{"product_id":"9781560853329","title":"Moth and Rust: Mormon Encounters with Death","description":"In Mormonism we are sometimes seemingly casual\u003cbr\u003e about death: it’s a veil or a mission call to the spirit\u003cbr\u003e world. But our actual encounters with the reality of\u003cbr\u003e death inevitably change us in ways that are difficult\u003cbr\u003e to articulate.\u003cbr\u003e In this collection, Mormon writers wrestle with\u003cbr\u003e mortality and its aftermath. A family sings a hesitant\u003cbr\u003e rendition of Happy Birthday to a grief-stricken\u003cbr\u003e mother who buried her toddler just a few hours earlier;\u003cbr\u003e an agnostic son decides he’s Mormon enough to\u003cbr\u003e arrange a funeral for his believing father.\u003cbr\u003e Some essays use death as a means to understand\u003cbr\u003e faith. One author imagines a world where Heavenly\u003cbr\u003e Mother visits her children in the form of their\u003cbr\u003e female ancestors, appearing to her descendants in\u003cbr\u003e times of grief or pain.\u003cbr\u003e Others address practicalities: how do you protect\u003cbr\u003e your children from death while still allowing them\u003cbr\u003e to experience the world; how do you get through\u003cbr\u003e one more nausea-ridden day of cancer treatment?\u003cbr\u003e Still others delve into death’s questions: does the\u003cbr\u003e overwhelming suffering that occurs in the animal\u003cbr\u003e kingdom have a function in the “plan of happiness”?\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking,\u003cbr\u003e always thought-provoking, these personal essays,\u003cbr\u003e poems, and stories may never be heard at a Mormon\u003cbr\u003e funeral. But they probably should be.","brand":"Signature Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167498223856,"sku":"9781560853329","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781560853329_p0.jpg?v=1763758168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781560853329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}