Come as You Are

By: Samuel Norton

Narrated by: Samuel Norton

Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

With faith and testimony under increasing attack, parents can often be left wondering what they can do to help their children remain faithfully on the covenant path. Come as You Are by Samuel Norton, looks at some of the cultural aspects of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and questions if those aspects of our lives are helping connect our youth and young adults to the Source of Redeeming Love. With the notion of creating “space,” listeners will understand that the opportunities to connect with Jesus are limitless, if we will give our youth and young adults the tools and the “space” to do so their way.

Listeners will understand that the “space” needed to connect with our Savior can be encroached upon by

• the language we use

• the lessons we teach

• our discomfort with not having the answers

• and our binary approach to life

Giving the rising generation the opportunity to connect with Jesus Christ isn’t about just making sure that they show up at church and attend activities every week. It’s about making sure they understand Christ stands willing to welcome them as they are. It’s about recognizing that He will perfect them in the process of time. It’s about helping them see that everyone can Come as They Are.

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Come as you are, and allow Christ to work on you

Refreshing take on grace and not-so-radical inclusivity that seems fully in line with the teaching parables of Jesus of Nazareth. The book has given me some new things to think about in order to re-engage with what it means to push my own comfortable boundaries and be a more actively accepting and loving Christian man.

Thank you, Faith Matters Foundation, for interviewing the Norton’s and introducing me to this book.

A true Christ-centered approach to living the gospel

I appreciate how the author can express how we can improve without being critical to church doctrine, policy, or leadership.

absolutely amazing

uplifting, validating, and loving. although the author explains some of the things that have created dissonance between some individuals and the church, he does so lovingly and is not against the church in any way. his thoughts were an exact reflection of how I have felt in my own church experience recently and it was comforting to hear them reflected back to me

God is love

I love his approach to the rising generation. So many times we are looking for the things that divide us, but Jesus would love first and this love first approach is just what the older generations need to be reminded of. It’s faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that leads our actions to Him. If we don’t follow Nephi’s teachings, teach of Christ… all is for not.