The prodigal son is returning from missionary instruction in Utah feeling inadequate as he has baptized nobody in his 2 year mission. Following the day of his return, one by one we see the life of the rest of the family - the Church and their own heart-sink dilemmas we see everything poised to (inevitably) unravel on the night of Gary's return. A great read - inside the Mormon community and inside the heads of its variously mixed-up members. Recommend this