From the time of his youth, he knew life for each person has a unique purpose starting with his own. Hope in the blackness of despair, love in the midst of apathy, joy in searing anguish, and resolution in the maw of the void called death are all things that describe his experience. Is he a hero or a savior? Villain or demon? Maybe to some. Just the typical life of a man who learned lessons of hope during the trials of life just like billions of others... Shared are the battles of his youth, the loss of his loved ones, and the peace that the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ brings. Rodric shares how Moroni, an ancient American prophet-historian, saw his life and wrote to him centuries before to help with those trials through a roadmap of hope and salvation. Death is no match for hope. This is a book about learning how to overcome and process through grief and pain. This is the life story of a man looking back to see where God is when death and trails come knocking. From the coastal plains of South Georgia to the southern shores of South Africa see how to hope through the life of an average Black Mormon.