Spencer W. Kimball spent innumerable hours working on a biography of his father, Andrew, but was unable to finish it. This book, completed by Spencer's son and biographer, Edward L. Kimball, brings that desire to fulfillment. Father of a Prophet is the link between Andrew's apostle father (Heber C. Kimball) and his prophet son (Spencer W. Kimball), and it provides an important prologue to the biographies Spencer W. Kimball (1977), and Lengthen Your Stride: The Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball (2005).

Father of a Prophet: Andrew Kimball

Edward L. Kimball

Religion & Spirituality

BYU Studies

Camilla Eyring was born in 1894 in the Mormon colonies of northern Mexico. At seventeen she fled with her family from the dangers of revolution and was sent alone to Utah to finish high school and earn her own way into the world. Camilla tells her story, often in her own words, recounting her heritage, her high-spirited youth, and her struggles and triumphs as wife, mother, citizen, and individual. The book is packed with human interest: her childhood fear that she was going insane; her father's plural marriage; flight from Mexican revolutionaries; the insecurities of a poor but proud teenage girl; a whirlwind courtship and marriage; the terror of having a child stricken with polio; the frightening responsibility of wife of a General Authority; the exhilaration of travel; the anguish of watching her husband suffer through numerous physical infirmities. The woman who emerges is shy but warm, highly intelligent, refreshingly candid, deeply faithful, independent to a fault, unswervingly loyal, and reassuringly human.

Camilla A Biography of Camilla Eyring Kimball

Caroline Eyring Miner

Deseret Book Co.

An excellent overview of the life of Spencer W Kimball. Offers many of his insights and personal comments about a number of issues he dealt with during his life and his service as an Apostle. Stories about his childhood, success in business, and the horrible battles he fought with his health are enlightening. Well worth taking the time to read. The period of time he served as LDS Church President is covered in "Lengthen Your Stride," written by the same authors.

Spencer W Kimball

Andrew E. Kimball

BOOKCRAFT, INC.

The Story Of Spencer W. Kimball: A Short Man, A Long Stride

Bookcraft

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Spencer W. Kimball: The Early and Apostolic Years

Shadow Mountain

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