Reviews

A three star review for Giraffe Tracks by moboco on Amazon

"If you are looking for an inside look at relationships between blacks and whites in post-apartheid South Africa, this book is not for you. I would have liked to have read more on the relationship between black Mormons and white Mormons, and between blacks and whites generally, but this is little mentioned if at all. The book is basically a returned missionary writing about his missionary experiences. If you are a Latter-day Saint and have received a mission call to South Africa, I think you would enjoy this book and would highly recommend it to you. The author shares his experiences as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa from 1998-2000. The book is divided into nice bite-size chapters, where the author shares both humorous and also faith promoting experiences. Readers will learn about some strange (to Americans) African customs. I wish the author had included the pronunciation of African words right after them (tsebe = ts-ay'-bay)) so that I knew how to say them. He provides a pronunciation guide at the end of the end of the book, but as I was reading it on my Kindle, I did not discover that until the end. The book is laced with nice little "sermonettes" of principles that he learned on his mission that helped him (and this reader) understand how to live a more faithful, Christlike life. I believe "Giraffe Tracks" is a part of the "sacred history" of the Restoration."

"In summary, if you want to know about what it is like to be a LDS Missionary life in South Africa, buy the book. If you are only interested in Black/White relations in post apartheid South Africa, you will be disappointed."