Benjamin Hyrum White

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Defenders of the Family by Benjamin Hyrum White, Jay Fontano
Published by Cedar Fort on October 1, 2016
Genres: Children's, Picture book
Pages: 34
Format: Hardcover
Source: Cedar Fort
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Defenders of the Family, assemble! God’s magnificent plan for us rests upon the strength of the family. In this engaging children’s book, discover the roles and teachings needed to unite your family, from devoted parents to extended members, all centered on the power of the gospel. Help your children see their families as they can be: incredible, empowered, eternal followers of Jesus.

A picture book with comic book style illustrations, Defenders of the Family takes Family: A Proclamation to the World and breaks it into understandable verse for even the youngest reader. We used the hardback as a read aloud to reinforce principles such as enjoying activities together, work as a family, strong marriage and the eternal nature of gender. The target audience are children of the LDS faith, but all readers would enjoy the vibrant colors and timely message.

About the Author

Benjamin Hyrum White began an epic comic book collection as a boy and always cheered for the good guys like Spider-man. He developed his superpower of dancing and met his beautiful wife Keenan at BYU while part of the International Folk Dance Ensemble. They now live in Utah Valley with their five children where he teaches seminary. Ben enjoys dates with his wife, cheering on sports teams with his sons, and having dance parties in the driveway with his girls.

About the Illustrator

As a young boy, Jay Fontano loved to watch cartoons on TV and read comic strips in the newspaper. Now he works as an illustrator drawing funny pictures for t-shirts and illustrations for books. Jay and his wife have six children and a dog named Nacho. They live near the mountains in Utah and love to go camping and have fun together. He still watches cartoons and reads comic strips whenever he can.

I received this book for free from Cedar Fort in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I Hope They Call Me On a Mission Blog Tour and Review

I Hope They Call Me On a Mission by Benjamin Hyrum White, Corey Egbert
Published by Cedar Fort on March 20, 2015
Genres: Children's, Picture book
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover
Source: Cedar Fort
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It s never too young to prepare! This charmingly illustrated picture book teaches children what it's like to be a missionary, from riding a bike to studying the gospel to having a companion, and everything they can do now to be ready so that when the time comes, they ll be the best missionaries they can be. Colorful and cute, it's a perfect gift for baptisms and birthdays.

I Hope They Call Me on A Mission by Benjamin Hyrum White is the perfect way to prepare your young ones to serve a full-time mission. With colorful, amazing illustrations it asks at the bottom of each page “What Can You Do Now? ” There are realistic small bite sized goals and examples of ways each child can get ready now for the days ahead as a missionary. We loved this book and the principles taught…you will get rejected, it’s important to serve, you can practice now for a companion by getting along with others. We also found out “sometimes you have to eat strange foods.” As a family we all give it thumbs up. Go now and get this book!

Benjamin Hyrum White was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He labored in the Colorado Denver North Mission and was employed at the MTC during college. Ben met his wife, Keenan, while they both were dancing with the International Folk Dance Ensemble at Brigham Young University. They each graduated from BYU with a degree in Family Science. Brother White is a seminary teacher and recently received his master’s degree in religious education from BYU, where he wrote the history of Preach My Gospel. Ben and Keenan reside in Utah with their four children.

Find him at http://www.benjaminhyrumwhite.com/