Gravity and Grace: Hearing God in Uncertain Times

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Sometimes the greatest act of courage is not moving forward. It takes faith to listen when God tells you to stop.

When two young brothers break through the ice at Sheridan Lake, South Dakota, a desperate rescue begins. One brother survives. The other remains trapped beneath the frozen surface.

David Burnell, an experienced rescue diving instructor, enters the freezing water, determined to find the missing boy. But beneath two feet of ice, surrounded by darkness, his equipment begins to fail. His regulator freezes, precious air escapes, and his gauges become unreadable.

The surface team urges him to continue.

Then comes an unmistakable prompting from the Holy Ghost.

Get out.

He resists. The mission is unfinished, and everything he believes about courage and responsibility tells him to keep searching.

But the prompting comes again. And again.

Gravity and Grace: Hearing God in Uncertain Times is a deeply personal true story about faith, revelation, obedience, and the sustaining grace of Jesus Christ.

Drawing on decades of military service, rescue operations, and leadership under pressure, Burnell shares an unforgettable lesson about recognizing God’s voice when fear and responsibility threaten to overwhelm us.

Through four enduring principles—Seek. Hear. Do. Share.—he explores how we can recognize the Holy Ghost, trust divine guidance, and find the courage to act when God’s direction differs from our plans.

This is not a story in which every life is saved, or every prayer receives the answer we hope for. It is a testimony that the Savior’s grace remains present even in tragedy, uncertainty, and unfinished missions.

Part of The Stories That Stay — Short Reads. Lasting Lessons, this audiobook encourages anyone seeking to hear God more clearly, strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ, and recognize His hand in life’s most difficult moments.

Mortality has gravity. But God has grace. And grace is stronger.