Finding God in Vegas: A Gen X Spiritual Awakening

This is not another book about religion. It is a book about love.

Finding God in Vegas tells the story of Don Young—a successful pharmaceutical executive who seemed to have it all: wealth, status, success. But behind the image was a man deeply unfulfilled, quietly crumbling under the weight of materialism, disillusionment, and spiritual emptiness.

Despite earning a master’s degree in theology, Don spent years rejecting anything that resembled spirituality. He swallowed the lies that told him happiness came from status, achievement, and control.

But in the most unlikely of places—Las Vegas—he experienced a spiritual awakening that shattered those illusions and led him to something far more powerful: Love.

Not the fleeting kind. Not conditional or performative. But the kind of love that heals. Love for self, love for others, and the unconditional love God has for all people.

Whether you're religious, spiritual-but-not-religious, skeptical, burned out, or simply searching for something deeper, this book is for you. It’s an invitation to rethink what matters, reconnect with your heart, and rediscover the truth that was always there: you are worthy of love.

With honesty, humor, and hard-earned wisdom, Finding God in Vegas reveals that it’s never too late to open your heart, shift your perspective, and live a life rooted in something deeper than worldly success: Love.

The love in this book is for the hurting. For the hopeful. For the seekers and the skeptics.

The love in this book is for you.

Don Young was once living what many would call the American Dream. As a successful pharmaceutical marketing executive, he had achieved wealth, status, and professional achievement. But beneath the surface, he was deeply unfulfilled. After a lifetime spent chasing happiness through materialism and worldly accolades, Don experienced a profound spiritual awakening that led him to surrender his heart to God—and to Love.

This gift of transformation inspired his memoir, Finding God in Vegas, a deeply personal story of redemption, healing, and purpose.

Don currently resides in Las Vegas with his partner of seventeen years and their cat, Harry California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history, religion, and philosophy and a Master of Arts in theology. He has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America, Las Vegas Area Council, and serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada.