Enduring a Crisis of Faith

Drawing on his own devastating crisis of faith, former bishop Rico Maranto offers a compassionate map of spiritual development for Latter-day Saints who doubt—and those who love them. Framing faith in five stages (Child, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult, Senior) and centering on the "dark night of the soul," he argues that doubt is evidence of faith, not its absence. Blending scripture, personal story, and psychology, the book gives readers a mindset and toolkit to endure crises of faith and to minister to others without judgment.

• 'Doubt is not the absence of faith; it is evidence of it'—a reframe that removes the shame from doubting.
• Written by a twice-serving bishop who lived his own devastating dark night after all four of his children left the Church.
• A compassionate map, not an apologetic argument: it doesn't try to answer your history questions; it helps you endure the questions.
• Practical toolkit: seven concrete practices for enduring the dark night of the soul.

“Doubt is not the absence of faith; it is evidence of it.”

Perfect for a faithful Latter-day Saint wrestling with doubt—or a parent, spouse, bishop, or friend trying to support a loved one whose testimony is shaken—who wants a compassionate framework rather than apologetic answers.