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Mafia to Mormon: My Conversion Story

stephan — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:44:38 +0000

Product Description: I learned early that if you don’t want to go to school for a career . . . then this was the life. And there were rules. You better not drink, you better not be a big shot and you better always stay low and keep your mouth shut. If you’re going to play the game, you’ve got to play smart.

Thus began Mario Facione’s slow descent into the Mafia world. With a desire to please his father, Facione kept the rules taught him — don’t get caught, know your people. . . never let them have control of what you’re doing, and never let anyone fully know what you’re up to.

So when two clean-cut young men in dark suits showed up on his doorstep, Facione’s main concern was to figure out the scam they were selling. Instead, he became surprisingly relaxed as these two answered every question he had unsuccessfully asked other clergymen. He learned real truth and began a journey towards knowledge. Yes, there is a reason why we are here on earth; yes, you can re-remember who we are and yes, it’s true, Heavenly Father still speaks through a modern-day prophet.

Marion Facione’s story is one man’s extraordinary journey through the darkness into the light. Reading his story will confirm again that the gospel is truly for every child of God who is willing to change . . . even someone who wants to go from Mafia to Mormon.

Product Type: Paperback Book

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The Silence of God

stephan — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:45:10 +0000

Product Description: At the turn of the twentieth century, St. Petersburg offers the best of Imperial Russia.

The vast country is filled with grand cathedrals, a faithful populace, and many people who love and revere Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family. But as Russia becomes further entrenched in the Great War, a revolution begins brewing within her own borders.

For the wealthy Lindlof family, the only Latter-day Saints living in St. Petersburg at the time, the glitz and glamour of the Silver Age soon dissolves into a mass rebellion, dividing their family and testing their faith.

Life for Agnes Lindlof will never be the same–changed forever by an ideology that forces equality and demands the silence of God.

Agnes’s lifelong friend, Natasha Ivanovna Gavrilova, is the daughter of a professor and a firm supporter of Bolshevik ideals; she doesn’t believe in God at all. Yet, when the waves of the revolution wash over her family, Natasha must examine her own heart and decide for herself what to believe and what voice to listen to.

Based on an amazing true story, The Silence of God is a rare glimpse into a fascinating period of history and a powerful, extraordinary novel of devotion and loyalty.

Product Type: Hardcover Book, Book on CD

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Tennis Shoes Adventure Series Vol 11 – Sorcerers and Seers

stephan — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:30:02 +0000

Product Description: Join Jim Hawkins as he walks side-by-side with the mortal Messiah on His eternal pilgrimage to save the souls of humankind. Journey with Joshua Plimpton – a chief captain of the Nephites – as he pursues the vilest villians to rescue the golden plates of the Book of Mormon. Experience the exhilarating and heart-wrenching exploits of Apollus, Steffanie, Gidgiddonihah, and the rest of the “Tennis Shoes” clan who seek to outwit the most mysterious and dangerous adversaries of their lives.

All of the teeth-gnashing forces of the Lamanites and Gadiantons converge upon the Hill Cumorah as the prophets Mormon and Moroni desperately strive to comprehend His full earthly mission as Gethsemane and Golgotha loom ever nearer.

Product Type: Paperback, Book on CD

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To the Rescue – The Biography of Thomas S. Monson

stephan — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:17:36 +0000

Product Description: To the Rescue is the much-anticipated official biography of President Thomas S. Monson. Beginning with President Monson’s family heritage and his early years in Salt Lake City, it includes his vocational preparation and his career in the world of journalism. More importantly, this inspiring book recounts his lifetime of Church service. Called as a bishop at the age of twenty-two, as a mission president at thirty-one, and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve at age thirty-six, he has traveled the globe to minister to the Saints for more than fifty years. This book shares many of his personal experiences, from his visits behind the Iron Curtain to his contributions on the Scriptures Publication Committee and in the missionary and welfare areas; it also provides up-to-the-minute information about his work as Church President.

Product Type: Hardcover Book

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