Every Cough Was a Crime is a dark historical horror novel that explores how fear, not disease, becomes the true destroyer of society.The story begins with the arrival of a ghostly, silent ship drifting into a bustling harbor. Its crew is dead or dying, their bodies ravaged by a mysterious and terrifying illness. As rats flee the vessel and slip unnoticed into the city, the warning signs are clear: something catastrophic has arrived. A lone survivor tries to warn authoritie...

As Sergeant Oscar Wylton, a six-foot-two, 196-pound marine lines up to exit the rear door of a CH-53S Sea Dragon helicopter, he knows that he has less than a 10 percent chance of surviving his assignment. As he parachutes into a pit of darkness over the rough terrain near the AfghanistanPakistan border, Wylton has no idea that what he thinks is his final mission as an assassin will not be his last.Wylton has served his country well, distinguishing himself in high-risk conflicts in ...

Pete Wilcox reflects on the time when, in the space of one year, he was made a diocesan bishop – in the wake of the withdrawal of the preferred candidate – and was diagnosed with and received radical surgery for cancer of the colon that left him with a permanent colostomy. Drawing heavily on daily prayer journal entries kept at the time, he offers encouragement and support for anyone attempting to maintain life as normal while dealing with personal challenges that might be overwhelming. Th...

A facsimile edition of Wilcox’s classic 1933 pictorial survey of the Indian trails of OhioShawnee, Miami, Delaware, Wyandot, Ottawa, Iroquois, and Mingo—tribes great and small, loosely confederated or warring with each other, pushed ever westward by the advancing white settlements—these were the native peoples of Ohio. They left behind little but their names, yet the trained eye can still discover the sites of their villages, the grounds where they fought, and the ...

From Cleveland to Portsmouth and Toledo to Cincinnati, two great canals and numerous connections and feeders laced Ohio with a thousand miles of waterways in the years before the Civil War. They were a major force in transforming Ohio from a frontier society to a leading agricultural and commercial state, but they were doomed by the arrival of the railroads. Today, they are all but vanished, except for the preservation efforts of some historical societies. The Ohio canals live again throug...

Probably one of the least known characters in the passion narrative of Jesus is Simon of Cyrene. Very little is said or known about this man who briefly helped Jesus carry his cross. It isn't known how long he trudged through the streets with Jesus or even if Simon and Jesus ever spoke to each other. What was going through Simon's mind as he helped Jesus? What happened when he arrived at Golgotha? Did he stay or disappear back into the crowd, not wanting to look upon the horror? More impor...

When surrounded by faith-shaking fears—impulses to leave the restored gospel—how do we find the strength to HOLD ON?We may not have certainty in all things, but we can hold on to those truths we do believe. And when honest doubts come or impulses to leave tempt us, we can be prepared. In this book author S. Michael Wilcox shares six strategies to cope with these challenges and help us grow our faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Drawing on his own personal faith journey as well as...

For several years, bestselling author S. Michael Wilcox has been a favorite presenter at BYU Education Week, Time Out for Women events, and adult religion classes. His popular talks on CD represent some of his most inspiring and profound work and have generated countless requests for printed transcripts of these classic addresses. Now these timeless talks have been transcribed, edited by the author, and compiled into a single volume.Included in this volume are the classic talks

We each face challenges, disappointments, discouragements, and doubts. Often, in the midst of these trials, we're unable to see beyond our immediate pain and confusion to the bigger picture. Sometimes our trials are so life-shattering that we lose sight of our faith.Adversity is a crucial part of our life on earth. It is not surprising, then, that the scriptures are full of the Lord's counsel on dealing with adversity. From the persecution of the Prophet Joseph Smith to the crucifi...

"The Lord is hastening His work to gather Israel," declared President Russell M. Nelson. "That gathering is the most important thing taking place on earth today." In this book you'll find answers to questions:So I'm from Ephraim or Manesseh? So what?What does it mean if I'm from another tribe?What does it mean to gather Israel?As members of the Church, we are often told to obey commandments because we are children of God or because we have b...

Mother Teresa said, "to have courage for whatever comes in life--everything lies in that." When people think about courage, they often think about those who put their lives on the line for us every day, like first responders, firefighters, or police officers. But there are so many others who quietly endure, with steadfast courage, whatever comes their way in life. These people are like the anawhim in the Old Testament--the good, kind people whom very few know about, but who trust in the Lo...

Growing Up—Gospel Answers about Maturation and Sex presents the "facts of life" as they should be presented—with respect and in the context of gospel standards and doctrine. Written especially for young people between the ages of ten and fifteen, this book will help open doors of communication between parents and children, facilitating their discussion of:Conception, prenatal development, and birthPhysical growth and maturationLove, marriage, and ...