Barbara Carraway

Al Carraway is a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ, award-winning international speaker, and multi-award winning and #1 best-selling author to more than eight published titles, including Finding Yourself in the New Testament, My Dear Littl One, More than the Tattooed Mormon, Walking with Joseph, and Wildly Optimistic! Al has a deep love for guiding Church history tours twice a year as well as seminars at sea.

Since 2010, she has inspired others with her conversion and faith through difficult times. Her passion is to tell everyone that happiness exists and that it comes from Jesus--that He's real and tangible. She shares how to find and love Him in the hard, in the unwanted, and in the unexpected. Because through it all, with Him, we have every reason to be wildly optimistic. Originally from New York, Al is now living in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, Benjamin, and her three kids. Learn more about Al's books at alcarraway.com.