Joseph Grenny · Preorder November 5, 2026

All Is Well?

Can all be well even when your family is a mess?

A deeply personal book for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and others who carry quiet pain. All Is Well? offers a hopeful reframe and practical tools for the messes of modern life.

A gnarled olive tree sending out new green shoots
01 / The book

More mess than harvest.

Life can seem like the story of a man’s troubled olive tree in the Book of Mormon: season after season after season with lots more mess than harvest.

All Is Well? is for those living with children who have left the Church, a marriage under strain, a loved one in addiction, or a ward that feels more like friction than fellowship.

This is not a parenting manual and not a memoir. It is a theological reframing of suffering and waiting—one that offers doctrine, skills, and hope beyond platitudes.

  • Does my messy life mean I’m messing up?
  • Can I be joyful when my family is a mess… for a long time?
  • How can messy faith conversations lead to deeper connection?
  • How can I love those in the mess of addiction?
  • How can I make relationships at Church more meaningful?
“God planned for messes to be the rule, not the exception. In fact, messes exalt.”
02 / Inside

From despair to doctrine to practice.

Five chapters move from a new way of seeing life’s messes to concrete ways of meeting them.

Introduction: All Is Well?

Joseph’s own story, and the case that mess is supposed to be part of the plan.

It’s Supposed to be Messy

Why messes are the rule, not the exception—and how they can exalt.

What to Do When Your Family Is a Mess

Four principles that offer joy, hope, and purpose to the messiest of families.

Less Messy Conversations

A practical framework for deeper connection when loved ones leave the faith.

The Mess of Addiction

What Captain Moroni’s war chapters teach about responding to bondage and preserving agency.

When Your Ward Is a Mess

Four practices for deepening connection and moving closer to Zion.

03 / About the author

Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny is the New York Times bestselling co-author of ten books, including Crucial Conversations and Crucial Influence, with more than seven million copies sold, and co-founder of The Other Side Academy and The Other Side Village, nationally recognized programs for people with long histories of addiction, incarceration, chronic homelessness and mental illness.

He writes here not as a theorist, but as a father who has watched his own children struggle—and found hope on the other side of despair.

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04 / Endorsements

Enthusiastic early readers.

“For years, I've seen Joseph help people navigate some of life's most painful and difficult struggles with extraordinary hope, faith, and wisdom. In All Is Well?, he shares that same insight, offering a powerful understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and its ability to transform even life's greatest messes into greater love, purpose, and direction. This isn't simply a book about getting through hard things—it's a book about discovering what God can make of them. All Is Well? will change the way you see your struggles—and quite possibly the way you see your life.”

Donny Osmond

“In All Is Well?, Joseph encourages us to think in lengthier pauses, develop patient waiting, nurture hope, and let go of fear. Although this book can be read for its examples and relatable experiences, it is not a pedestrian read. Joseph invites us to join him in exploring the Lord's way of working with His flawed children.”

Julie Beck former General Relief Society President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

“Joseph's storytelling is skillful, authentic and full of wisdom. I am witness to the lives Joseph Grenny describes being genuinely remade. Reading All Is Well? will fill you with hope and help reframe life's most broken moments not as failure but as the very refinery where God does His eternal work.”

Mike Leavitt Former Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Former Governor of Utah

“All Is Well? is a real-life game changer! With his characteristic candor, Joseph Grenny offers an exalting perspective on every relationship that matters. With the deep wisdom that comes from intense experience, Joseph presents an attainable vision for communal victory with atonement in its most expansive sense... Every page joyfully declares that God's perfect plan doesn't just allow for messy relationships, it depends on them!”

Melinda W. Brown author of An Endowment of Love

“Beautiful music isn't just notes… it's tension, dissonance, and silences that make it meaningful. All Is Well? helped me see the music of my life the same way. I know better now how to celebrate joyfully during confusing tension, hope firmly during agonizing dissonance and engage purposefully during maddening silence.”

Jon Schmidt The Piano Guys

“All Is Well? is a life jacket—something you can throw to someone you love when they are struggling. More than anything, this wonderful book made me think. It made me want to underline things, talk about them, reconsider assumptions, ask better questions, and become better at loving people. There were moments when I didn't know whether to cry or to cry—which is to say, whether to cry happy tears or sad tears. There is so much of both woven throughout.”

Hilary Weeks Singer/Songwriter

“In All Is Well? Joseph writes with the honesty of someone who has lived heartache and the hope of someone who has witnessed profound transformation. I love Joseph, and I love this book. If your life is messy—and it probably is—these pages offer a roadmap to greater love, deeper connection, and a much better place.”

Jeff Strong author of Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church and What We Can Learn from Them

“Joseph's work has taught me how to build my formula for family success around something I can actually control—and that has made all the difference. This book beautifully blends doctrine with pragmatic understanding. It offers us a safe place to rekindle hope in the future of our most important relationships.”

Steven Sharp Nelson The Piano Guys

Terryl Givens has committed an endorsement; quotation forthcoming.

05 / Watch & Listen

Conversations, interviews, and talks.

Hear Joseph explore what it takes to change, endure life’s messes, and find hope without denying what is hard.

Podcast · Episode 62

2,000 People Who Beat Addiction & Crime Taught Me This About Change

Let’s Get Real with Stephen Jones

Watch the episode →
Podcast · September 14, 2024

The Honest Truth about Messy Families — A Conversation with Joseph Grenny

Faith Matters · Episode 233

Listen to the episode →
Podcast · Faith Matters

What to Say When Your Kid Leaves the Church

Faith Matters · With Joseph Grenny & Jeff Strong

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Podcast · Leading Saints

Joining Moroni's War on Addiction

Leading Saints · Interview with Joseph Grenny

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06 / Media

Conversations worth having.

Joseph is available for interviews about faith transitions, addiction, family strain, and finding hope without denying the mess.

Interview Joseph

Advance review manuscript and physical copies are available for confirmed hosts.

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Watch the Restore message

See the talk that helped spark the book and resonated with families living through long seasons of uncertainty.

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Launch details

Approximately 170 pages. 6×9 paperback. Published by Connor Press.

Presale November 5 · Launch December 7