On a windy, autumn day. a stranger enters the small farming community of Crystal. In the wake of his extraordinary visit, nothing will ever be the same for: Teresa, the perfectionist, locked in an emotional prison of her own making. Her father, Terrell, a conscientious Latter-day Saint bishop who must learn to forgive or be consumed with bitter-nessHenrietta, the tough farmer hiding a lifetime of painful memoriesNathan, the young runaway looking for a new lifeJake Skoggins, the belligerent warehouseman who is puzzled and threatened by the compassionate and soft-spoken stranger in town. My Name Is John is the compelling story of one man's far-reaching example. It movingly confirms the power of forgiveness and unconditional love to teach, to transform, and to heal.