Once a doubter, Mahijah has joined the prophet Enoch in his new city and writes to his friend Omner, urging him to join him in this beautiful place where true love abounds and the gospel of Jesus Christ is fully practiced. Can Mahijah convince Omner that Christ, who has not even been born, can change lives?

Elder Neal A. Maxwell tries to bring to reality the story of the city of Enoch through fictional correspondence from fictional characters Mahijah and his friend Omner. Mahijah, once a doubter of the words of Enoch, has joined the city of Enoch and tries to convince Omner that life is beautiful when the pure love of Christ is present. Through his silence, it is clear that Omner is a hard sell, no matter how many letters Mahijah writes. Will Omner be convinced before it’s too late?

While the idea behind the book is great, the book itself is only so-so. Perhaps it was the ancient way of speaking that the book was written in, or perhaps it was the fact that the same theme was repeated throughout the whole book that really didn’t capture my attention. At the risk of sounding unspiritual, I would say that this book is…odd, to say the least.

“The Enoch Letters” misses the mark for me, but you can check it out for yourselves at Amazon.com and at DeseretBook.com.