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"I wish that I could put this book on everyone's doorstep. It took me only an evening to read and I felt that I had walked Jordan's path with him. Reading so much honesty is a pleasure of its own kind. This book inspires compassion. When we walk in each others' shoes (even if we do this through the telepathy of the printed word) we learn to love each other in spite of circumstances.
As a BYU Psych graduate I endorse this book for everyone above age 12. It teaches humans to act humanely." - Amazon reviewer
About the book:
After living a life of abuse, abandonment and homosexuality, Jordan Jantz made the ultimate choice. Leaving his old life behind, Jordan came to know and understand God's love for him, as well as discover his own part in the eternal plan.
But this book isn't just about his Christian conversion and
lifestyle change, it is also about all the things he suffered that
helped to bring him to this point. It's about everything he was,
everything he is, and everything he is on his way to becoming.
Simply put, this is the story of his journey from the painful, cold darkness into the light.
A portion of the proceeds from Out of the Closet Into the Light will be donated to The Christmas Box International to support abused and neglected children.
Simply put, this is the story of his journey from the painful, cold darkness into the light.
A portion of the proceeds from Out of the Closet Into the Light will be donated to The Christmas Box International to support abused and neglected children.
Excerpt:
February 25, 2013
When I look back on my life, it is a miracle that I made it through
all that happened. It seems like a nightmare I've barely woken from.
The faces and places are still fresh in my mind, the shades and
colors as vivid as ever. The sights and smells come back at times,
drawing my thoughts to days long gone, times never to be revisited.
I have talked about my life before, but not in this much depth, and
not with my family. Friends are appalled by the events I have shared,
and other friends I have known for years wonder why I've never opened
up before this. My answer is always, “I never wanted pity because
there are so many others who have probably experienced worse things.”
There have been many closet doors in my life that have hidden many
things, and I managed to walk through them all, struggling to leave
the painful experiences that lay behind them, experiences shrouded in
darkness, hidden from the eyes of those who would clearly see them
for what they were, and clearly see me for what I was.
To this day, there are moments when the flashbacks that occur are so
strong, I literally lose control of my bodily functions. If I am
standing in the grocery store and see a small child angrily chastised
or hear a family yelling, or watch the news and a child has been
kidnapped, raped, or murdered, it takes me back to those dark days.
The shame and embarrassment I feel at these times is overwhelming. I
see a therapist regularly. I take prescribed anxiety medication
during the day and sleeping medication at night just to function. It
is the only way I can live some semblance of a normal life.
However, one thing above all helps me through each new day. And that
is my knowledge that no matter how rough it gets or how abandoned I
still feel at times, God is there. The Savior is with me. As long as
I hold to the light, I will never be alone again.
So now everything is out in the open, never again to be shut away,
covered or hidden. There are no more secrets, no animosity or anger;
there is only the sweet peace of healing and knowing that the old
life of my memories is no longer mine, that those burdens are no
longer mine. Someone else carries them now.
And I can go on.
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