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This is the story of one typical missionary who
served in Thailand during the 1973 Thai Revolution, while other
Southeast Asian governments were all collapsing, following the U.S.
withdrawal from the Vietnam conflict. With this political turmoil
as a backdrop, the author follows his day-to-day missionary life,
from the extremes of being threatened at gun point to the routine
attempts to convince culturally, nationalistically and religiously
bound Buddhists that their lives would be better off in this world
and the next if they embraced Christianity as taught by the Mormons.

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This missionary experience is deepened
and enriched by battles with parasites, broken ankles, rabid dogs,
bicycle accidents, religious intolerance, and the foibles of youth.
Through it all, a Mormon mission can be the single most adventurous
and influential event of a young man's life. It is a process that
is clearly worth living, whether in the first person or vicariously
through the chapters of this book.
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