Light in the Jungle

This is the true modern-day pioneer story of a young Mormon family who left the safe haven of their home and family in California to work in the oil industry of South America. For fourteen years, this family of eight experienced the opportunities and obstacles that came from living in the jungles of Colombia, the deserts of Northern Peru, and the Amazon rain forests of Brazil.

During their fourteen years in South America, the Clark family became adjusted to the variety of lifestyles found in other countries, both in cities as well as in oil camps, and they found it easy to love the people wherever they lived. The explored and enjoyed the beauties of the tropics, while avoiding its hazards; they lived with revolutions and violence; they suffered serious illnesses and dangerous accidents; and they learned to speak several languages and discovered that education comes in many ways.

They were taught by personal experience that some of their dreams and aspirations didn't always turn out the way they thought they would. And when they undertook a risky adventure, they came to understand that it took a higher power to get them home safely.

But most important of all, they learned that they could provide the gospel in their home and practice their faith wherever they went, even when the nearest LDS church was over 1,500 miles away.