Although most of the material comes from public addresses that President Uchtdorf has given in the past, the formatting of the book made the material feel somewhat new. The book is formatted based on the principles of flight, with the difference sections focusing on Lift, Guidance on the Journey, Weathering the Turbulence, and Our Eternal Destination.
The book is filled with his experiences as a pilot, but also with other life experiences. (It also has several pictures of him throughout his career and experiences as a pilot). If I had to choose one favorite thing to share from this book, I'm not sure I could choose just one. I love his examples of lift through prayer, and guidance from the Holy Ghost. I also enjoyed him talking about the beautiful and majestic storm clouds that pilots needed to stay away from. If they were to decide to pursue the beautiful clouds, they would certainly lose their lives to the terrible storms. He talks about repentance, and to not believe Satan's lies about there being a "point of no return."
But if I had to choose a favorite part, it would probably be where he talks about the benefit of challenges. As a young boy, he had to ride a heavy bicycle carting laundry around the city for his mother's customers. The bike was old and not like the slender new bikes. President Uchtdorf resented this chore at the time, but years later when applying to the air force, it was discovered that he had a lung disease. It turns out that all that heavy exercise on that heavy bike out in the fresh air was treating his lung disease and actually cured it. What seemed frustrating and discouraging at the time, ended up being a great blessing to him in the long run.
I loved this book, and would definitely recommend it for anybody's shelf.
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