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Original Title:	In the Eye of the Storm
ISBN:	157008789X (ISBN13: 9781570087899)
Setting:	Tonga

The Other Side of Heaven

John H. Groberg

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 4716 Users | 345 Reviews

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Title	:	The Other Side of Heaven
Author	:	John H. Groberg
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	December 28th 2001 by Deseret Book Co (first published January 1st 1996)
Categories	:	Christianity. Lds. Religion. Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. Church

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Nearly forty years have passed since I began my first mission to Tonga. At the urging of many people whom I admire, I have attempted to describe some of the experiences and feelings I encountered those many years ago. The main purpose of this book is to emphasize the overwhelming need for faith in our lives.

I realize that in some ways I am describing a time and a place and circumstances that no longer exist. Yet in other ways, I am describing feelings and challenges that are as old as time and as fresh as the morning sun. I am convinced that regardless of the physical background or the decade our life's experiences are cast against, the need for love and faith to bring meaning to our lives and reason for our decisions remains unchanged.

I do not apologize for the time, the place, or the circumstances described, as that was the way it was. I suppose most people who have passed through this planet earth have lived and died closer to the type of life described herein than the hectic one we live in America today. We all need more faith, and I know we can learn from others.

In looking back and reading letters and other items written at the time, I have tried to describe how I felt then. I had no feeling that I was going into a particularly hard situation or that things were going to be tough. I had no thought of doing anything unusual, but rather simply wanted to do my best to get through each day doing as much good and as little damage as possible.

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I really enjoyed this memoir. What an amazing story. I'm glad he took the time to write it down so the rest of us could learn from it. I've loved the movie since it came out. It was nice to finally read the real thing. I had heard before I read the book (from a few different people) that some had felt that the analogies and lessons learned from his experience and shared in the book didn't seem accurate based on his age (that he was applying his current wisdom- some forty years later- not sharing

This is a book from the perspective of a proselyting missionary whose work in Tonga is both spiritual and practical. I found that the author is very compelling in his portrayal of humanity. There are many times that his proselyting is completely rejected. There are times when he succeeds in sharing his faith. I thought the book presented universal truths in a way that was not preachy but very connected to real people and the grittiness of life. Some quotes I loved...At other times we found

Anyone who will be or has been an LDS missionary will love this. Great spiritual insights and example to follow. I also love how much this book explored getting to know another culture, realizing your culture isn't 'right', and being able to see happiness without money.

This book was lovely. John's love for the Tongan people is so evident. His thorough explanation of life on those islands surely does, as Tommy Monson ensured him it would, capture a time that is now lost to history. I can hardly wrap my head around the adventures he had sailing between islands and dealing with all kinds of challenges and obstacles. What an incredible adventure!

I've LONG loved the movie and needed to read the actual book because books are ALWAYS better than the movies. Surprisingly, they did an excellent job with the movie, and although it only told half of the book, it combined stories quite well with a little artistic license thrown in. (For example, it seems that they overplayed the romance a bit in the movie, and combined several experiences from different parts of his mission, different characters became one, etc., normal screenplay making

An excellent explanation of the feelings and experiences of a full-time missionary. Though I served half on a different hemisphere and many years later, the real core of being a missionary is pretty universal. I love the movie, and it is very accurate with the moments it depicts, but there are many more in the book, some of which offer interesting gospel insights. I think my favorite of the events not in the movie was "The Lord's Wind." He was praying so hard for a good wind to get to an island

This book was so inspiring to me. I remember reading "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom and feeling the same way. They are similar books in that they inspire people to love others and explain how they got through adversity trusting in God. I liked the movie. I thought it was charming. It turns out it was pretty true to the book. But if you saw the movie, you still need to read the book because the movie only covers the first year of Elder Groberg's mission, and his mission was 3 years long.