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Richard Paul Evans: The Christmas Box

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Richard Paul Evans was born in Salt Lake UT on October 11, 1962. He is a financial advisor, philanthropist, and American author and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Richard Paul Evans is the bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Richard went to Cottonwood High School and graduated from the University of Utah with his B.A. degree. Richard wrote a Christmas story for his children while working as an advertising executive. He self-published the book in 1993 as a novel titled The Christmas Box. He distributed the book to bookstores in his community. Evans publish the book nationally after the The book became a local bestseller. The book soon hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. He has written eleven best
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