Book Giveaway! A Return To Virtue by Elaine S. Dalton

Today's giveaway is a book that I am so pleased to share with you.

I have been somewhat distracted from my goal this month to finish The Book Of Mormon

because I kept finding myself reading this beautiful book.

This book recounts Elaine S. Dalton, 

Young Women General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,

experience training for a Marathon as her son was leaving for a mission. She decided to 

that she wanted to develop her self discipline the same way her missionary son would

be developing his. This book had me from the introduction.

Here is an Excerpt:

Strict Training

A Foundation for Virtue

When you are preparing to run a race, particularly a marathon, one of the first things to do is to work out a plan for training. You don’t just decide one day that you’ll go out and run twenty-six miles. You need a foundation of many smaller workouts, strength training, aerobic exercise, and practice runs.

When I think of foundations, I think of a photograph I once saw of three sheds, two of which were leaning on the third and smallest shed. The accompanying caption read: “You need to be strong when you are the last one to take a stand.” We too need to be strong. As we are faithful and righteous, others will look to us for support and strength.

“Taking a stand”

I strongly recommend  this book. Whether you are a runner or not, we are all in training. This book beautifully pulls two of my loves together. Running and The Gospel.


One of the cutest parts about the book is the little runner at the bottom of each page. As you turn each page the runner gets closer and closer to the finish line. Such a great touch.


You can purchase this book for yourself {Here}. It would also make a great Christmas Gift for a friend.

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A Winner Will be Chosen Next Friday!!!