David Harris, a young husband, father, and college dropout who has been out of work for five months, is convinced that his late grandfather’s will contains the answers to all of his problems. His grandfather has much greater plans for him, however, and teaches David through the words of ancient and modern prophets that the path to true prosperity does not lie in handouts or inheritances, but in seeking first the kingdom of God and then going to work.
The Formula shares lessons on overcoming bad habits and wrong mindsets toward financial matters, on learning to counsel with the Lord while setting temporal and spiritual goals, and on trusting in the literal fulfillment of the most frequently repeated promise in the scriptures: that by keeping the commandments, we can truly prosper in this land.