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A new book by Ken Smith
From Reluctant Missionary to Devoted Disciple
Lessons of faith, focus, and the Savior's love, drawn from one missionary's journey, and an invitation to walk with Him.
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From Amazon Readers
What readers are saying
"The author's honesty and candor about his challenging experiences is a breath of fresh air."
"Get out a highlighter, because you will want to mark it up for easy reference to feelings you relate to."
"If you are getting ready to serve any type of mission, this is a book for you."
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What the book is
Learning to Walk with Him is part memoir, part field guide for discipleship. It tells the story of a reluctant young missionary who discovered, slowly and through many missteps, that following the Savior is not about perfect performance. It is about a deepening walk.
Through five lessons drawn from the mission field, Ken offers practical, scripturally-rooted invitations to walk a little closer to Christ each day.
- Lesson 1. You never know who you will touch.
- Lesson 2. You are sent where you are sent for a reason.
- Lesson 3. Keep the Savior's life and ministry as the focus in all you do.
- Lesson 4. Don't underestimate the power of prayer and the Lord's love for you.
- Lesson 5. Baptisms aren't the focus; the Savior's love is.
Who it's for
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Returned and current missionaries
Anyone who has ever felt unworthy of the calling, and is ready to keep walking anyway.
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Parents and youth leaders
Looking for honest stories that frame faith as a relationship, not a performance.
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Disciples in any season
Whether you're stepping back, starting over, or steady, these lessons meet you where you are.
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Skeptics willing to read with an open heart
No shame, no pressure. Just an invitation to walk and see.
About Ken Smith
Ken Smith didn't leave on his mission with a burning testimony. He went because he didn't want to break his mother's heart, and because all his friends were going. From 1991 to 1993 he served in the Japan Fukuoka Mission, where the love of President and Sister Figuerres and the patient teaching of the Savior began to reshape a reluctant young missionary into a disciple.
In the years since, Ken has invested deeply in the faith of young people, serving as a bishop, as a counselor in his stake presidency, and now on a Young Single Adult stake high council alongside his wife. He and his wife live in the Pacific Northwest, where Ken also holds a senior leadership role in technology. Above all else, he is a husband, father, and grandfather. Learning to Walk with Him is his first book.
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