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Chris Thomas is not yet 30 years old when he finds himself managing the immense pressure, eccentric

personalities, and extenuating circumstances of an international story where one small

misstep could adversely impact the search for a missing teenager and the reputation of

her family.

Now 20 years later, Thomas takes readers behind the scenes, providing new details, perspectives,

and commentary on finding Elizabeth Smart.

In the process of reflecting on Elizabeth's search and rescue, Thomas discovers how growing

up in the culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormon,

will push him to develop the exact kind of intuition needed to manage Elizabeth's kidnapping

and rescue, and do so while the world watched.

Unexpected juxtaposes crucial events from the Smart Case, with Thomas's experience growing

up in the Latter-day Saints culture, including coming to understand the secret of a broken

war hero before it was too late.

The book that we're featuring this evening is Unexpected, the backstory of finding Elizabeth's

Smart and growing up in the culture of an American religion with my special guest, author,

speaker, and communications professional, Chris Thomas.

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