Blaine Yorgason

Blaine M. Yorgason (born 1942) is a Latter-day Saint novelist who has also written biographies.

Yorgason was born in Sanpete County, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young High School and then served an LDS mission primarily in Chicago. Yorgason has a bachelors and masters degrees from Brigham Young University (BYU). He was a seminary teacher with the Church Educational System from 1970-1977 and taught at BYU from 1977-1980.

Among his more notable works are Windwalker which was made into a 1980 film of the same name of the same name and Chester, I Love You (written with his brother Brent Yorgason) which was adapted for film as The Thanksgiving Promise. Yorgason has also written a biography of John Taylor.

Sources

Fiction by Blaine and Brenton G. Yorgason
Blaine Yorgason

Charlie's Monument (1976)  · Massacre at Salt Creek (1979)  · The Shadow Taker (1985)  · Bfpstk and the Smile Song (1986)  · The Greatest Quest (1987)  · Decision Point (1989)  · The Greatest Quest (1987)  · Into the Rainbow (1990)  · Secrets (1992)  · To Soar with the Eagle (1993)  · Ascending (1996)  · Gabriel's Well (2000)  · Girl at the Crossing (2002)
Brenton G. Yorgason

Family Knights (1986)  · Beyond the Pearly Gates (1989)  · Dirty Socks & Shining Armor (1990)  · The First Christmas Gift (1991)  · The Garrity Test (1992)  · Simeon's Touch (1993)  · On Wings of Love (1995)  · All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Primary (1997)  · Paradise Creek (1998)  · The Last Stagecoach Robbery (1999)
Collaborations

Others (1978)  · Dog Food (1978)  · Windwalker (1979)  · The Bishop's Horse Race (1979)  · Charity (1980)  · The High Place (1980)  · The Krystal Promise (1981)  · The Eighteen Hundred Dollar Kiss (1982)  · The Day Things Got Worse (1982)  · Seeker of the Gentle Heart (1982)  · Double Exposure (1982)  · The Miracle (1983)  · Chester, I Love You (1983)  · Ride the Laughing Wind (1984)  · Brother Brigham's Gold (1984)  · Tales From The Book of Mormon (1985)  · The Loftier Way (1985)  · The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)  · Becoming (1986)  · Pardners (1988)  · In Search of Steenie Bergman (1988)  · The Warm Spirit (1990)  · Spiritual Survival in the Last Days (1990)  · Here Stands a Man (1990)  · Prayers on the Wind (1991)  · Seven Days For Ruby (1993)  · The Greatest Quest (1993)  · Seven Days For Ruby (1993)  · Joseph Smith's Eleven-Dollar Surgery (1994)  · An Angel's Promise (1997)
Compilations and Series

The Soderberg Saga  · A Town Called Charity and Other Stories about Decisions  · Hearts Afire The Carpenter's Son