Sealed

This is a beautiful memoir-both for its honest vulnerability and theological profundity. As unique as Katie Langston's story is, it is also familiar: most of us can relate to the fear that we are unworthy, the hope and alienation that can come from changing perspectives, and how our questions can both paralyze and open us. I'm not sure what I loved most: the intimate particularity of Langston's story, or the remarkable clarity with which she articulates the sweeping inclusivity of the grace of God. -Debbie Blue, author of Sensual Orthodoxy and Consider the Birds: A Provocative Guide to the Birds of the Bible Langston's powerful and deeply theological memoir speaks to the steep costs of religious perfectionism. It will resonate with anyone who has never quite belonged and longs for what she has found on the other side: the grace of a loving God for whom she was already, always, more than enough. -Jana Riess, author of The Next Mormons and Flunking Sainthood Langston is a dazzling writer with an ear that is perfectly tuned to the Gospel's chords. Most importantly, the familiar voice of the Shepherd is in this moving memoir, beckoning readers to a deeper experience of Christ's love. -Michael Chan, author of Exploring the Bible and host of the Gospel Beautiful podcast Katie Langston is coming for your very soul: with fearless honesty, vulnerability, and a full-bodied faith. As her ancestors were, she is a rebel too-a Mormon girl out to find Jesus in a way that makes sense to her troubled heart. Let her story inspire you to live your purpose. -Joanna Brooks, author of The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith Katie Langston uses exquisite, edge-of-the-sword honesty and elevated prose in Sealed, a lovely memoir that chronicles her difficult struggle to find peace with God. It was agonizingly painful to read of her experiences as a young girl, lost in her mind with endless questions about her worthiness-and I exulted in the respite she found in the love that can succor us all. It opened my eyes in new ways, and I saw so much of my own journey in it. Sharing stories is a divine gesture. -Phyllis Barber, author of How I Got Cultured and To the Mountain: One Mormon Woman's Search for Spiri t