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Abinadi

A CLOSER LOOK

by Heather B. Moore

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Related categories: GeneralHistorical

Raquel has a secret. As the daughter of one of King Noah’s priests, she enjoys a luxurious life and the admiration of powerful men. But her heart belongs to a commoner, a man with no earthly wealth but rich heavenly gifts. When King Noah demands that Raquel join his harem, she flees the only life she has known and marries her secret love. His name is Abinadi.

The couple finds abundant joy in their community of believers and in their firstborn son. But when the Lord calls Abinadi as His prophet, their faith is tested to the outermost limits. Abinadi’s commitment to the Lord requires them both to give their all — even unto death. Yet if Alma, the newest priest in King Noah’s court, chooses to overcome his troubled past and cleave unto the truth, their sacrifice may yield rich fruit.

With vivid detail and poignant emotion, this historical novel pulls readers into a fiery tale of love, courage, and faith that is difficult to put down and impossible to forget.



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G.G. , UT - July 04, 2010


Heather Moore is an astounding person. There is not just anyone who could take such a beloved figure as Abinadi from the Book of Mormon and fill him out into a believable character for whom you feel love and terrible sorrow. He had to have been an amazing man to have persisted with his mission from God at the peril of his life, and to continue persisting as he burned. His conversion of Alma (especially a wicked Alma as Moore demonstrates) was a major turning point in the Book of Mormon. All this is felt in Moore's writing. I especially appreciated all the loving detail she put into describing the daily life of the times. It pulled me right in.
As for the previous reviewer's problem with the morality of this church book, King Noah and his priests were truly wicked. Wicked in the worst sense. It makes Abinadi's mission and success with Alma all the greater to understand how wicked they were. Moore's characters are not cartoons. They see, think, and feel. I…

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