Mission: The True Story of a Mormon Missionary (Volume 1)

Who rides a bike in a white shirt and tie? Must be the Mormons. Be honest – did you pretend you weren’t home the last time they came to your door? Why would these otherwise normal guys and girls volunteer – even pay for the chance – to go door-to-door peddling religion? What’s their motivation? What makes them tick? Join Josh Maready, a North Carolina boy raised in the Bible-Belt South, as he leaves behind his family, his friends, and his skateboard to serve a two-year mission for the Mormon Church in Portland, Oregon. With an open heart and some pretty naive assumptions, he embraces the unknown and learns that missionary work is about a lot more than riding a bike and knocking on doors. Through laughter and tears, Josh’s journey of triumph and defeat demystifies a religion often miscast by stereotype and provides an honest, no-holds-barred look at the life of a Mormon missionary.