Susan Stewart

Pure Gold: a Behind-the-scenes Look at a Builder of the Kingdom Susan Stewart First edition

As he studied the book of Mormon as a young man, Keith Garner discovered something more precious than gold his own testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Since then, Mr. Garner has spent his days showered with golden opportunities for sharing this treasured wealth across the globe. First, opportunities came as a young missionary in the Hawaiian Islands who suddenly found himself thrust into the middle of the drama at Pearl Harbor. Then he was a new energetic bishop in the bustling community of 1950s Menlo Park, California. Later he served as a mission president in Southeast Asia where his assignment included visiting the LDS troops of war-ravaged Vietnam often in the face of live gunfire. Later still he worked as the director of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, the number one tourist draw in Utah. Pure Gold is a collection of letters, memoirs, photographs and personal interviews that Susan has skillfully woven into an engaging and revealing glimpse into the inner workings of this one-of-a-kind man. Packed with more than eighty years of life's lessons and adventures, Pure Gold is the perfect book for anyone looking to tap into his own mother lode of gold as found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.