The Other Side of Heaven

My family have all read this book and given it to several more people. It is interesting and uplifting.

this book is awesome. first i got the movie that the book was based on "The Other side of Heaven" and really love it. It's faith promoting and quite uplifting. Open the book to almost any page and pick a sentence at random and you have an eighty percent chance that it is totally positive and good.

An excellent movie about what we can do with the help of God. Mormons will enjoy the whole missionary aspect of the film, and non-Mormons will not be put off by any "preaching". Though this is a film about a Mormon missionary if you don't pay attention you may not even realize he is Mormon. He's just a guy trying to do God's work. LOVED IT.

John Groberg tells an amazing story of his mission to Tonga and his experiences with the Tongan people. In Tonga he gains great insight into human nature, his own mortality, and his concepts of faith, God, and what it means to be good. This book is a great, fast read and very uplifting considering all that has been happening around the world. This book reminded me that the only important thing in life is other people and how you treat them. I love this book and know that I will read it again and again. I've even suggested it for my book club and think we will have a great discussion about it.

I call this a "must read" for prospective missionaries because it will put you in the right frame of mind for what it means to serve a mission with all your heart, might, mind, and strength, with an eye single to the glory of God. Elder Groberg shares his experiences of serving a mission in Tonga during the 1950's. He met many physical and emotional challenges that would hav broken many of us; nonetheless he endured the Refiner's fire and became stronger because of it. Missionaries entering the field now will probably never experience the depth of challenges that Elder Groberg faced, but reading this book will make them appreciate the challenges for what they are and what they can make you.