"The time is far spent; there is little remaining." -Hymns, no. 266Never has that been more true than now, with the Church's new 25-minute class times. And that means our teaching needs to be more efficient and effective than ever, using simple techniques that bring big results in gospel growth and knowledge. Techniques for Teaching the Gospel presents and explains 26 of these techniques that anyone can use, including:Having the teac...

‘How marvelous a thing is a good book!’' said President Gordon B. Hinckley. ‘How stimulating to read and share with a great writer thoughts that build and strengthen and broaden one’s horizon!’Inspirational Classics for Latter-day Saints is such a book. Featuring 12 masterpieces published for the first time in a single volume, Inspirational Classics is filled with thoughts that not only build, strengthen and broaden but also inspire, uplift and renew.These...

The tremendously popular series Best-Loved Stories of the LDS People takes on a holiday spirit in this wonderfully rich collection of enduring Christmas stories. Best-Loved Christmas Stories of the LDS People contains more than 150 choice stories from the best of our LDS heritage, as well as classics from world literature. It is a heartwarming mix of true stories and timeless Christmas fiction. Included are such tender stories as Spencer W. Kimball’s experience with the f...

Here is the greatest collection of classic poems recited members of the Church since the turn of the century. You'll find poems that are perfect for talks on prayer, faith, families, aging, and so on. There are poems for dozens of occasions and holidays as well. Works by some of the world's best known poets such as Shakespeare, Dickinson, Longfellow, Wordsworth, and Kipling are included alongside classic LDS poets W.W. Phelps, Eliza R. Snow and David O. McKay.

Many hold a deep fascination with Mormonism but erroneously think of it as a secret religion that celebrates polygamy and confinement. Most outsiders regard Latter-day Saint women as submissive and pitiable. In The Sisterhood, award-winning author Dorothy Allred Solomon takes us inside the lives of women of the faith. She focuses on the roles of Mormon women in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, including fascinating personal stories about family, children, and...

"Ripped-from-the-headlines. . . . Alex's story is gripping as she comes across as a reliable witness against the cruelties of so-called reparative therapy." — The Bay Area ReporterWhen Alex Cooper was fifteen years old, life was pretty ordinary in her suburban town and nice Mormon family. But something was gnawing at her that made her feel different. These feelings exploded when she met Yvette, a girl with whom Alex fell quickly in love.

Wayne May has assembled an impressive body of evidence, scrupulously researched and compellingly presented, that lends considerable weight to the idea that the setting of the Book of Mormon was in North America. Whether or not one ultimately agrees with May, it is clear that he has engaged in thoughtful, responsible, and, above all, faithful scholarship that must henceforth be included in any serious discussions about the geographical location of those events depicted in this best of all...

In the second volume of bestselling author Gerald N. Lund's explosive new series, the Eckhardt family finds that the turmoil in their lives will only increase as they try to move forward in a nation divided. Sergeant Hans Eckhardt has been discharged from his military service and wants nothing more than to start a new life with a career and a family, but the unrest swallowing his homeland seems determined to stop him.Suffering the devastating impact of defeat in the Great War, the ...

In addition to fascinating examples of speciation by mutation and the lesser-known processes of sexual recombination and polyploidy, Howard Stutz examines the evidence from the embryo stages of human beings and other creatures to show how selection and differentiation moved development in certain favored directions while leaving behind evidence of earlier, discarded developments. With rigorous, scientific clarity—but in language accessible to a popular audience—this book proceeds to its co...

The apparent parallels between Mormon ritual and doctrine and those of Freemasonry have long been recognized. That Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other early church leaders were, at least for a time, Masons, is common knowledge. Yet while early historians of the LDS Church openly acknowledged this connection, the question of influence was later dismissed and almost became taboo among faithful church members. Just as Mormons have tried to downplay any ties to Freemasonry, Masons have soug...

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO REPENT.That is the message Steven A. & Laurel Cramer hope to convey as they relate the heartache and struggles they went through to overcome Steven's addictions and repair their marriage. Through much prayer and many emotional roller coaster rides, they learn the love of the Savior for each of us and the power that He has over sin, if only we will allow Him to do His work within us. Told with love and understanding, this book is perfect for those who are working thr...

The Trek East represents Mormonism’s ongoing search for a haven in Japan that began at the turn of the twentieth century. This effort to evangelize and grow in Japan occurred with the backdrop of three forces of history that had emerged in the previous century. First, with the aspirations of Manifest Destiny achieved in conquering the western frontier, the United States was becoming a Pacific military and economic power. Second, Japan was opening up its borders after 220 years of national ...