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After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.

"Who is God? Where do I go when I die? Is God even real? This books answers none of these questions, but it asks them all! It is a thoughtful book that enforces no views but stresses the importance of a healthy dialogue, curiosity, love, and wonder."--Back cover.

Exercising faith isn’t always easy to do. In a world where religion is being pushed to the margins of society, we find loyalty to scriptural teachings, adherence to time-honored values, and belief in absolute truths in short supply.

When respected religious educator and author Robert L. Millet talks with those who are troubled by newly public historical information, anti-Mormon propaganda, the Church's position on marriage, family, and

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Rachel Baines is a mature, responsible 11-year old girl. Her mother Valerie spends her days working as the office manager at an accounting firm and her nights trying to take care of the home that belongs to her dad, Doyle - who is a recent widower and now a resident at a nearby nursing home. Each afternoon Rachel makes the short trek home from the school bus stop - always under the watchful eye Miss Edna, her caring, but nosey neighbor. But today...

"In All Things Reconsidered, popular podcaster Knox McCoy uses a unique blend of humor, pop culture references, and personal stories to show how a willingness to reconsider ideas can actually help us grow ourselves, our lives, and our beliefs. This book is the catalyst we need to courageously ask the questions that will lead to a deeper understanding of ourselves--and God. It's time to start reconsidering" --

Did you know that the Lectures on Faith were published in the forepart of the Doctrine and Covenants in all editions from 1835 until 1921? Although the lectures are not currently published as part of the standard works, it is evident that they were held in high esteem by the Prophet Joseph Smith and those that followed him. President Joseph Fielding Smith said: "These lectures are of great value and should be studied. . . I consider them

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"Latter-day Saint scholar Terryl L. Givens discusses the roles of faith and intellect in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"--

"Paulette and Fred Baldwin find themselves wading through a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their only son, McKinley, now works hundreds of miles away, and the distance between the husband and wife feels even farther. When their son returns home, his visit dredges up even more conflict between Fred and Paulette. McKinley makes it no secret that he doesn't intend to follow in his father's footsteps at George & Company Fine Furnishings...

When the German march across Europe reaches France, young Michelle Naget and her family joing the throngs fleeing for safety. But their flight ends in capture by the Mazis, with one member of the family taken, while the rest of the family is sent back to their village of Braquis, France, to serve the enemy who has comandeered their home. For the next four years, the Nagets live in the crosshairs of the enemy living under their roof and of the neighbors...

"In the third and final novel of Beth Wiseman's Amish Bookstore series, two young people must find the courage to defy expectations and become who they're meant to be.Sixteen-year-old Eden Hale doesn't want to be defined by her current circumstances. Her mother is in prison, she doesn't know her father, and she's had her own run-ins with the law, but Eden refuses to become what people expect. When she is sent to live with an Amish cousin she's never...