All God's Children: Racial and Ethnic Voices in the LDS Church

All God's Children: Racial and Ethnic Voices in the LDS Church, AUTHOR: Cardell Jacobson, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Key Features:

• An insightful collection of accounts from members of the LDS Church who are in culturally diverse situations.
• A powerful look at how the LDS Church is growing in outlying areas of the world, including successes and occasional struggles.
• Cardell Jacobson, the editor and compiler of the book, is a professor of sociology at Brigham Young University.

The rapid growth of The Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints among various racial and ethnic communities has produced many wonderful accomplishments—along with some struggles. The personal essays in this book describe these outcomes—where the Church has been, what the Church is now, and what it can become.

These accounts include:

• The experiences of the first black student-body president at Brigham Young University
• The dynamics of "worldwide" wards in Wisconsin and Texas where several nationalities are represented
• The racial and ethnic challenges in wards in the South, Washington, D.C., and many other areas
• Multinational single-student wards at BYU-Hawaii, and the experience of minority students at BYU
• Hispanic experiences in the Church
• and many more

Read how these changes are making a difference as people from many races and ethnic backgrounds move forward as children of God, seeking the same goal of eternal life.

Size: 206 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $14.95

Bring Forth Your Light, AUTHOR: Frederick & June Babbel, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

We look to the Lord as our source of light and truth, and as we learn to truly love him and conscientiously seek to develop our spirituality our "light within" burns ever more brightly.

Bring Forth Your Light is based on the Savior's challenging statement, "I give unto you to be the light of the world." Thus we come to experience the thrill of being "channels of glory," conduits by which God's power and love can flow into the lives of others. It is particularly important that we teach our children these principles and bring them up in light and truth.

Size: 131 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $12.95

The Case for Hope, AUTHOR: Joe Kent Kerby, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction/ Doctrine

Key Features:

• Demonstrates that the earth and everything on it is the work of a Divine Creator and that each of our lives has a purpose.
• Makes a powerful statement against the theory of evolution.
• Provides a true, uplifting alternative to the misguided teachings found in schools throughout the world.

The Case for Hope details a loving Creator's plan to redeem his children from the depths of despair. In schools throughout the world, our young people are being taught the theory of evolution. This powerful, inspiring book presents the alternate theory: that the earth and everything on it are the work of an intelligent creator.

Size: 114 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $10.95

Charity: Key to Gospel Motivation, AUTHOR: Merlin O. Baker, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Former mission president Merlin O. Baker gives eight suggestions for obtaining charity in this new book. Fear, duty, and reward are inferior to charity. The pure love of Christ is the motivational force most likely to cause spiritual change in one's character. Those seeking the gift of charity will find valuable suggestions and insights.

Size: 73 pages, Hardback. Qty.: Special $14.95

Chocolate Chips and Charity: Visiting Teaching in the Real World, AUTHOR: Linda Hoffman Kimball, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Key Features:

• A wonderful book filled with humorous, warm stories that will lighten and inspire the hearts of readers.
• LDS women will love the broad spectrum of situations shared in this book.

Welcome to a conversation! In this slim volume sisters from a wide range of life and church experience share their stories and insights about Visiting Teaching. In our widely expanding church this long established program faces new challenges and demands. As this book demonstrates, LDS women are up to the task.

The contributors celebrate the broad spectrum of women’s voices and situations. They confess to situations that sometimes stump them. They share the wisdom of their years, varied points of view, successes and “learning experiences” along the path toward Christ like care for the sisters of the Church. There is energy, encouragement and enthusiasm within the “guilt-free zone” of these pages. Join in and get real about visiting teaching!

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“Linda Kimball observes that ‘visiting teachers change light bulbs, diapers, and lives.’ What she doesn’t tell you is that this small gem of a book may change the way you view visiting teaching itself. I loved Chocolate Chips and Charity.”

Conquering Your Own Goliaths, AUTHOR: Steven A. Cramer, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Key Features:

• A valuable resource for all who want to draw closer to the Lord and find permanent solutions for the problems of life.
• Provides wonderful explanations of how to control your thoughts, overcome temptation and rid yourself of unresolved guilt.

In the days of King Saul, the armies of Israel were challenged by Goliath, champion of the Philistines. Goliath was a giant, over nine feet tall. No one dared to confront him.
Then David, a lowly shepherd boy who trusted in the Lord, brought down Goliath with a sling and slew him with the giant's own sword.

In our day, we too face Goliaths. But most of them are Goliaths of the spirit, Goliaths that will not yield to a stone or a sword. Still, as the Lord helped David, so will he help us. He will provide the weapons we need to defeat our own Goliaths.

Best-selling author, Steven A. Cramer, shows how we can enlist the aid of the Lord in overcoming our problems. He discusses the Goliath of a poor self-image, of thought control, of temptation, of adversity, of unresolved guilt, of indecision. He explains our need for the atonement of Christ in overcoming these and all other problems. And, he shows that the Lord always has a way to deliver us from even the most serious of circumstances.

Conquering Your Own Goliaths is a valuable resource for all who want to draw closer to the Lord and find permanent solutions for the problems of life.

Size: 106 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $9.95

Enduring to the End, AUTHOR: I. Barry Thompson, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction/ Doctrine

Key Features:

• The book masterfully analyzes through actual incidents the twelve main reasons many early LDS leaders left the faith.
• The author points out that apostasy can start in many small ways, even for subtle reasons, such as prosperity and riches.
• The book is an effective guide at helping the reader recognize his or her own flaws, and how to avoid personal apostasy.

All too often we see supposedly stalwart friends and loved ones lose their way and slip into church inactivity or even apostasy. What causes this, and could it happen to us?

This book carefully identifies 12 major causes of apostasy from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and then examines how each symptom is treated in the scriptures and from the mouths of modern-day prophets.

The author points out that apostasy can start in many ways. These causes range from the obvious such as "Unrepented Sin" to more subtle reasons such as "Prosperity and Riches" and "Intellectual Superiority." The author then uses the words of the prophets to help the reader avoid succumbing to Satan's tactics in our day.

Size: 175 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $16.95

Great Shall Be Your Joy, AUTHOR: Steven A. Cramer, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Comments from readers of Great Shall Be Your Joy:

"Minutes ago, I completed my first reading of Great Shall Be Your Joy. In my thirst for knowledge, I seldom just 'read' something; if it's good, I 'digest' it. You can rest assured, several more readings of this book must follow! If it is possible, I was even more deeply touched by this than your first book. Great Shall Be Your Joy is a cherished possession already, one that will be shared with many."

"Great Shall Be Your Joy had an overwhelmingly positive and favorable impression on me. The Spirit speaks to confirm the truth of the principles contained therein! It is not only scripturally and prophetically sound, but it is extremely well written."

"For a long time I had abandoned hope of ever really changing. . . but then I realized I needed to trust my life into the hands of a much greater power than that of man on earth so I turned to the Lord . . . The past few years have been those of confinement, like being in a tight cocoon. The dark surrounds you, and you wonder if you will ever see the light again and then when you do, it is so bright that you almost have to shade your eyes, yet you don't want to because it is so warm and inviting after such a long time in the cold darkness."

Size: 121 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $13.95

Glad Tidings Near Cumorah, AUTHOR: Bruce E. Dana, CATEGORY: LDS Non-Fiction

Key Features:

• Noted author Bruce Dana has compiled a wonderful collection of eyewitness accounts detailing the establishment of the LDS Church
• The miraculous events of the Restoration come alive through these anecdotes
• A perfect gift for someone learning about the Church, but certain to strengthen the testimonies of all who read it

After long centuries of apostate darkness, the restoration of the gospel began to unfold in upstate New York in the 1820s. In this peaceful area near the Hill Cumorah, young Joseph Smith spoke with Moroni, an angel sent from heaven. Moroni told Joseph a book written upon gold plates was buried in the nearby hill. Joseph Smith was also told there were other sacred items deposited with the plates. Whatever became of those sacred relics?

Read about:

• Eyewitness accounts of the gold plates that were translated into The Book of Mormon
• Items viewed by the Three Witnesses, such as the sword of Laban, the Liahona, and the Urim and Thummim
• Appearances by resurrected beings to early members of the Church
• Joseph Smith’s seer stone

Your testimony will be strengthened as you read fascinating eyewitness accounts of early Saints who lived in this sacred area, saw heavenly visitors and beheld marvelous relics from the past.

Size: 166 pages, 6x9" Paperback. Qty.: Special $10.95

In A Word: The ABC's of Warmth and Wisdom, AUTHOR: Carol L. Clark, CATEGORY: Inspirational

Key Features:

• Through these 26 powerful messages, Carol L. Clark shares both poignant and humorous stories that inspire the reader.
• The author has tied each to a letter of the alphabet, creating an “A to Z” of gospel-based warmth and wisdom.

In a Word invites the reader to thoughtfully explore how the gospel enriches and enlivens daily life. The author introduces 26 principles from A is for Anchor through Z is for Zeal. Through humorous and poignant stories, each essay invites the reader to think more deeply, enjoy more fully, and live more righteously.

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“Whether in a faraway land or at home with family, Carol Clark has gathered a glorious collection of wit and wisdom that rejuvenates and inspires.”