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On the morning of May 10, 1940, the last thing Sofie Rijnfeld expected was the sky to start raining German paratroopers. She and Jan, her husband of three years, were living contentedly with Jan's six daughters in Amsterdam. Life held the promise of a bright future for the Rijnfelds . . . until the...

A storm of life tosses their hope in different directions - drugs, abuse, loss. Hope is stronger than the torrent, and life is fairer than its misdirection - because Shelby and Lizzie always loved each other.

This story was taken from Terrie Reed's life and is an account of the Lord's acts of healing and deliverance from the devastation of a childhood assault. Initially there was no recall of the trauma, but its impact on her life was hinted at by her reactions to incidents in her life. The...

In this book the author's Spiritual Path becomes a heart-wrenching  eternal Story of Love, for Love is all that glues creation together and Love is all that has ever truly mattered. This is a true story in which the Spiritual Path become a tale of sheer survival, a necessity as primal as breathing...

In this collection of Mormon short stories, we see a supporter of Prop 8 forced to attend his boss's gay wedding. A devout Latter-day Saint struggling to pay his bills wonders if he should keep paying tithing, even after being excommunicated. A reporter seeks the identity of Salt Lake's new superhero--a...

In this collection of Mormon short stories, we see a mission president's wife murdered in Rome. A man whose past is filled with abuse learns to love for the first time. A mother plans for her role as a god in the hereafter. A descendant of Enoch tries out Capitalism. A husband nearing his seventh...

In this collection of Mormon short stories, a sadistic mission leader torments a young missionary. An ex-Mormon tries to seduce a faithful member by showing him increasingly suggestive movies. A sister missionary fulfills her community service requirement by babysitting for a prostitute. Two elders...

Decades after the Fall, archeologists excavating ruins discover an abandoned vault deep in a mountainside. The vault has been seriously compromised, but a few documents have been found printed on actual paper, an astonishing recovery after worldwide climate disaster has all but wiped out forests....

In these stories, we discover how the Three Nephites from the Book of Mormon cope with their frustrated sexuality, when their wives aren't immortal as they are. A deceased sinner plots to break out of Spirit Prison. An obsessive-compulsive missionary covers himself with sacred protective garments....

Clean-cut Mormons may preach purity and wholesomeness, but sometimes repressing sexual instincts forces those feelings to erupt in unexpected ways. In these stories, two young women vie for the sexual affections of the same missionary. An elderly farmer marries his best friend's mistress in order...

In this collection of Mormon short stories, a disaffected young woman burns her temple clothes while dancing to an old pop song. A teenage boy worried about the future of the planet prays for God to send a devastating plague on humans. An eager polygamist endures a miserable wedding night with his...

A missionary in Italy tries to rescue a woman enslaved in trafficking. A Salt Lake bishop is murdered in his office. A Mormon advice columnist gets into trouble with the Church. Parents arrange to kidnap their missionary son and force him into deprogramming. A disabled woman questions her Patriarchal...

Mental illness can strike the faithful as easily as anyone else. But often religious doctrine and practice exacerbate rather than alleviate these problems. From schizophrenia to obsessive-compulsive disorder, from persecution complex to sexual dysfunction, autism to dissociative identity disorder, Mormons must cope with their mental as well as their spiritual health on a daily basis.

Jacob and Esau Cohen are the closest of brothers. In fact, they're lovers. A Talmudic scholar dates an escort. A doctor tries to combine canine genes with those of Jews, to improve their chances of surviving a hostile world. A convert to Judaism asks his Mormon relatives to make a pact to hide him...