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    <body><![CDATA[This book was so inspiring to me. I remember reading &quot;The Hiding Place&quot; by Corrie Ten Boom and feeling the same way. They are similar books in that they inspire people to love others and explain how they got through adversity trusting in God. I liked the movie. I thought it was charming. I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74978573">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[At first Elder Groeberg's experiences seem almost impossible to believe; however, anyone who has been through an experience like a mission knows that they are full of miracles.  Maybe they are not all as dramatic as Groebergs but they are equally important to the participants. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After watching the movie I really wanted to read this book.  I'm glad I did because you get so much more detail about John Groberg's experience on his mission.  The book is packed with faith promoting stories and is a wonderful book that missionaries will cherish.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book contained some fascinating missionary experiences from John H. Groberg's mission to Tonga.  I wouldn't recommend this necessarily to the non-Mormon crowd, because to fully understand the book and many of the references made by the author, the reader would need to have a more than rudimenta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45652026">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this book was a fantastic experience while my parents and 3 of my siblings are serving a mission in Tonga.  Reading Elder Groberg's account of the islands and the people there really helped me visualize what Mom and Dad are experiencing there.<br/><br/>One thing that always frustrates me a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28120796">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the book much better than the movie.  It was a little tedious in format--simply because many of the experiences were similar and he used the same pattern for each chapter throughout the book--share insights briefly, share the experience, share what he learned from the experience.  All were v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37321026">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not much in to autobiographies but I decided that I should try this one since I liked the movie. It is an excellent true story of the trials Elder Groberg went through on his mission. The only problem I felt is that the story was being broken up with long periods of personal revelation and doct...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65310161">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've had this book on my shelf a while and I finally finished it.  I loved the movie made from the book and I enjoyed reading the book too. I enjoyed hearing about the  miracles and the faith of the author and the Tongan people he taught on his mission.  I also enjoyed just picturing the beautiful s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50200375">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of good stories and good perspective from a very different part of the world than what I know. I like nonfiction more than fiction most of the time because I can care more about it rather than just being whatever someone made up. This is a book that takes you on a journey while still being very...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72580956">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really loved this book and probably appreciated it so much because I have a son on a mission at this time.  I loved the individual stories and how how Elder Groberg made gospel lessons out of them.  The things he experienced on his mission are unbeliebable by todays standards.  If I found out my s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67972899">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fabulous stories of Kolipoki’s (Elder John Groberg’s) mission experiences in Tonga, interspersed with a little too much sermonizing, but it’s all good.  Makes you want to bail out of the hectic palangi lifestyle, move to Tonga, and preach the Gospel.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was still called &quot;In the Eye of the Storm&quot; when we read it for book group. It is a pretty good memoir of Elder Groberg's missionary service. He went through some harrowing experiences. The book is definitely better than the movie.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I first read this book, it was titled &quot;In the Eye of the Storm&quot;.  Since that time, a movie has been named and they republished it with the title used for the movie.  I read it right after my return from my mission.  I loved it!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I taught a Sunday School class on D&amp;C 4, which always reminds me of this great book.  Elder Groberg's experiences in Tonga really shed light on what it means to love and serve God with all your heart, might, mind, and strength.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the best books I've ever read! The book is so incredibly inspiring. It's based off of the real life experiences of a young missionary in Tonga, which is why it's so amazing, the fact that it's all a true story.]]></body>
    
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