In the Market with Janet Parshall Leaving Mormonism
Dec 23, 2025
Lisa Brockman, a former sixth-generation Mormon and now a Christian author and spiritual director, shares her remarkable journey of faith. She reveals how her college experiences challenged her beliefs and led to a crisis of faith. Lisa explains key differences between Mormonism and Christianity, such as the works-based worthiness and the distinct views on salvation. She discusses her experiences with proxy baptisms and the influence of personal revelation in Mormon culture. Ultimately, Lisa beautifully describes her transformation as she embraced the biblical Jesus.
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Raised In A Mormon Cultural World
- Lisa Brockman describes growing up sixth-generation Mormon where the faith "encapsulated my entire life."
- Her goal from childhood was to obtain a temple marriage and live within that cultural trajectory.
Grace Framed As Earned Worthiness
- Mormon doctrine taught Lisa "it is for by grace we are saved after all we can do," framing worthiness as earned.
- Janet contrasts this with biblical grace as a gift, highlighting a core theological divergence.
Childhood Baptism As Cleansing Ritual
- Lisa recalls being baptized at age eight believing it "would wash me clean of all the sins I'd committed since I was born."
- She understood baptism as the step toward the celestial kingdom and personal worthiness.