So the books have been on the shelves for a while, and I've had a few copies even earlier that I gave to some family members. I don't hear back from a lot of cases, but I thought I'd share a few that I thought were interesting.
My sister lives in Virginia. I sent her a copy of the book since I gave one to my other siblings. A week or two ago, she sent me a message on Facebook telling me that she couldn't continue reading it because her mother-in-law had borrowed her copy. I think her mother-in-law still has it, and last I heard she's really enjoyed it.
One of my best friends lives two blocks from where I live. We've been friends since 7th grade. His wife texted me a few weeks ago explaining that she had ordered a copy off of Amazon but that her husband didn't know. (He was getting it for Father's Day.) She asked if I would sign it for him. Of course, I did. When I next saw them about a week ago, he proudly declared that he has a signed first edition. Heh heh... yep, he does. I think he probably has the first copy that was ordered from Amazon, actually. I'm guessing they bought it almost right after it was made available.
I went camping last weekend with some of my extended family. My younger brother was there with his wife. They had forgotten to bring any scriptures, so since they couldn't have scripture study they read Messages from the Scriptures instead. I thought that was pretty nifty, and it's true that the book has plenty of scriptures lined throughout every page. I'm glad that they were able to read that... but hopefully they'll remember to bring their scriptures next time so they can get it right from the source. As much as I hope Messages from the Scriptures helps others enhance their personal scripture study, there is of course no substitute for actually reading the scriptures themselves.
This last example comes from Tammy, a woman I've never met. I wouldn't even know that she bought my book except that she left a comment on a post here on this blog. I let her speak for herself by directly quoting the comment she left: "I bought your book tonight for a friend. I will have to go buy her another because I read the whole book tonight and highlighted tons!! I loved the insights. I know it takes great effort and sacrifice to write a whole book and just wanted to say thank you for doing so. I highly recommend your book. :)"
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