The Good, the Bad, and the Heavenly is a faith-affirming exploration of Lehi’s teaching that “opposition in all things” structures the world and enables our salvation. A single uniform state can’t compute, can’t deliver the goods of salvation—life, happiness, meaning, intelligence. We need a compound-in-one state in which we are challenged, stretched, and sometimes puzzled. Given its soul-stretching complexity, mortality is not a world in which there is a right answer to every ideological or intellectual question. It is rather a living laboratory for the development of kindness, forgiveness, empathy, and charity. To this end Grandy takes a fresh look at fundamental gospel principles, particularly faith, repentance, and charity—teachings that are admirably adapted to the intrinsically uncertain world we live in. They are the very essence of Christian life.

ISBN 978-1-9503-0459-2

Published in 2024