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A Writer's Inspiration by Devin Thorpe

Today, we welcome Devin Thorpe with his book Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom. Devin will share with us your inspiration for the book and where you came up with the idea. Thanks for having me Rebecca, DT: In October 1998, Gordon B. Hinckley, then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suggested in the Church’s semi-annual General Conference that members of the Church should be preparing for the possibility of a serious economic crisis. “I want to make it very clear that I am not prophesying, that I am not predicting years of famine in the future. But I am suggesting that the time has come to get our houses in order.” My book, Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom: A Financial Planning Guide for Latter-day Saint Families, nearly fifteen years in process, presents a workable plan for accepting that challenge to “get our houses in order.” Many people, including some of the most well educated professionals, lack the financial management skills req...