{"title":"2025 Greg Kofford Books Releases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitles that were released from Greg Kofford Books in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bring-them-to-zion","title":"Bring Them to Zion: The 1856 Handcart Emigration Organization, Leadership, and Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/don-h-smith\"\u003eDon H Smith\u003c\/a\u003e with the assistance of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/mark-c-austin\"\u003eMark C. Austin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow available in paperback and ebook.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e“A remarkable gift to the historians who study the overland migration and the descendants of those courageous handcart pioneers.”\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/reid-l-neilson\"\u003eReid L. Neilson\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“Handcart history buffs will learn new things and will benefit by Smith’s even-handed reasonings and arguments about the ever-present controversies and issues.”\u003c\/span\u003e — Melvin L. Bashore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“Essential reading. . . . [H]onors the pioneers not just by celebrating their faith, but by seriously examining the world they were forced to navigate.” \u003c\/span\u003e— \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/chad-l-nielsen\"\u003eChad L. Nielsen\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/469XobN\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/kindle2.png?9112655742455458650\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6748079804\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/applebooks_480x480.png?v=1649199519\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=L3tqEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/google-play-badge2_a56b9286-69fa-4581-9680-5ea7c47f0c1a_480x480.png?v=1648668766\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in ebook for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/469XobN\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6748079804\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=L3tqEQAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=fWC5EAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;rdid=book-fWC5EAAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/search?query=1230009171909\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-bring-them-to-zion\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-don-smith-and-mark-austin\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with the authors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Description: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"875\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"117\"\u003eBring Them to Zion: The 1856 Handcart Emigration Organization, Leadership, and Issues \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a deeply researched and meticulously documented account of one of the most ambitious and controversial episodes in Latter-day Saint pioneer history. Drawing on original sources and archival materials, the authors reconstruct the organizational challenges and decision-making processes that led to the infamous 1856 handcart migration. This emigration effort, driven by faith and constrained by logistics, sought to bring impoverished European converts across the American plains with minimal resources—relying on handcarts instead of ox-drawn wagons. The book details how unforeseen weather, financial limitations, logistical miscalculations, and divided leadership all coalesced into tragedy for many participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1557\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eGoing beyond recounting events, \u003cem data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"117\"\u003eBring Them to Zion\u003c\/em\u003e examines the motivations, planning, and execution behind the handcart experiment; explores the differences and cooperation between Church leaders in Utah, Europe, and the eastern United States; and investigates the internal politics and systemic missteps that affected thousands of emigrants. The narrative sheds new light on Brigham Young’s vision, the administrative roles of Franklin D. Richards and other key figures, and the broader context of mid-nineteenth-century transatlantic and frontier migration. This work is essential reading for anyone interested in Mormon history, American religious movements, or the broader story of westward expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBring Them to Zion: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With the publication of \u003cem\u003eBring Them to Zion: The 1856 Handcart Emigration\u003c\/em\u003e, Don H Smith and Mark C. Austin have provided\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e a remarkable gift to the historians who study the overland migration and the descendants of those courageous handcart pioneers\u003c\/span\u003e. Through their tireless archival research and practical experimentation, \u003cem\u003eBring Them to Zion\u003c\/em\u003e contributes to our knowledge of the tragic events of 1856 in the early winter wilds of Wyoming. They thoughtfully introduce and contextualize the combined journal entries for the ‘sail, rail, and trail’ legs of the pioneer trek that fateful year. Readers will come away humbled by the complexity of the decision-making choices those early leaders faced.” — Professor \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/reid-l-neilson\"\u003eReid L. Neilson\u003c\/a\u003e, former Assistant Church Historian and Recorder, and author of \u003cem\u003ePushing and Pulling to Zion: The Eighth Handcart Company Trek Day by Day in 1859\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I found information that was new to me, information from untapped sources. The book addresses the question of whether the Willie Company would have been better off to have stayed in Florence rather than to push ahead so late in the season. It offers all the arguments, pro and con, about what in hindsight looks to have been a very poor decision. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eHandcart history buffs will learn new things and will benefit by Smith’s even-handed reasonings and arguments about the ever-present controversies and issues.\u003c\/span\u003e” — Melvin L. Bashore, retired member of the Church Historical Department and creator of the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBring Them to Zion\u003c\/em\u003e is a fantastic resource that manages to be both an academic reference and a gripping narrative. For anyone interested in the handcart story or the broader mechanics of the 19th-century gathering, this book is essential reading. Smith and Austin have done the hard work of archival synthesis, providing a volume that \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ehonors the pioneers not just by celebrating their faith, but by seriously examining the world they were forced to navigate\u003c\/span\u003e.” — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/chad-l-nielsen\"\u003eChad Nielsen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/a-review-bring-them-to-zion-the-1856-handcart-emigration-organization-leadership-and-issues\/\"\u003eTimes and Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/DonSmith_160x160.jpg?v=1751296493\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA native Utahn, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/don-h-smith\"\u003eDon H Smith\u003c\/a\u003e's early life experiences cultivated a keen interest in history. Following a Latter-day Saint mission to Norway and careers in education and dentistry\/orthodontics, his marriage to a descendant of James G. Willie ignited a lifelong dedication to researching the Willie Handcart Company. For fifty years he has delved into archival records, visited historical sites globally, and meticulously reconstructed handcarts to bring this history to life. He is a frequent presenter and published authority on the handcart emigration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/MarkAustin_160x160.jpg?v=1751296503\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter serving two years in Army Military Intelligence, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/mark-c-austin\"\u003eMark C. Austin\u003c\/a\u003e spent over three decades as a department manager at Hughes Aircraft Company and Sperry – L3. As the great-great-grandson of James G. Willie, captain of the Willie Handcart Company, Mark has a deep personal connection to this history. He and his wife further immersed themselves in this legacy by serving two years as Latter-day Saint missionaries at the Mormon Handcart Historic Sites in Wyoming, specifically at Sixth Crossing, the rescue site of the Willie Handcart Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Information: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-58958-806-6\u003cbr\u003ePublished July 22, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Bring_Them_to_Zion_-_Press_Sheet.pdf?v=1752692814\"\u003ePress Sheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45349256528043,"sku":"978-1-58958-806-6","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback - signed by Austin","offer_id":45454742159531,"sku":"978-1-58958-806-6","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/SmithAustin_BringThemToZion_8d35026f-554f-412d-8928-1d9b3e9b908d.jpg?v=1751068830"},{"product_id":"shall-i-have-pleasure","title":"Shall I Have Pleasure? An Answer for Sarah","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/zachary-mcleod-hutchins\"\u003eZachary McLeod Hutchins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow Available\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"This little volume overflows with the sweetness of the gospel's good news and a celebration of our bodies' capacity to perceive the goodness of Eden as we strive towards Zion.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/kristine-l-haglund\"\u003eKristine Haglund\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"A rich and readable contemplation of the historical, scriptural, and theological issues that is well worth chewing on.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/taylor-g-petrey\"\u003eTaylor Petry\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"A beautiful and profound affirmation of the divine goodness and gift of pleasure.\" — Zachary Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gcPgbu\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/kindle2.png?9112655742455458650\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6740921543\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/applebooks_480x480.png?v=1649199519\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=CX1BEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/google-play-badge2_a56b9286-69fa-4581-9680-5ea7c47f0c1a_480x480.png?v=1648668766\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in ebook for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gcPgbu\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6740921543\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=CX1BEQAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=fWC5EAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;rdid=book-fWC5EAAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/search?query=1230008724502\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-shall-i-have-pleasure\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-zach-hutchins\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShall I Have Pleasure? An Answer for Sarah\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complex relationship between faith, desire, and the pursuit of joy through a spiritual and philosophical lens. Drawing from religious narratives, scriptural analysis, and theological insights, the book delves into how pleasure is perceived within Christian traditions, particularly among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through reflective anecdotes, historical context, and doctrinal interpretations, the author challenges the tension between spiritual duty and sensory enjoyment, encouraging readers to reconcile divine purpose with the pursuit of happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in scripture and enriched by personal storytelling, this thought-provoking work invites readers to reconsider long-held beliefs about pleasure and self-denial. By examining biblical stories like Sarah's incredulous laughter at the promise of joy in old age, as well as Christ's compassionate acceptance of human love and generosity, the book offers a fresh perspective on living a life of spiritual fulfillment that embraces joy as an essential part of divine intent. Through this lens, \u003cem\u003eShall I Have Pleasure?\u003c\/em\u003e becomes a call to rediscover pleasure as a God-given gift intertwined with human purpose and eternal potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eShall I Have Pleasure?\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"'Men are, that they might have joy.' But many Latter-day Saints are ambivalent towards—or even skeptical of— the role of pleasure in the joy God wants for us. In \u003cem\u003eShall I Have Pleasure?\u003c\/em\u003e Zachary Hutchins responds to this confusion with a beautiful and profound affirmation of the divine goodness and gift of pleasure. He invites readers to see pleasure not as a temptation to avoid but an essential and cherished part of our embodied life.\" — Zachary Davis, Executive Director of Faith Matters and Editor of \u003cem\u003eWayfare Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A taut, elegant argument for the centrality of embodied joy in the restored gospel. Beginning with the question posed by Sarah to the angel announcing the birth of Isaac—'Shall I have pleasure?'—and using examples from Jesus's life and teachings and the words of modern prophets, Hutchins reminds us that it is no better to make an idol of work than of pleasure, and urges his readers to seek revelation in pursuit of a balanced life. He argues eloquently that 'joy is the end for which we were created, and pleasure is one facet of the fulness of joy that our Heavenly Parents intended us to receive.' \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eThis little volume overflows with the sweetness of the gospel's good news and a celebration of our bodies' capacity to perceive the goodness of Eden as we strive towards Zion\u003c\/span\u003e.\" — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/kristine-l-haglund\"\u003eKristine Haglund\u003c\/a\u003e, former editor of \u003cem\u003eDialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A thoughtful and inspiring meditation on pleasure. Hutchins challenges the puritanical culture that Latter-day Saints have inherited to argue for a measured and deliberative enjoyment of divine gifts. This book is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003ea rich and readable contemplation of the historical, scriptural, and theological issues that is well worth chewing on\u003c\/span\u003e.\" — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/taylor-g-petrey\"\u003eTaylor Petry\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eTabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Zach_Hutchins_Photo_2024-115_160x160.jpg?v=1737391719\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/zachary-mcleod-hutchins\"\u003eZachary McLeod Hutchins\u003c\/a\u003e is Professor of English at Colorado State University, where he teaches courses in early American literature and religion. As a native of New England, he spent many early summers in Sharon, Vermont, the birthplace of Joseph Smith, and developed an interest in early American history. After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he completed a BA in English at Brigham Young University and received his MA and PhD degrees in early American literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author or editor of a half dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best Gifts: Seeking Earnestly for Spiritual Power\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMore Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e111 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-58958-819-6 (paperback)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":44774791119019,"sku":"978-1-58958-819-6","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Hutchins_Pleasure.jpg?v=1737079306"},{"product_id":"imagining-and-reimagining-the-restoration","title":"Imagining and Reimagining the Restoration","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/robert-a-rees\"\u003eRobert A. Rees\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow available!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“This is a beautiful book, a work of art. Enjoining us to imagine the gospel more deeply, it offers reflections on Christ, Mary, the First Vision, Heavenly Mother, and much else.”\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/richard-l-bushman\"\u003eRichard L. Bushman\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“An economical compendium of memoir and poetry, cultural criticism and speculative theology. Most of all, it is an exercise in hopeful imagining.” \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/fiona-givens\"\u003eFiona Givens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“Condenses a lifetime of selfless discipleship into an exemplary selection of powerful acts of Christian imagination.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e— \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/adam-s-miller\"\u003eAdam S. Miller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40Ae7RT\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/kindle2.png?9112655742455458650\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6748610973\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/applebooks_480x480.png?v=1649199519\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=WwZxEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/google-play-badge2_a56b9286-69fa-4581-9680-5ea7c47f0c1a_480x480.png?v=1648668766\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in ebook for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40Ae7RT\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6748610973\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=WwZxEQAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=L3tqEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=fWC5EAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;rdid=book-fWC5EAAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/search?query=1230009200722\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-imagining-and-reimagining-the-restoration\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-robert-a-rees-author-of-imagining-and-reimagining-the-restoration\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eImagining and Reimagining the Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert A. Rees embarks on an imaginative and profound exploration of Latter-day Saint theology and culture. Through essays, poems, and midrashic interpretations, Rees sheds new light on foundational doctrines, the roles of prophetic imagination, and the divine narratives within the Restoration. He reexamines figures like Joseph Smith and Heavenly Mother, urging readers to embrace a creative and expansive faith perspective that transcends mere tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis captivating work brings readers into a visionary discourse that emphasizes the power of imagination as a spiritual gift. With poetic interludes and scholarly insight, this volume is a transformative invitation to both imagine and reimagine faith, theology, and cultural belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eImagining and Reimagining the Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eThis is a beautiful book, a work of art. Enjoining us to imagine the gospel more deeply, it offers reflections on Christ, Mary, the First Vision, Heavenly Mother, and much else.\u003c\/span\u003e Robert Rees wants to make us all gospel poets.  He also seeks to make us religious critics. He gives his candid views of a broken church in need of mending, commenting on race, women’s rights, sexual orientation, and earth stewardship with an imagination turned critical but still filled with warmth and good will. In the end, he invites us to imagine a kindly, loving church blessed with modern sensibilities.” — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/richard-l-bushman\"\u003eRichard L. Bushman\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eJoseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Few Latter-day Saints write with Bob Rees’s impulse for faithful provocation grounded in uncompromising discipleship. This, his latest book, is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ean economical compendium of memoir and poetry, cultural criticism and speculative theology. Most of all, it is an exercise in hopeful imagining\u003c\/span\u003e.” — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/fiona-givens\"\u003eFiona Givens\u003c\/a\u003e, co-author of \u003cem\u003eAll Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe Restoration urges us to be anxiously engaged in a good cause and to do many things of our own free will. Goodness depends not just on obedience but on creativity and imagination. This collection of essays condenses a lifetime of selfless discipleship into \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ean exemplary selection of powerful acts of Christian imagination\u003c\/span\u003e. But Rees's book is not ultimately a call to agree with the possibilities he's imagined for us, but to imagine and create in our own names. To do good things of our own free will, we must join him.” — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/adam-s-miller\"\u003eAdam S. Miller\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eOriginal Grace: An Experiment in Restoration Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Bob Rees’s childhood began as the stuff of which Jeremiads are inspired, a brief overview of which is provided in the Foreword to this remarkable book. Knowing the pain of Bob’s childhood provides an essential proof text to the book’s hope, faith, and forgiveness: it is not a homily that makes light of suffering, but an exploration of the imagination that participated in redeeming an unfortunate childhood. The power of that redemption and insight—and the patience, purpose, and self-knowledge required to receive it—is one among many evidences of how a wounded child survived to become, out of love, both challenger and defender of the faith.” — Clifton H. Jolley, author and former columnist at the \u003cem\u003eDeseret News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“While our imaginations might be unleashed by contemplation of the creations of our Creator and by the implications of the Restoration midwifed into the world through the Prophet Joseph, it may help us also to consider more proximate examples of faithful master imaginers. The life and writings of Robert Rees, including the creative poetic and midrashic compositions of his own imagination that punctuate this volume, comprise a striking case study. He is an uncommon person who has lived an uncommon life and written with uncommon reach and imagination. There is scarcely a significant aspect of the Restoration on which he has not made creative public comment, often in print. Yet more rare, he has, in the pages that follow, contemplated imagination itself: a provocation to me and, I hope, to you.” —Philip Barlow, Associate Director, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Brigham Young University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eImagining and Reimagining the Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e is less a blueprint than a vision—a hopeful sketch of what the Church could become if it drew more deeply on its own resources of revelation, inclusivity, and imagination. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eRees empowers ordinary members to see themselves as participants in an unfinished Restoration\u003c\/span\u003e, capable of contributing creative gifts that help the Church realize its divine potential. Whether one agrees with his conclusions or not, the book models the kind of hopeful, generous imagination that the Restoration has invited.\" — Chad Nielsen, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/book-review-imagining-and-reimagining-the-restoration-by-robert-a-rees\/\"\u003eTimes \u0026amp; Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagining and Reimagining the Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a necessary contribution to the contemporary Mormon discussion and will be read with interest by many both in and out of the Church. I believe that it will, as hoped by Rees, inspire many to take a more imaginative position towards the restoration. Rees’s wisdom and quietly powerful exploration of discipleship stands as something to aspire to as well as a call to recognize the possibilities within ourselves and all members of the Church to envision a more just and Christlike restoration. It is acts of imagination like these that will be necessary in order for the ongoing restoration to help the Church grow into its full potential to bring to pass the establishment of Zion.\" — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/ryan-d-ward\"\u003eRyan D. Ward\u003c\/a\u003e for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.associationmormonletters.org\/reviews\/current-reviews\/rees-imagining-and-reimagining-the-restoration-reviewed-by-ryan-ward\/\"\u003eAssociation of Mormon Letters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/IMG_3749_160x160.jpg?v=1751579329\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil his recent retirement, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/robert-a-rees\"\u003eRobert A. Rees\u003c\/a\u003e was Director of Latter-day Saint Studies and Visiting Professor at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He is the cofounder and vice president of the Bountiful Children’s Foundation, a humanitarian organization that addresses malnutrition among children in the developing world, as well as the cofounder and president of FastForward for the Planet, a nonprofit foundation designed to unify the faiths of the world in addressing climate change and earth stewardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMore Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e203 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58958-824-0 (paperback)\u003cbr\u003ePublished August 19, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Imagining_and_Reimagining_-_Press_Sheet.pdf?v=1755189796\"\u003ePress sheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":44774871957675,"sku":"978-1-58958-824-0","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"paperback - signed","offer_id":45954304671915,"sku":"978-1-58958-824-0","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Rees_Imagining.jpg?v=1751568052"},{"product_id":"every-man-a-prophet","title":"Every Man a Prophet","description":"\u003cp\u003ea novel by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/stephen-c-lesueur\"\u003eStephen C. LeSueur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow available in paperback and ebook.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e, not only has Stephen C. LeSueur captured the lives, desires, trials, and struggles of young missionaries and their leaders better than in any other work I have encountered, he has gifted the world with the best volume of Mormon fiction that I have read.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — Andrew Hamilton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"The closest to capturing what it means to be and live a missionary life with all of the attendant joys, events, and miseries that it encompasses. I laughed, I commiserated, I wept unabashedly, I feel so much closer to my roots.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/melvin-c-johnson\"\u003eMelvin C. Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"Beautifully written, richly sketched, and compellingly told . . .  an unflinching examination of the intersection between life and spirituality.\" \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/ryan-d-ward\"\u003eRyan D. Ward\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"Every so often, if one is lucky and blessed, they come across a novel such as \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e—a novel which surprises the reader at every turn.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — David Kranes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h1purn\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/kindle2.png?9112655742455458650\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6742033163\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/applebooks_480x480.png?v=1649199519\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=zcNGEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/google-play-badge2_a56b9286-69fa-4581-9680-5ea7c47f0c1a_480x480.png?v=1648668766\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in ebook for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h1purn\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6742033163\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=zcNGEQAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=fWC5EAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;rdid=book-fWC5EAAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/search?query=1230008783219\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-every-man-a-prophet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e by Stephen C. LeSueur is a powerful exploration of faith, love, and self-discovery set within the framework of missionary life in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eddie Pedersen and Orrin Tanner, two missionaries serving in Norway, each grapple with the weight of expectation, personal desires, and the search for their true selves. Eddie struggles to reconcile his faith with feelings he has been taught to suppress, while Orrin’s relentless pursuit of perfection masks a deep fear of failure. Together, they navigate a land of cold landscapes and colder hearts, striving to find meaning and connection in their spiritual calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough Eddie and Orrin’s intertwined journeys, LeSueur crafts a deeply human story of vulnerability and resilience. The novel delves into the complexities of identity, faith, and the universal longing to belong. As the two men confront the rigid doctrines of their religion and the unyielding truths of their own hearts, readers are drawn into an unforgettable narrative of courage and redemption. \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound tale of the sacrifices we make for faith and the truths we uncover about ourselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e, not only has Stephen C. LeSueur captured the lives, desires, trials, and struggles of young missionaries and their leaders better than in any other work I have encountered, he has gifted the world with the best volume of Mormon fiction that I have read.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e touches hearts, opens minds, and changes lives. It is the story of three men struggling to learn what it means to be prophetic, but more importantly learning what it means to be human, to be children of God. And it helped me to learn more about these things myself.  I recommend it to everyone. It is a book that has the power to touch and change lives and maybe even wards, missions, and the Church.\" — Andrew Hamilton, Reviews Coordinator, Association for Mormon Letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that not only entertains but also challenges readers to reflect on their own beliefs, identities, and sacrifices made in pursuit of faith. For me, it portrays what I think is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ethe closest to capturing what it meant to be and live a missionary life with all of the attendant joys, events, and miseries that it encompasses. I laughed, I commiserated, I wept unabashedly, and I feel so much closer to my roots\u003c\/span\u003e, even though I left 42 years ago.\" — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/melvin-c-johnson\"\u003eMelvin C. Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/products\/life-and-times-of-john-pierce-hawley\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife and Times of John Pierce Hawley: A Mormon Ulysses of the American West\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/products\/no-poor-among-them\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (reviewed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.associationmormonletters.org\/reviews\/current-reviews\/lesueur-every-man-a-prophet-reviewed-by-melvin-clarno-johnson\/\"\u003eAssociation for Mormon Letters\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e tackles heavy themes with grace and nuance. It is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ebeautifully written, richly sketched, and compellingly told\u003c\/span\u003e. It is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ean unflinching examination of the intersection between life and spirituality\u003c\/span\u003e and how religious tradition navigates the intersection and vagaries between spiritual and prophetic impression and normal decision-making. I can’t think of anything I’ve read that is quite like it, and I will be thinking about it for a long time to come.\" —\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/ryan-d-ward\"\u003eRyan D. Ward\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/products\/no-poor-among-them\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd There Was No Poor Among Them: Liberation, Salvation, and the Meaning of the Restoration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (reviewed \u003ca href=\"%20(reviewed%20Association%20for%20Mormon%20Letters)\"\u003eAssociation for Mormon Letters\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eEvery so often, if one is lucky and blessed, they come across a novel such as \u003cem\u003eEvery Man a Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e—a novel which surprises the reader at every turn.\u003c\/span\u003e The reader thinks, \"Oh, I’ve read the missionary novel!” But the reader has not read \u003cem\u003ethis \u003c\/em\u003emissionary novel—one in which tenderness is mixed with sharp-edged pain. And the reader has not read \u003cem\u003ethis \u003c\/em\u003esmart and funny missionary novel. Every time a reader may think Steve LeSueur's fine novel begins to seem familiar, it bristles with newness. And a sense of competition. Characters change. Their gifts change. The landscape changes to a seascape. Personal problems and victories become those of a village. Again and again what seems familiar transforms and takes on new and surprising dimensions. I did not want \u003cem\u003eEvery Man\u003c\/em\u003e to stop but awaited its next surprise. This novel is more than what it seems at every turn.\" — David Kranes, author of \u003cem\u003eAbracadabra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/LeSueurBookJacketPhoto_160x160.jpg?v=1683563521\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"default-style\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/stephen-c-lesueur\"\u003eStephen C. LeSueur\u003c\/a\u003e is a former journalist and magazine editor. His first book,\u003cem\u003e The 1838 Mormon War in Missouri\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Missouri Press) won the 1987 Best Book award from the John Whitmer Historical Association. More recently, he wrote\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/products\/life-and-death\"\u003eLife and Death on the Mormon Frontier: The Murders of Frank LeSueur and Gus Gibbons by the Wild Bunch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Greg Kofford Books, 2023). His essays and articles on Mormon history have been published in numerous journals and books. While a college student, Steve served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norway from 1972 to 1974. He worked in five different cities and served as an assistant to the mission president at the mission headquarters in Oslo. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMore Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e389 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1-58958-826-4 (paperback)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":44858422919339,"sku":"978-1-58958-826-4","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"paperback - signed copy","offer_id":45313576173739,"sku":"","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/LeSueur_EveryManAProphet_55ab1076-a0b4-4aab-a9b5-5a205042e0cf.jpg?v=1739571713"},{"product_id":"the-juvenile-instructor-office","title":"The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/craig-s-smith\"\u003eCraig S. Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAvailable in quality full-color, \u003cspan\u003eSmyth-sewn\u003c\/span\u003e hardcover. Order today!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“A major accomplishment culminating from Smith’s decades of book collecting and study of the Juvenile Instructor office.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e — Gregory Seppi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“This is a collector’s dream to read the history and see all the known examples of books published by the Juvenile Instructor Office.”\u003c\/span\u003e — Chris Bench\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e“This book is a thing of beauty, it is ABSOLUTELY stunning to hold.”\u003c\/span\u003e — Andrew Hamilton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-the-juvenile-instructor-office\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-craig-s-smith-author-of-the-juvenile-instructor-office\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the untold story of a pioneering force in Western American publishing. In \u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s\u003c\/em\u003e, Craig S. Smith uncovers the vibrant, largely overlooked history of Mormonism’s early publishing ventures in nineteenth-century Utah. At the heart of this transformation was the Juvenile Instructor Office—a small but ambitious press that evolved from a youth's magazine into one of the largest Mormon publishing operations of its time. With vivid historical detail and engaging narrative, Smith traces how George Q. Cannon and his successors built a powerful cultural institution that shaped the reading lives of a growing faith community amid national scrutiny and local challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart history, part annotated bibliography, and wholly enlightening, this book also provides an extensive catalog of the office’s diverse publications—from Sunday School cards to bound catechisms and spiritual treatises. Ideal for historians, bibliophiles, and anyone interested in the intersection of faith, media, and regional identity, \u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/em\u003e offers fresh insights into how one press helped define the literary voice of a people. It’s a vital addition to the study of both American religious publishing and Utah’s cultural development during a pivotal era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor\u003c\/em\u003e was established in 1866 as a new journal for younger members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its founder, George Q. Cannon, oversaw the growth of the Juvenile Instructor Office into the primary unofficial printing arm of the Church in the nineteenth century. Author Craig Smith rightly credits much of the organization’s growth and success to the efforts of Cannon’s nephew George C. Lambert and his son Abraham H. Cannon, who handled the management of the Juvenile Instructor Office as it became a major publisher of ‘home literature’ in the 1870s and 1880s. Smith successfully charts the inner history of what would become the Deseret Book Company from its earliest years into the first decades of the twentieth century. This work is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ea major accomplishment culminating from Smith’s decades of book collecting and study of the Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/span\u003e, and its accompanying bibliography will be a valuable aid to collectors and students of early Church printing in Utah.” — Gregory Seppi, Curator, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Once again Craig Smith’s meticulous research carefully explains the history of this largely unknown period in publishing in Utah. This is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003ea collector’s dream to read the history and see all the known examples of books published by the Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/span\u003e.” — Chris Bench, Benchmark Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eThis book is a thing of beauty, it is ABSOLUTELY stunning to hold.\u003cem\u003e The Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/em\u003e is clothbound and Smythe-sewn. The paper is of archival quality. The majority of the pages include photographs and illustrations, many of which are in color. It is a BEAUTIFUL thing to own. It will look very good on your shelf or book table\u003c\/span\u003e. . . . As a reviewer, yes, it is my job to try to find good things to say about the books I read and review, but with \u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor Office\u003c\/em\u003e, it was not hard to find nice things to say, and it was a real pleasure to do so. \u003cem\u003eThe Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s\u003c\/em\u003e, by Craig Smith, has earned a respected place on my bookshelf. I own thousands of books (NOT exaggerating), and this one is one of the prizes of my collection.” — Andrew Hamilton, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.associationmormonletters.org\/reviews\/current-reviews\/smith-the-juvenile-instructor-office-the-growth-of-specialized-publishing-in-utah-in-the-1880s-a-history-and-bibliography-reviewed-by-andrew-hamilton\/\"\u003eAssociation of Mormon Letter\u003c\/a\u003es\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/CraigSmith_160x160.jpg?v=1751581824\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/craig-s-smith\"\u003eCraig S. Smith\u003c\/a\u003e is a retired archaeologist living in the Salt Lake Valley. He is an avid book collector with a focus on Utah and Mormon-related works, particularly nineteenth-century printing in Utah. He has collected items published by the Juvenile Instructor Office for the past twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMore Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e289 pages\u003cbr\u003eHardcover ISBN: 978-1-58958-818-9\u003cbr\u003ePublished November 11, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45450418815147,"sku":"978-1-58958-818-9","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Smith_JuvenileInstructorOffice_b20a0708-de66-424e-b918-4988b5991fb2.jpg?v=1751579004"},{"product_id":"elias","title":"Elias—An Epic of the Ages: A Critical Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/orson-ferguson-whitney\"\u003eOrson Ferguson Whitney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eedited by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/reid-l-neilson\"\u003eReid L. Neilson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow available in print and ebook!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"Anyone interested in Latter-day Saint literature will want this book on their shelves.\" \u003c\/span\u003e— \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/richard-l-bushman\"\u003eRichard Lyman Bushman\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"Whitney's \u003cem\u003eElias \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the great understudied and unknown works of Latter-day Saint literature.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — Matthew Bowman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003e\"Neilson has done a great service in curating this most important work for generations to come.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/eric-a-eliason\"\u003eEric A. Eliason\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JprRck\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/kindle2.png?9112655742455458650\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6751209603\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/applebooks_480x480.png?v=1649199519\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=O5x-EQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/google-play-badge2_a56b9286-69fa-4581-9680-5ea7c47f0c1a_480x480.png?v=1648668766\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable in ebook for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JprRck\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id6751209603\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=O5x-EQAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=L3tqEQAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details?id=fWC5EAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;rdid=book-fWC5EAAAQBAJ\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/search?query=9781589588295\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/preview-elias\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview the volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-reid-neilson-editor-of-elias-an-epic-of-the-ages-critical-edition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Q\u0026amp;A with the editor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Description:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eOrson F. Whitney’s \u003cem data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eElias—An Epic of the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e stands as Mormonism’s most ambitious literary achievement, a sweeping poetic retelling of the plan of salvation and the Restoration. First published in 1904 and refined in Whitney’s 1914 edition, the ten-canto epic draws upon scripture, history, and inspired imagination to place the life and mission of Jesus Christ at the center of a cosmic narrative that spans premortality, the Savior's mortal ministry, the apostasy, and the dispensation of the fulness of times. In the tradition of Milton’s \u003cem data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"726\"\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e and Dante’s \u003cem data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"754\"\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, Whitney sought to give his faith a literary monument equal to its spiritual grandeur—an epic in which doctrine, history, and prophecy meet in verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1604\"\u003eThis new critical edition, edited by Reid L. Neilson, presents the definitive text of Whitney’s 1914 revision alongside rich historical context, literary analysis, and contemporary responses that situate \u003cem data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eElias\u003c\/em\u003e in the cultural and religious landscape of turn-of-the-century Mormonism. Both a devotional masterpiece and a literary artifact, \u003cem data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003eElias—An Epic of the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e invites modern readers to encounter Whitney’s soaring vision anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for Elias—An Epic of the Ages: A Critical Edition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Orson Whitney was the preeminent Latter-day Saint man of letters at the turn of the twentieth century. Reid Nielson has brought this ambitious writer and poet back to life with a critical edition of Whitney’s vast poem \u003cem\u003eElias:  An Epic of the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e. Whitney sought to pour everything he knew and experienced as a gospel believer into one grand work. Neilson annotates \u003cem\u003eElias \u003c\/em\u003eand embeds it in the sources emanating from Whitney’s work: autobiographical reflections, contemporary reviews, Whitney’s own critical work, and assessments of Whitney’s overall achievement. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eAnyone interested in Latter-day Saint literature will want this book on their shelves\u003c\/span\u003e.\" — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/richard-l-bushman\"\u003eRichard Lyman Bushman\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eJoseph Smith:  Rough Stone Rolling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eWhitney's \u003cem\u003eElias \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the great understudied and unknown works of Latter-day Saint literature\u003c\/span\u003e. Reid Neilson's fine critical edition makes excellent sense of the text itself in footnotes, commentary, and emendation, but also surrounds it with a helpful array of primary sources. Here the poem springs to life embedded in its time and place. But it also speaks to later generations anew.\" — Matthew Bowman, Howard W Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies, Claremont Graduate University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"No one has ever likely come closer to fulfilling Orson F. Whitney’s oft-cited hopeful prediction that the Latter-day Saint people may 'yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own' than the erudite apostle himself, who remains unequalled as a producer of—and enduringly influential voice shaping a collective vision for—Latter-day Saint literature.\u003cbr\u003e     \"Elder Whitney figureheads both the school of thought, and the historical period, bearing the 'Home Literature' epithet he coined. His vision for what 'Mormon Letters' can and should be, has stretched in time and space-encompassing vastness commensurate with his own awe at the Divine love and gloriously cosmic wonders he saw in the Restoration worldview revealed to Joseph Smith.\u003cbr\u003e     \"Nowhere is Orson F. Whitney’s vision more fully realized than in his own magisterial masterwork, \u003cem\u003eElias: An Epic of the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eexpertly edited and historically contextualized in this volume, and presented along with contemporaneous and more recent critical assessments, by Reid L. Neilson, who has done a great service in curating this most important work for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\" — \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/eric-a-eliason\"\u003eEric A. Eliason\u003c\/a\u003e, professor, English Department, Brigham Young University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"On February 1, 1976, Elder Boyd K. Packer delivered. a compelling and inspiring address at a BYU twelve-stake fireside. 'The Arts and the Spirit of the Lord' sought to give an apostolic explanation for why few Latter-day Saints 'have captured the spirit of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the restoration of it in music, in art, in literature.' In the course of the talk, Elder Packer returned more than once to a discussion of the poetry of Elder Orson F. Whitney,  'a gifted and inspired poet whose work is virtually unknown in the Church.' The talk inspired in me a desire to explore the spiritual power of Elder Whitney's poetry. I found what Elder Packer was talking about.  We still, however, have had a gap to fill. Elder Whitney's greatest poem about the Savior has been hard to find.  Professor Reid Neilson has finally remedied that problem. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eHis beautiful annotated critical edition of Whitney's \u003cem\u003eElias: An Epic of the Ages\u003c\/em\u003e should become a sought after volume in the library of anyone anxious to be edified by the 'spirit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ' in literature.\u003c\/span\u003e  Thank you, Reid and Kofford Books, for making this beautiful edition available.  Much edification awaits us!\" — Neal W. Kramer, former president, Association for Mormon Letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Orson F. Whitney . . . sought to craft an epic poem for Mormonism in the style of Milton’s \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e. The result was \u003cem\u003eElias\u003c\/em\u003e, a sweeping narrative that blends theology, history, and mythic imagery to recount the Latter-day Saint story. . . . Whitney’s poem, though flawed by outdated assumptions, remains a remarkable attempt to enshrine Mormonism within the tradition of epic poetry. Neilson’s editorial work ensures that readers not only experience the poem itself but also understand its broader historical and cultural significance. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\"\u003eThe result is a volume that is both scholarly and accessible, offering lasting value to students of Mormon studies, literature, and theology.\u003c\/span\u003e\" — Chad Nielsen, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/book-review-elias-an-epic-of-the-ages-a-critical-edition-by-orson-f-whitney-edited-by-reid-l-neilson\/\"\u003eTimes \u0026amp; Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/orson_160x160.jpg?v=1755192968\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/orson-ferguson-whitney\"\u003eOrson Ferguson Whitney\u003c\/a\u003e (1855–1931) was a prominent leader, historian, and poet in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as an apostle from 1906 until his death. A gifted orator and writer, he is best known for his multi-volume work, the \u003cem\u003eHistory of Utah\u003c\/em\u003e, which remains a significant historical resource. Whitney also authored numerous poems and hymns. His work reflected a deep devotion to his faith and a passion for preserving the history of the Latter-day Saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/Reid_Neilson_Photo_2022_160x160.jpg?v=1755193027\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 5px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe award-winningauthor and editor of more than three dozen books, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/reid-l-neilson\"\u003eReid L. Neilson\u003c\/a\u003e worked as the managing director of the Church History Department from 2010 to 2019 and was appointed Assistant Church Historian and Recorder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2015. He joined the faculty of Brigham Young University in 2022, where he currently oversees the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, the Religious Studies Center, and BYU Studies. He and his wife, Shelly, have five children and live in Bountiful, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMore Information:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e339 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58958-828-8 (paperback); 978-1-58958-822-6 (hardcover)\u003cbr\u003ePublished September 23, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Kofford Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413396054187,"sku":"978-1-58958-828-8","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45528455413931,"sku":"978-1-58958-822-6","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback - Signed Copy","offer_id":45954239070379,"sku":"978-1-58958-828-8","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover - Signed Edition","offer_id":45954293039275,"sku":"978-1-58958-822-6","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/2257\/files\/WhitneyNeilson_Elias.jpg?v=1754425757"}],"url":"https:\/\/gregkofford.com\/collections\/2025-greg-kofford-books-releases.oembed","provider":"Greg Kofford Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}