Sahar Qumsiyeh was born into a loving Christian family in Jerusalem and raised in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem. Growing up in a country torn apart by political upheaval, Sahar struggled with feelings of hopelessness and anger as she watched her people being persecuted, tormented, and even killed. As a young adult, Sahar received a scholarship to an American university. While there, she was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

Tells the story of boxer Willard Bean, called with his wife Rebecca Bean to be missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Palmyra, New York, in 1915, where he must confront the great hostility of the inhabitants.

In this candid and unflinching memoir, Brigham Young University Professor Bernard Poduska portrays his young fight for survival on the streets, his triumphant rise among the ranks of BYU's most distinguished professors, and his incredible transformation from an ardent anti-Christian into a faithful man of God.