Download or read book Secret Ceremonies written by Deborah Laake and published by Island Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frank yet compassionate depiction of the culture of the Mormon Church, this compelling rite-of-passage story describes the mystery of the church's rituals and the beauty and rigor of its theology and traditions set against the backdrop of one woman's life. Laake is executive managing editor of the New Times, Inc., chain of magazines and was named Arizona Journalist of the Year in 1988.