Faith in the Service: True Stories from Latter-day Saint Servicemen and Women

Faith in the Service: True Stories from Latter-day Saint Servicemen and Women | Edited by Chad S. Hawkins, Foreword by General Bruce Carlson, ... | Excellent

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	Faith in the Service: True Stories from Latter-day Saint Servicemen and Women Edited by Chad S. Hawkins, Foreword by General Bruce Carlson, ... Deseret Books, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews
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This riveting collection of stories from Latter-day Saint men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, and other locations around the world offers a remarkable record of uncommon courage and dedicated service. In their own words, these men and women describe feeling the Lord's blessings as they have served in some of the most harsh and difficult circumstances imaginable. Their experiences range from leading armed combat and air rescue missions to saving lives in a makeshift hospital tent. Also included are stories of much-needed help and support received by families of those who are serving away from home. These life-changing stories, recorded in on-site personal interviews by bestselling author and artist Chad Hawkins, are reminders that the Lord does watch over and protect His children during troubling times. Featured black-and-white photographs throughout.

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Faith in the Service ...praise, practicality and promise

In many ways, Chad Hawkins' book `Faith in the Service' is an indispensible primer for families who's Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines or civilian workers are yet to deploy or redeploy.

As it turns out, `Faith in the Service' is a wonderful mosaic of praise, practicality and promise.

When I was writing for the book, I had in mind not only to share a testimony of what our son Loren had gone through in Iraq, but also the true story of hope that developed as a result of it. I drew from our families' experience - Loren's whilst on duty with the 1st Cavalry Division (and as previously written about by ABC reporter Martha Raddatz in her book, The Long Road Home) - and ours as we shared in his assignment.

With our sons, Ryan and Logan, also facing imminent tours of duty in Kuwait and Iraq with their Alaska National Guard units, we were highly motivated to devise a practical signal method that would allow us to know when to be extra concerned. Think of it as knowing that you can step back, breath, ease off a bit emotionally, knowing that yes he's still in a war zone, but not necessarily in a deadly force-on-force situation. We all agreed that we'd refer to the cue term as `hunting trips'.

As we'd speak or write emails, if Loren responded that yes, they were shortly headed out on a hunting trip then we'd know (and Ryan and Logan subsequently experienced) that our prayers and supplications to the Lord would increase accordingly.

The fact is Heavenly Father put this true gem into my mind. I had prayed for some relief, some way in which not only these young men would be safe during the challenges they were to confront in faraway war zones; but, also that we could cope, endure and provide loving support they needed most at that time.

Loren recently returned home after completing his second tour of duty in Iraq. This practical signal method we'd previously designed served us well again - as it had with his brothers, Ryan and Logan, who'd returned safely just six months prior.

It is these simple things that relieved tension, increased resolve and allowed us the ability to truly endure to the end. I am grateful for the many testimonies expressed in `Faith in the Service'. You'll find each story is a purposeful expression of truth; a testimony of mercy, kindness, resolve and determination.

Mike Haller

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Excellent

I loved this book. My sister is in the Air Force and says taht we don't have any clue what is really going on because there is no positive media reports. This really shows the good things that are going on and how faith sustains people in hard times. Thanks to all who serve our country!

Good news coming out of the war

This collection of stories is a wonderful depiction of the 'other' side of the war. Too often we hear of the horrors of war. Yes, they exist, but through this book we can read of good things that happen and how the faith of these service men and women, contractors, and family members has been strengthened through the experiences in which they are blessed to be a part.

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