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[close] As a faithful Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies. Soren wakes to find himself cast by a God he has never heard of into a Hell whose dimensions he can barely grasp: a vast library he can only escape from by finding the book that contains the story of his life.

In this haunting existential novella, author, philosopher, and ecologist Steven L. Peck explores a subversive vision of eternity, taking the reader on a journey through the afterlife of a world where everything everyone believed in turns out to be wrong.

“An irresistible invention. Peck has somehow squeezed all of human experience, not to mention near-infinite expanses of space and time, into one miraculously slim novella. You won’t be able to stop thinking about this book.” -- Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac and Maphead

“The central conceit is brilliant ... Peck has a flair for capturing the yearnings of the human spirit, hell-bound or no.” - By Common Consent [close]

[close] Can a splintered Amish family reconcile?

More than anything else, thirty-something Holly Fisher longs for family. Growing up in Seattle without a dad or grandparents, she wonders what it would be like to have a heritage, a place of belonging. Holly is furious when her mother, Esther, reveals a long-kept secret: Holly’s grandmother and uncles are still alive and begging Esther to return. And Holly is shocked when she learns that the family she’s never known lives on a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, farm—as part of an Amish community her mother once abandoned.

Guilt-ridden Esther, terrified to see her mother and siblings, begs Holly to accompany her on a visit to Esther’s mother before she dies. But can their journey to a conflicting world heal their emotional wounds and finally bring them home?

Set in the heart of contemporary Lancaster County, Leaving Lancaster explores the power of forgiveness, family reconciliation, and love where least expected.
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[close] Obtaining Your Calling and Election is a doctrinal book describing how individuals can prepare themselves to live with God. It is an LDS perspective of the steps a person must take to qualify for the Celestial Kingdom.

Back Cover Description: A young missionary kneels in prayer. His heart goes out to God on behalf of a young family he is teaching. He is seeking an answer to a question he has been pondering and struggling with for weeks: How do I reach this family I have grown to love? How do I help them solve the serious problems they are having? Suddenly, in a burst of insight and inspiration, the young man receives an answer. He receives the answer. In a small room, in a country far away, this young missionary has just experienced his first taste of true Charity. He is beginning to develop the divine character that will prepare him to live in the Celestial Kingdom.

Years later the scene changes. The young missionary is now an old man with white hair. He is kneeling at an altar in the Temple of God with his eternal companion at his side. The Prophet of the Lord is there. They are about to receive a “second anointing.” They are going to be sealed to Eternal Life. They will be entering the Church of the Firstborn and will receive the gift of the Second Comforter. Soon, they will see their Lord and Savior face to face and feel the prints of the nails in His hands and feet. They will have their Calling and Election Made Sure!

This book describes the process that everyone must go through in order to obtain the highest degree of glory in the Celestial Kingdom. In a simple and straightforward way, it explains the doctrines of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and the specific steps a person must take in order to obtain their Calling and Election to the kingdom of God. [close]