Kate Holbrook's book, Both Things Are True is available now. Holbrook tests Joseph Smith's observation that "by proving contraries, truth is made manifest". Most aspects of a covenant life are lived in the space between contrary ideas that are individually incomplete. The process is difficult, but we can find our hearts and souls "stretched wide as eternity" (Moses 7:14).
Both Things Are True draws on Kate Holbrook's life as a historian of Latter-day Saint women's history, as a wife and as a wife. The book is written in Kate's gentle style, with poignant examples from her own life and history that encourages readers to explore their faith.
"While reading this book, I felt reunited with the woman whose work has made an indelible impression on my life–Kate, who makes even the mundane feel magical, who helps me see history through a reasonable lens, and who leaves me longing to be better." –Morgan Jones Pearson, host of LDS Living's All In podcast
Order now on Deseret Book or Amazon. The co-publication with the Maxwell Institute and Deseret Book came out on August 1, 2023.