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Children of the Promisedramatically portrays the impact of World War II on an ordinary family of Latter-day Saints who are striving, in a tumultuous time, to be true to the values and ideals they have been taught. If you haven't yet met the Thomas family, you are in for a real delight!"Every era has its own refiner's fire, and World War II put general Church membership and Utah to a test," Dean Hughes explains. In Children of the Promise, his first historical fiction series for adults, Dean shows through the eyes of the Thomas family how LDS families were tested to the limit.Volume 1: Rumors of War—The first volume, Rumors of War opens in 1938 with Elder Alex Thomas and his companion serving in Germany. It soon becomes obvious that he will never complete his mission. War is coming, and that will affect not only Elder Thomas but also his family back home in Salt Lake City.Volume 2: Since You Went Away—Picking up where the...Pages of Children of the Promise :