The conversion of Jeff Williams
By: Doug Thayer.
Publisher: Signature Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Teenage boys -- Fiction.; Mormon families -- Fiction.; Mormon youth -- Fiction.; Rich people -- Fiction.; Provo (Utah) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Provo is a world away from San Diego. In this topsy-turvy tale, it is the wealthy, religious, east-bench Provoans who enjoy the best that life can offer and share it with a less privileged, laid-back, So Cal teenager over one summer vacation. At first, Jeff finds himself dazzled by east-bench affluence and faith. But as the summer progresses, events persuade him to rethink this religion-and-riches culture and to accept that the normal temptations and foibles of youth--without the Porsche--are just fine: Every September before school, Dad gave me a blessing and told me to be receptive to the guidance of the Holy Ghost. I didn't particularly like the idea of the Holy Ghost following me around, checking up on what I was doing all the time, but Mom said I needed all the help I could get, particularly when it came to girls. I liked living in Aunt Helen's eight-million-dollar house. It made me feel like I might enjoy the summer more than I had thought I would! . I knew that I wouldn't be able to wander around the house in my boxers and t-shirt, but I felt important."