to host some MTV thing and that now she is dating Jim Carrey.
But as she told Oprah her story about finding out her little boy had autism and her quest to find a cure for him, I was completely compelled by her story. I was in tears through most of the interview, with moments of laughter scattered throughout (she is a very funny lady). And as she described feelings she received from God (yes, those were her words), I don't know what came over me, but I knew I had to read her book. I felt connected to her story and I was impressed with her spirituality(which came totally unexpected).
Sure enough I went out the next day and bought her book. (I have never done this before - gone out and bought a book straight away after watching a promo.) The first page was beautiful - a dedication to her son. I was already in tears. The next page was her thank you's and guess who the last people was she thanked - the Mormons. I know, my jaw dropped too. Needless to say I was more intrigued to read on. The first third of the book I was in tears. I couldn't imagine what it would have been like to go through what she did with her little boy. I am sure the man sitting next to me was thinking - what in the world is wrong with this lady (I was waiting for Ben outside of Westfield Shopping Centre). And then she gets to the part about the Mormons. I won't ruin it for you, but I really felt the Spirit testify that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and that his priesthood authority is again on the earth. And I really felt privileged to have served a mission for Jesus Christ.
I highly recommend this book. It's a very informative book about autism and her beliefs of what causes it and what can 'cure' it. But mostly it's about a mother who loves her son and her strong belief that God has a purpose for everything; and her journey to fulfill this purpose.
