Have you ever felt like your sincere, heartfelt prayers were ignored or met with silence? Do you wonder why a loving God would ever refuse to answer?

For the month of April, the LDS Living Book Club will be diving headfirst into this very personal and emotional topic by reading and studying Divine Quietness: Finding Meaning When Heaven Is Silent.

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Divine Quietness explores the reasons God sometimes answers our prayers with silence, in spite of our best efforts. Through the lens of her own experience and drawing on literature from many faith traditions, Emily Robison Adams discusses new ways of thinking about faith, doubt, and divine quietness.

Whether you have been lead to believe that God is seemingly ignoring your prayers or confronting you with silence, this thoughtful new book will help you learn to rethink those assumptions underlying what it means to have faith and how to connect with God even in quietness.

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You can listen to more insights on God’s silence versus quietness from “Divine Quietness” author Emily Robison Adams on the All In podcast in the player below.

• An easy-to-follow reading schedule shared on Instagram
• Excerpts from the book shared on LDSLiving.com
• Poignant quotes and discussion of the topics addressed in the book

Each month we choose a new book to read together. Joining is easy! Simply follow @ldslivingbookclub on Instagram for reading reminders and insights.

Divine Quietness: Finding Meaning When Heaven Is Silent

Do you ever feel like your sincere, heartfelt prayers are ignored or met with silence? Do you wonder why a loving God would ever refuse to answer? Divine Quietness explores the reasons God sometimes answers our prayers with silence, in spite of our best efforts. Through the lens of her own experience and drawing on literature from many faith traditions, Emily Robison Adams discusses new ways of thinking about faith, doubt, and divine quietness. This thoughtful new book will help you learn to rethink your assumptions underlying what it means to have faith and how to connect with God even in quietness.

Available now at Deseret Book stores and on deseretbook.com.

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Emily Robison Adams

Emily Robison Adams is married with three children and is a practicing appellate attorney. She received her undergraduate degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University and her JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. She worked for judges on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota before returning to Utah. She is a partner at The Appellate Group, a boutique law firm focusing on appeals.

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