Emily Robison Adams is married with three children and is a practicing appellate attorney. She received her undergraduate degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University and her JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. She worked for judges on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota before returning to Utah. She is a partner at The Appellate Group, a boutique law firm focusing on appeals.
Emily has served in Relief Society and Young Women presidencies, taught Relief Society, and currently serves as the Primary chorister.
Favorite books:
Enns, Peter. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our “Correct”
Beliefs. New York: HarperOne, 2016.
Evans, Rachel Held. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible
Again. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2018
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for
Meaning. New York: HarperOne, 1981.
Hess, Jacob Z., Carrie Skarda, Kyle Anderson, and Ty Mansfield. The Power
of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book,
2019.
Mason, Patrick O. Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt. Salt Lake City:
Deseret Book, 2015.
McConkie, Thomas Wirthlin. Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis: A Simple Developmental
Map, second edition. Salt Lake City: Mormon Stages, 2015.
McLaren, Brian D. Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do
about It. New York: St. Martin’s, 2021.
Merton, Thomas. New Seeds of Contemplation. New York: New Directions,
2007.
Mother Teresa. Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta. Edited
by Brian Kolodiejchuk. New York: Image, 2007.
Sweat, Anthony. Seekers Wanted. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019.
Taylor, Barbara Brown. Learning to Walk in the Dark. New York: HarperOne,
2014.
Thayne, Jeffrey L., and Edwin E. Gantt. Who Is Truth? Reframing Our Questions
for a Richer Faith. Verdand Press, 2019
Ulrich, Wendy. Let God Love You: Why We Don’t, How We Can. Salt Lake City:
Deseret Book, 2016
Winner, Lauren F. Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis. New York: HarperOne,
2012.
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