Emily Christensen

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Nathan Christensen

How much can a life change in just five years?For Emily Christensen, that span began with her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and ended with the adoption of six children with special needs. But the highs and lows between those two points are almost too hard to believe: enduring cochlear implant surgeries, meeting and marrying the man of her dreams, grieving the death of both of her parents, becoming a chaplain, and fostering more than seventy children.At the core of the story is an account of her ongoing efforts to save the life of her youngest daughter, Kyrie (pronounced keer-ree-ay). Born with captivating eyes and a full head of curly hair, Kyrie also came into the world with Pierre Robin Sequence, a disorder where her lower face and airway were not properly formed. First as a foster mom and then as an adoptive mother, Christensen has fought her way through red tape, endured tremendous physical discomfort, and upended her entire world (all with the patient support of her husband), just to help her daughter breathe.Looking back, Christensen shares how those trials ultimately helped her to gather a unique family from the chaos of life. Her stories, both joyful and harrowing, mark out a path that has led her toward deeper faith and spiritual understanding, emotional and physical healing, and blessings that she had never imagined were possible for her.A real-life page-turner, this memoir abounds with tears and laughter, surprising insights into our relationship with God, and hope for surviving those seasons of trial that come to everyone. "Living is how we gain our wisdom," says Christensen. "I try my best, hopefully learn from my mistakes, and keep moving forward, one stumble at a time."

Keeping Kyrie

Dr. Emily Christensen joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2009. She brings to her study of the Book of Mormon a unique perspective, as a Jungian therapist, as theological scholar, and as a student of Hebrew. Here, Dr. Christensen shares the fruits of that study, offering fresh insight into scriptural characters, language, and doctrine, while always building upon a firm testimony of the atonement of Jesus Christ. PLAIN & PRECIOUS - BOOK OF MORMON COMMENTARY VOLUME TWO: 2 NEPHI covers the period of the Book of Mormon between the arrival of Lehi's family in the promised land, and the death of the prophet Nephi. It explores divine covenants, the teachings of Isaiah, and much more. Dr. Christensen is also the author of the memoir KEEPING KYRIE.

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