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The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The... (more)

The Miracle of Forgiveness

by Spencer W. Kimball

In his earthly ministry, Jesus preformed many miracles. In particular, he healed numerous diseased and disabled bodies. But perhaps his greatest miracle was the healing of people's souls - the forgiveness of sin. Jesus still offers that miracle today, and on the same terms as formerly: sincere repentance. This book is a penetrating explanation of repentance and forgiveness that is illuminated with a bright hope... (more)

Believing Christ: The Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good News

Believing Christ: The Parable of the Bicycle and Other Good News

by Stephen E. Robinson

Author Stephen Robinson illustrates the power of the Savior as he uses analogies and parables, such as his own bicycle story, and scriptures and personal experiences in this moving, best-selling book. -Mortals have finite liabilities,- he explains, -and Jesus has unlimited assets.- By merging the two, exaltation can come. As long as we progress in some degree, the Lord will be pleased and will bless us. We must... (more)

The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Hearts and Homes

The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Hearts and Homes

by James L. Ferrell

What does the atonement mean, practically speaking? How is Christ the answer to a strained relationship with a spouse, child, parent, or sibling? What if I am being mistreated—how can the atonement help me cope with that? How can I discover the desire to repent when I don’t feel the need to repent" And how can I invite others to do the same? These are the challenging, difficult questions of daily life,... (more)

Fire of the Covenant: The Story of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies

Fire of the Covenant: The Story of the Willie and Martin Handcart Companies

by Gerald N. Lund

Share in the pathos and spiritual power of the handcart experience The author of the acclaimed historical fiction series The Work and the Glory brings another dramatic chapter in Church history to life in Fire of the Covenant, a novel about the 1856 Willie and Martin Handcart Companies. Elder Lund weaves his fictional characters into the tapestry of actual historical events helping us feel a part of the... (more)

Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

by Gordon Bitner Hinckley

In this national bestseller, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, has created a classic look at the values that can change our world--and how to stand up for them. Drawing on anecdotes from his much-admired life of faith and service, as well as examples from American culture today, he examines ten virtues that have always illuminated the path to a better world:... (more)

Behold the Man (Kingdom and the Crown, Vol 3)

Behold the Man (Kingdom and the Crown, Vol 3)

by Gerald N. Lund

*Starred Review* Lund finishes his epic Kingdom and the Crown series with Behold the Man , following Fishers of Men (2000) and Come unto Me (2001). (Lund, a Mormon, is also the author of a nine-volume historical fiction series about the Mormon Church called The Work and the Glory .) Characters from the first two volumes, concerned with Roman oppression and Zealot rebellion, appear also in the conclusion,... (more)

THE WORK AND THE GLORY - VOLS 1 - 9 - Complete Set

THE WORK AND THE GLORY - VOLS 1 - 9 - Complete Set

by Gerald N. Lund

Go forward with faith : the biography of Gordon B. Hinckley

Go forward with faith : the biography of Gordon B. Hinckley

by Sheri L. Dew

Jesus the Christ : A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern

Jesus the Christ : A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern

by James E. Talmage

A Study of the Messiah and His Mission according to Holy Scriptures both Ancient and Modern By One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Kingdom and the Crown, Vol. 1: Fishers of Men (The Kingdom and the Crown)

The Kingdom and the Crown, Vol. 1: Fishers of Men (The Kingdom and the Crown)

by Gerald N. Lund

In an ancient land in a time foretold by prophets, a babe was born beneath a shining star. Thirty years later, Jesus of Nazareth began teaching a message of hope, peace, and love. He claimed to be the Son of God, and his words - and his life - would change the world. In Fishers of Men, the first volume in the new series The Kingdom and the Crown, best-selling author Gerald N. Lund transports us to the days of... (more)

If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard: And Other Reassuring Truths

If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard: And Other Reassuring Truths

by Sheri L. Dew

Give someone a lift! Following a series of misadventures trying to get to Nauvoo on an airplane with several nieces and nephews, Sheri Dew writes that she was ready to scrap the trip and just go home. A simple statement by her niece restored her perspective: "Aunt Sheri, if life were easy, it wouldn't be hard." The fact is, life is hard-but that's okay. If we learn to turn to the Lord, he can make our burdens... (more)

A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

by LeGrand Richards

At the conclusion of Elder LeGrand Richards' presidency of the Southern States Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1937, he left with the missionaries an outline entitled "The Message of Mormonism." This outline was prepared to assist the missionaires in their study and presentation of the gospel in a systematic and logical manner. It has since been used in a number of missions and by... (more)

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

by Richard L. Bushman

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to... (more)

Holy Temple

by Boyd K. Packer

This is a comprehensive book about the LDS temple. It examines in appropriate detail the doctrines and practices which surround that holy building, and particularly their implications for the individual Church member. Part one offers the Lord's invitation: "Come to the temple." It sets forth the requirements for attendance- basically, preparation through worthiness- and the attitude and behavior appropriate for... (more)

I Am a Mother

by Jane Clayson Johnson

How do we get women to stop saying, "I'm just a mother"? Or, "I used to be such and such, but now I'm just a mother"? When Jane Clayson Johnson, former network news correspondent and co-host of The Early Show attended a gathering of nearly fifty LDS couples, she was shocked to hear the women in the group describe themselves as "just a mother." She had not expected Latter-day Saint women to have the same... (more)

Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life

Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life

by Gordon B. Hinckley

From one of the world's foremost spiritual leaders, an inspiring book that provides young adults and their parents with a game plan for leading a better life. This inspiring, upbeat, life-affirming book shows teenagers and their families how to navigate through the moral minefields of contemporary life and how to truly enjoy the opportunities and blessings that the modern world has to offer. Drawing upon his... (more)

A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life

A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life

by Virginia H. Pearce

The ability to feel God's love doesn't just make life nicer or more comfortable-it changes everything. When filled with God's love, we can do and see and understand things that we cannot do and see and understand on our own. As our own hearts are softened by these blessings, our overriding desire becomes to help others experience this joy also. But how do we do that in the normal course of our everyday lives?... (more)

Come Unto Me (Kingdom and the Crown, 2)

by Gerald N. Lund

Following Christ: The Parable of the Divers and More Good News

Following Christ: The Parable of the Divers and More Good News

by Stephen E. Robinson

The groundbreaking book Believing Christ by Stephen Robinson has become a standard in understanding what it means to have faith in Jesus Christ and to be justified by faith in Him through the gospel covenant. Now, in Following Christ: The Parable of the Divers and More Good News, Brother Robinson explains what happens after we have entered the gospel covenant. He writes, "Where Believing Christ dealt with entering... (more)

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Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith

by Spencer W. Kimball

by Stephen E. Robinson

by James L. Ferrell

by Gerald N. Lund

by Gordon Bitner Hinckley

by Gerald N. Lund

by Gerald N. Lund

by Sheri L. Dew

by James E. Talmage

by Gerald N. Lund

by Sheri L. Dew

by LeGrand Richards

by Richard L. Bushman

by Boyd K. Packer

by Jane Clayson Johnson

by Gordon B. Hinckley

by Virginia H. Pearce

by Gerald N. Lund

by Stephen E. Robinson