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By Daniel Ferris A Hot Afternoon and a Narrow  Escape Imagine a summer afternoon in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in Paradise, California. It is a beautiful, hot day in Central California. For a four-year-old boy, nap time seems like a waste of time when there is a whole world to explore. In a disobedient moment, the boy snuck out of his room, seeking adventure in his backyard. Without anyone knowing, he ended up taking refuge inside the family car, an old gre

How a Voice in the Desert Changed My Life By Dan Ferris If you saw me at eighteen years old, you probably wouldn’t have guessed I’d one day be sharing a message about the Gospel of Jesus Christs. Back then, I was a foul-mouthed atheist and a juvenile delinquent. I had spent four years convinced there was no God, and my lifestyle reflected that. But my patriarchal blessing tells me that my main responsibility in life is with the youth—to show you the dramatic effect the Gospel