Finding God Behind Enemy Lines: Olga Campora

Intro to In The Book: What in the Book of Mormon has been so compelling for millions of people? Let's talk about what the book is, where it came from, why it's on the earth, and what this podcast is all about. by In The Book

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Clicking Through the Book of Mormon: Judy Brummer: Growing up on a cattle ranch in South Africa, Judy Brummer lived among the indigenous Xhosa people, and their language was her language. The language, and her testimony, would bring her back to them as a missionary, and to translate the text of the b... by In The Book

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By (Very) Small and Simple Things: Paul Alan Cox: Despite Paul Alan Cox’s congenital illness, he was sent to Samoa as a young missionary. The service rendered to him by a Samoan man coupled with his love for the Polynesian people, charted the course of his prolific career as an ethnobotanist, and a ... by In The Book

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Finding God Behind Enemy Lines: Olga Campora: Olga Campora is denied entrance to college in Czechoslovakia because she’s not a communist. After reapplying with a new strategy, she is accepted, and introduced to yoga. One yoga practice after another, a holy book in her hands, and against all odds... by In The Book

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A Pandemic Miracle: Luke Hart: When the 2020 pandemic swept across northern Europe three years ago, Luke Hart was left without a job in a foreign country. While scrolling on Facebook one lonely day, he came across a video that led him to an unexpected discovery that would change h... by In The Book

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An Instrument in the Hands of God: Igor and Vesna Gruppman: When they first met at the Moscow Conservatory in the 1970s, Igor and Vesna Gruppman were both budding violinists absorbed in the world of music. What befell them when they made their way to the western banks of the United States would not only inclu... by In The Book

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In the Burning Book: Jason Olson: An aspiring rabbi, Jason Olson was studying at Hebrew High School in Scottsdale, Arizona in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. When talk of the Messiah started circling, Jason brought his questions to the high school lunchroom where he would discuss t... by In The Book

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I am a Daughter of God: Amanda Barrios McPeek: Growing up in the heart of the Guatemalan Civil War of 1960-1996, Amanda Barrios McPeek wasn’t accepted by her own family or the people in her town of Parramos, because of the way she looked. When she came across the missionaries in Antigua, and read... by In The Book

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Dubbing the Book of Mormon: David Taylor: Some of the first people David Taylor met on his mission in Peru were Chinese immigrant restaurant owners, and indigenous Peruvians who barely spoke Spanish. Unable to communicate with them and fueled by the fire of already mastering a foreign langua... by In The Book

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Another Jewish Book: Lindsey Perlman: Jerusalem was the place of Lindsey Perlman’s dreams as an observant Jew, but by the time she made it there, she had already come across a church she also wanted to attend on Shabbat, but logistically couldn't. She was led to this church when, while s... by In The Book

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They Never Denied It: Early Converts to the Church and the Witnesses of the Book of Mormon with Susan Easton Black: As told by historian Susan Easton Black, converts to the Church of Jesus Christ in the 1800s when Joseph Smith was prophet, had heard about the record found near the Smith family farm. Whether they saw the plates themselves or held the printed Book o... by In The Book

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Weak Things Become Strong: Stephen Jones: Stephen Jones' parents got married and joined the Church in 1979 in the southern United States, and both decisions were met with some disdain. Whether it was weakness, preconceived notions, or the law, they held onto the Book of Mormon, and looking t... by In The Book

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Moroni’s Appearance to Joseph Smith, the Plates, and the Translation: Matthew C. Godfrey: Exactly two hundred years ago, the teenage Joseph Smith, Jr. kneeled down to pray after a day’s work on the Smith family farm. The heavenly messenger sent in response to his prayer bore news of an ancient record on golden plates buried in the ground ... by In The Book

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Pakistan and One Book from Provo: Sean Dixon: When the Timpview High School seminary council in Provo, Utah had the students write their testimonies and mailing addresses in copies of the Book of Mormon, Sean Dixon joined in, not thinking much of it until 1989 when a letter came in the mail from... by In The Book

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A Mother’s ”Twig” in Rhodesia: Minnie Budd: When Minnie Budd read the Book of Mormon for the first time in Gwelo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1950, she knew it was true, but there were no missionaries or other members of the Church in the town, nor could she get baptized for seven years. That d... by In The Book

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Rebounding from Cancer with the Book of Mormon: Ricky Stafford: Over six feet tall at age fifteen and professional basketball in his sights, Ricky Stafford was finding his mojo as a freshman in high school when his world seemed to shatter overnight. Suddenly diagnosed with leukemia, Ricky was admitted to Primary ... by In The Book

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Baptism, Her Baby, and the Book on the Shelf: Maureen Sederberg: Growing up on Long Island, New York in an Irish Catholic family, Maureen Sederberg went to Catholic schools, and from her family dinner conversations, learned to ask questions. As the years went by, she drifted away from religion, and into the fashio... by In The Book

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Seeing Christ: a Blind Boy and a Missionary from Wuhan, China with Yangzi Jin and Conner Green: Yangzi Jin grew up in Wuhan, China, and after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States as an exchange student, served a mission on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. One day, she received an assignment to give a Mand... by In The Book

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The Book Without a Name: Vincenzo di Francesca (1888-1966): Vincenzo di Francesca (1888-1966) was on his way to a pastor’s house one cold, winter morning of 1910 in New York City when he saw a book lying on a barrel of ashes, its leaves blowing in the wind. When he picked it up, he saw there was no frontispie... by In The Book

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Year In Review: Wrapping up and looking back at the first year of the podcast! What are your takeaways? by In The Book

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The House of Israel in Mexico: Diana Angulo: Growing up in Mexico, Diana Angulo noticed how much of her country’s history seemed to point to the Book of Mormon and to Jesus Christ, who had appeared to the inhabitants of the Americas after his resurrection. Reading the book, she learned that she... by In The Book

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Finding God Behind Enemy Lines: Olga Campora

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