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Acknowledgments
It’s rare that I discuss God in my books. I do this for a variety of reason. I write secular fiction. It can be career suicide if I offend the wrong person, so I usually keep my faith and my books completely separate. I’m sure as a reader you can sometimes see my faith come through, but I try to make sure that I don’t preach (because I can’t stand books that preach.)
But if I were to leave God out of these acknowledgements I would be doing a grave disservice. For you to understand what role he played in my career I have to back up. Seven years. I’m a Mormon. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe in modern day prophets and apostles. Every six months I sit down for around twelve hours and listen to them speak (spread out over a weekend. Twelve hours all at once would be a little much.) Those two weekends are my favorite weekends of the year. In 2008, a talk was given by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. He’s a German apostle and my favorite. He spoke about the fact that we are all creative beings because we are literal sons and daughters of the most creative being in the universe and to be happy we have to create also. That talk changed my life. (If you want to read the whole thing you can here: http://bit.ly/1grWXJJ). I started writing Obsidian the very next week and now I’ve finally published it. I thank God everyday that he inspires me and allows me to be creative in this way. I’ve never been happier.
I also want to publicly thank God for bringing the following individuals into my life that helped in its creation.
Virginia and Leah: You two were the first to read it and without your feedback and cheers, I’m not sure I would’ve had the courage to continue.
Mandy, Kristin, and Karen: How long did we work on this thing together? Two years? Three? A lot. Thanks for being my team. Love you all more than you know.
Kate, Tiffany, Brittany, Chad, Holly, and others the others who beta read for me, thank you!
Will, Xandi and AJ: You three keep me sane and far more supportive than I’ve ever deserved. I have no words to express how grateful I am to have you in my life and tell you how much I love you.
Mom: Thanks for raising me in the faith. You’ve given me a lot over the years, but your testimony never ceases to amaze me and you’ve been my rock.
Matt: Thank you for challenging my faith. Without you I would’ve been blind to what I believed. You made sure I did my research. To this day I remember arguments we had when I was a kid and I’m always tickled when I find an answer.
Sarah, Suzi, and Kelly: Your editing skills are superb and I can’t imagine how awful this would be without you.
Rebecca Frank: Holy cow girl! People are going to buy the book without even looking at the description because that cover is too amazing. Thank you!!!!
Colleen: With every book, I’m reminded why I love you so much. Thanks for making it look pretty.
My QSI family: Before I arrived, I didn’t feel like a real author. Thank you for the opportunity to speak and show off my talent.
I would like to end this with publicly declaring my faith. Here is my testimony:
I believe I am daughter of God. He created this amazing universe in which we live and he wants nothing more than for me to be like him. As a parent, he knew I would struggle on this earth. He knew I would fall, but he also knew I would dust myself off and stand back up. Thousands of years ago he sent his first born son, Jesus Christ, to earth to die and more importantly, live again, so that I can also live again after I die. His words are written down in the bible and the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. He speaks today through modern day prophets and apostles. He also speaks to all of us through the Holy Ghost. I know that I will be with my family for eternity.
For more information on what I believe go to: www.mormon.org.
Also by Kimberly Loth
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About the Author
Kimberly Loth has lived all over the world. From the isolated woods of the Ozarks to exotic city of Cairo. Currently she resides in Tucson, Arizona with her family including an old grumpy cat named Max.
She’s been writing for ten years and is the author of the Amazon bestselling series The Dragon Kings. In her free time she volunteers at church, reads, and travels as often as possible.
She loves talking to school groups and book clubs. For more information about having her come speak at your school or event contact her at [email protected].
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