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When he was sixteen years old, Larry Miller came home one summer night to find all his possessions sitting in three bags on the porch of his darkened house. The door was locked. From those troubled and humble beginnings rose a man whose influence has touched, according to reliable pollsters, more than...

This volume is a treasury of anecdotal history and personal experiences of the early Saints. While compiling the early history of the Church, Brother Little determined to obtain as much first-hand information as possible and, during the latter lifetimes of the first members of the Church, interviewed...

Explore the life and mission of Joseph Smith in this six-episode DVD and the companion book of essays. Thirty-three respected scholars — including Richard E Turley Jr., Andrew C. Skinner, Larry C. Porter, Milton V. Backman and Robert J. Matthews — examine a variety of topics about the Prophet:Spiritual...

Recalling his growing-up years in Los Angeles following World War II, author James Pratt describes twelve lessons he learned from observing his father, an unpretentious and uneducated man who acquired little of this world's wealth but who lived an honorable life. 'For some, these twelve virtues may...

In School of the Prophet: Joseph Smith Learns the First Principles, Dr. Bennett shows us how Joseph Smith, the first convert and initial student of this “marvelous work and a wonder” (Isaiah 29:14), was taught by heavenly beings, refined in the fires of adversity, and firmly grounded in the saving...

The Elders’ Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an early Latter-day Saint periodical containing a number of letters from church leaders, minutes from church conferences, and occasionally “Q&A” sessions with church leaders. It also included community items such as notices...

In this exciting book, author Larry A. Morris explores a defining principle from the life of each Church President and illustrates how the leader lived that principle. For example, President Ezra Taft Benson once proclaimed, 'Do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may.' This personal motto...

Could there be a subject more compelling than the Savior's Second Coming? In this book, Elder Gerald N. Lund brings into sharp focus the events, both thrilling and threatening, that are to precede and accompany that time. Deliberately, avoiding the speculation common to many books on this topic, Elder...

This book offers a thorough coverage of life after death from the LDS perspective. It particularly offers comfort to reader following the death of a loved one.

In the Book of Mormon is an invitation for all mankind: "Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; . . . and love God with all your might, mind and strength." (Moroni 10:32.) Come unto Christ outlines ways in which each individual can respond to this invitation....

Millions have heard about such current and former LDS practices as the Word of Wisdom and plural marriage, and many people know about the Mormon pioneers and even LDS athletes and entertainers. But what do they know about our doctrines? What does your neighbor or relative know about the LDS concept...

In our tempestuous day, where can we turn for refuge? It is no surprise that the latter days are stormy ones. "We live in a very dangerous world that threatens those things that are most spiritual," writes President Boyd K. Packer. "The adversary is about. His objective is to cause injury." But there...

As the capstone of our religion, the Doctrine and Covenants provides insights into the restored gospel of Jesus Christ not found in any of the other standard works. Here we find detailed information about priesthood offices, Church organizations, the Millennium, and a host of other topics only hinted...

This is Richard O. Cowan's book Doctrine and Covenants, Our Modern Scripture.