"Susan Swann tells about her painful separation from the LDS church and her uplifting journey back to faith. Sounds like a cool story.
A former Relief Society president and bishop’s daughter from
pioneer stock, Susan N. Swann never imagined she’d leave the Mormon
Church. But then she found herself divorced, penniless — and losing her
faith.
In Coming Home: A Mormon’s Return to Faith,
author Swann details her painful struggle leaving the Mormon faith for
15 years and her uplifting journey back home. Swann’s first book, she
shares the intimate details and personal relationships that helped her
reconnect with her roots and find her religion once again.
“My
purpose in sharing my story is a simple attempt to reach out to those
who may also be struggling, or to those with family members who may be
struggling,” says Swann. “It’s meant ultimately to be a message of hope,
gratitude, and love. It’s filled with people who held on to me as I
struggled for years to get my bearings. This was neither a quick nor
painless process for those who loved me. I’d like to think it was worth
it in the end.”
“Coming Home” is a message of
hope and love. Swann hopes her spiritual self discovery will be an
optimistic message to others. She focuses on the positive — in the time
she was away, more than 4 million members joined The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon faith becoming a major world
religion. Swann is proud to be a part of that.
You can learn more about Swann’s book through her website, returntofaith.org. It is available for order on amazon.com in the US, the UK, and Europe and is available at LDS bookstores. If you don’t find a copy at your favorite store, ask them to order one for you."
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I’ve been reading your blog and wanted to see if I could offer you a free copy of my soon to be released novel Tongue of Fire in exchange for a fair and honest review on your blog. The plot synopsis is as follows:
The charismatic new preacher at the local mega-church is drawing followers by the hundreds. There’s only one problem. He’s a Mormon, and nobody knows it.
John Peterson tries to follow the Spirit, but it tells him to preach, and preaching only seems to get him into trouble. His strident defense of the Mormon Church has gotten him fired again, forcing his family to move for the third time in as many years. Looking for a fresh start in Mayfield, John agrees to keep his head down. But when the owner of the local mega-church loses his pastor, he invites John to preach without asking the name of his church. After a spiritual prompting, John decides to preach, but as his following explodes, his new-found fame threatens to expose his religion and shatter his family’s hopes for a new life.
The town of Mayfield is growing impatient with high school football coach Paul Connelly. The former pastor was hired to help save the football program after the greatest scandal in school history, but after four straight losing seasons, his time is running out. With John Peterson’s meteoric rise, the town appears to have found a new moral authority, and an excuse to find a new coach. When Paul discovers that John is a Mormon, he finds the key to restoring his moral standing—all he has to do is expose and destroy John Peterson.
You can see the cover art at the Tongue of Fire facebook link and like the page for further updates and news.
http://www.facebook.com/tongueoffirebook
Thank you for your time!
Warmly,
David McKnight
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