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By Deseret Book Press Release
The Other Side of Heaven: From Book to Movie to Paperback
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- The missionary memoirs of Elder John H.
Groberg, found in his popular book "In the Eye of the Storm," can now
be enjoyed in paperback as "The Other Side of Heaven."
"In the Eye of the Storm" has been re-titled "The Other Side of
Heaven" for its paperback version available December 10th th coincide
with the theatrical release, December 14 locally and December 21
nationally, of the major motion picture based on Elder Groberg's
book. The cover art of the paperback release will match the
promotional movie poster.
This first-person account tells such stories as: The emergency night
voyage on a turbulent sea, and the anxious search for the only
guiding light into the destination harbor. The boy whose apparently
lifeless body was handed to the missionaries with the words, "Here,
make him well again -- you have the power." The storm that overturned
the boat, throwing the missionaries into the raging sea. The hurricae
that hit the little island. The hunger when the usual supply boat
failed to show up. And so much more.
This account tells the fascinating story of the three years he spent
on the islands in the South Pacific amidst a kindly people who had a
deep faith in God, a faith that provides a backdrop for Elder
Groberg's accounts of miraculous healings, protective warnings, and
perilous voyages.
This remarkable book paints a vivid picture of missionary life in a
society geared to "a different way of thinking." But it is far from
being solely a collection of stories. To the experiences it
recounts, the author has added observations on the scenes and
circumstances that in an inspiring way bring out the gospel
principles involved. Given this combination, the total effect of the
book is that from the time reader's are introduced to this young
missionary through his journey to Tonga they will be engrossed in his
story until the end.
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Source:
The Other Side of Heaven: From Book to Movie to Paperback
Deseret Book Press Release 1Dec01 A2
See also:
More about John H. Groberg's "Other Side of Heaven" at Amazon.com
"The Other Side of Heaven" is the title of the paperback version
of "In the Eye of the Storm" and of the film, which will be released
December 14th.
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