Brenton G. Yorgason

Brenton G. "Brent" Yorgason is a Latter-day Saint novelist and writer. Many of his works were written in cooperation with his brother Blaine M. Yorgason.

Biography

Yorgason's most successful work was probably Chester, I Love You which was the basis for the Disney Film The Thanksgiving Promise. He has also written Little Know Evidences of the Book of Mormon a 42 page work defending the historicity of the Book of Mormon.

Yorgason served an LDS mission in Florida and Puerto Rico. He later served in the United States Army in Vietnam and was set apart as a special missionary while there.

Yorgason has bachelors, masters and a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Brent and his wife Margaret have also written books together and given lectures on marriage and family. They are the parents of nine children.

Yorgason is the founder of The Lighthouse Institute and has been a part time instructor at BYU. As of 2004 he had worked as a marriage and family therapist for seventeen years.

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References

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