From the back cover:
In the LDS world (or the world of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) most adults are married with children. It has only been in the last ten years that being single in the church has become much more common. Unfortunately, marriages are failing everywhere and there are now one third of the adults at church who are single.
This book was written to help all those who are single, all those who have single friends and all those priesthood leaders with single members under their jurisdiction. I have written this book to help others understand what it is like to be single and included writings from other singles on how they feel about being single.
When I got married, my mother-in-law was single. My father-in-law had passed away 4 years earlier from an extended illness. She would remark how much she enjoyed being with her kids, but she was still lonely. Nothing could fill the void left by my father-in-law. Though she was encouraged to attend single adult activities, she didn't feel comfortable.
In the Church, it is difficult to be single when so much emphasis is placed on being married and having a family. Many sisters, and brothers, are single for various reasons. If you know any single LDS members this book would be a great gift.
We should all seek to help our single bothers and sisters feel the love of the Savior and realize they are just as important to this great work as those who are married.
You can find Valerie's wonderful book at Amazon.
7 comments:
My mother-in-law was widowed nearly two years ago and has the same feelings. We worry about her as a family. This might be a good Christmas gift for her.
I know several people who this book would be perfect for. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely there's a niche in the market for this. And all of us know someone facing the challenges of singlehood.
Thanks for your nice comment! This year I am doing homemade Christmas out of necessity. Too poor to do much else LOL. But I am going to try to have a couple of tutorials of easy crafts up once or twice a week, the first one starts Thursday, so make sure to check back! I think it will be about how to make those cute Avent calenders!
I think this book is going to be a most important work in this area. I look forward to inhaling it.
That sounds like a wonderful book!
Thanks for visiting my blog! :)
I've been hearing so much about this book that I think I'll have to check this out. I have several single friends and this sounds like a great way I can be supportive of them.
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