Trial of Faith

Lieutenant Colonel Dusty Smith was once an ambitious young law student and returned missionary who planned to use his skills to defend the Church. Along the way, however, he discovered anti-Mormon literature that caused him to turn around and attack the very faith he had once sought to defend. But after many years, the persistence of a good friend and a patient, loving Heavenly Father finally brought about Dusty’s miraculous reconversion.

Dusty Smith

Steve "Dusty" Smith has been an attorney since 1990. He also served in the Military, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. LTC Smith obtained his bachelor of science in public relations from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982 while being a full-time student and working a full-time job. He later obtained his juris doctor from Thomas Cooley Law School. After law school, LTC Smith went into the Army. After leaving active duty, Dusty served three terms as a city councilman in Texas and later served as Acting Chairman of the Dallas, Texas Civil Service Commission.

Kimiko Christensen Hammari

Kimiko Hammari graduated from BYU with a degree in English. She grew up in California and Utah and served an LDS mission to Winnipeg, Canada. She enjoys writing literature for children and has been a writer and editor for a publishing company in Utah. Kimiko is the author of the Primary FHE series and New Testament– and Book of Mormon–based puzzle books