IGF Book Club Presents: LYM, Letter 1 | Agency

The conceit of these short essays is that S, a young friend of the narrator, who is called A, has asked a difficult question of some sort, a question we the audience aren’t privy to, and these letters are a response to the young questioner. In Letter 1 the narrator advises S. on the work necessary if one chooses to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, discussing the complexities of life, the importance of personal responsibility, and the essence of living one's faith. Each episode of this series will consist of one letter from the 14-letter collection, read by writer, storyteller, song-writer, and host of BYUradio’s The Apple Seed, Sam Payne. In 2018, President Russell M Nelson, the leader of the Church requested that members refer to themselves as Latter-day Saints and to the Church as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was published in 2013, so you’ll hear the narrator refer to Mormons and the Mormon Church throughout the readings. We hope this historical artifact doesn’t keep you from enjoying the wisdom of the letters.