In this week's 'Mormon Land' podcast, author Rachel Rueckert discusses her global quest to understand marriage.
Author Rachel Rueckert discusses her new memoir, “East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon With Marriage.”and David NoyceDespite being taught in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to believe that marriage was the highest goal for women, Rachel Rueckert had lots of anxiety going into her wedding day.
Sure, she loved Austin, her husband-to-be, but she had deep ambivalence about the “for time and all eternity” aspect of the Latter-day Saint vows. Could she commit to them? Would that shear her of her career and personal goals? Would she lose herself and her identity? In a captivating and candid memoir, Rueckert details her first year of marriage as she and Austin travel from Peru to India, Thailand and Spain — and what she learned about herself, her relationships, her past and her faith.
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