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Jeremy Christiansen offers an intimate account of life as a faithful--sometimes stumbling--member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Growing up in a small Mormon town, he served as a Mormon missionary for two years in Argentina, raised a young family in the Mormon Church, and served in Mormon leadership positions. But as he grew older, he became unsettled about the principles of his faith, setting him on a long search for God and for truth that would ultimately lead to the Roman Catholic Church. Based on detailed personal journals, this vivid book explores the highly unique approach to religious epistemology found in Mormonism. Although the faith theoretically encourages the use of reason, Mormons' beliefs, in practice, are rooted chiefly in emotion. Christiansen offers singular insight into life within this system--with all its beauties and its limits. Thanks to the subtle workings of Providence, Christiansen discovered Catholicism through the ancient writings of the Church Fathers, who revealed a robust Christian intellectual tradition, and through the mystical glory of her liturgy.

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Told with emotional tenderness and theological heft, Christiansen has a special way of infusing the great and indescribable love God has for everyone one of us into the hearts of his readers. This is an honest journey that is not only an education in Mormonism but an invitation to consider--and reconsider--the Roman Catholic Church. A brave and heart-stirring tale. -- Tyler Blanski, Author, An Immovable Feast: How I Gave Up Spirituality for a Life of Religious Abundance This theologically astute testimony will be a welcome treasure to those who are effected by the Mormon religion or who have family or friends within its fold. Though profoundly theological, personal and historical, it flows with the elegance and drama of an engrossing novel. -- Steve Ray, Author, Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historical Church Anyone who has been a sincere believer in one faith and converted to another knows how agonizing the process can be. It can be especially agonizing for someone raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Christiansen tells the dramatic story of his own journey from Mormonism to the Catholic Church and seeks to build a bridge of understanding between the two communities. -- Jimmy Akin, Senior Apologist, Catholic Answers; Author, Why Mormonism is Not Christian

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Jeremy Christiansen was born and raised in the small Mormon town of Blanding, Utah. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 2018. A graduate of Southern Utah University and the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, he lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and six children and practices law in Washington, D.C.

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