Description
by Joan Oviatt
Topics: Amazing But True, Mormon History, Mormon Stories, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Mormon Biographies, Biographical Sketches, Humorous but True Accounts
Amazing But True Mormon Stories is a delightful collection of remarkable vignettes: short stories about men, women, and events in Latter-day Saint history. These accounts, collected from documented historical sources, range from the early years of the Church to the modern era. The short, quick-to-read, sometimes startling stories in Amazing but True Mormon Stories will be enjoyed by every reader who likes intriguing tales with uplifting, often amazing, and always surprising endings. Joan Oviatt has clearly established herself as a top-rank story teller!
Read such incredible accounts as:
The Gothic Beauty
Another Mormon Miracle
To Protect a Prophet
The Woman Who Died and Came Back
Christmas in Nauvoo
The Disappearing Act of Brigham Young
The Hidden Ammunition
The Mystery of the Deserted City
The Island of Refuge
A Meeting in California
The Mystery of the Bad Food
The Mormons and the Doomed Wagon Train
The Non-Mormons Who Saved a Handcart Company
Testimony of Sea Gulls
The State of East California
The Senator Who Stood Against the War
The Mystery of the Missing Bell
The Tale of Two Meals
The Marvelous Invention
The Settlement that Failed
The Chicken that Prophesied
On One Day
The Grave with Nobody in It
News Report on the Amazon
The Trousers that Shocked Utah
Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation
The Missionary Who Would Be King
The City of Wealth
The Mule that Saved the Mexican Saints
Among the Awful Mormons
The Pants Rebellion
A Road by Any Other Name
A Sermon about Nothing
A Gospel Lesson
The Explosion and the School
The Little Girl that Smoked a Pipe
The Important Book
Dead Men Pay No Fines
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die
The Monster of Utah’s Dixie
The First Man in the Relief Society
The Lover Man of Salt Lake City
The Justice of Price, Utah
The Russian Farmer and the American Church
The Unconquerable Foe
The Man Who Could Not Sing
A Prayer Before Kings
The Mormon and the Gangsters
The Basketball Mission
The Miracle of the House
Eye on Eternities
The Hidden Talents
The Guiding Light
The Actress and the Mariachi Band
To Remember the Sabbath Day
6″ x 9″ hardback
144 pages
