An open, reliable account of Latter-day Saint temple ceremoniesTemples are the defining landmarks of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—striking buildings that members regard as deeply sacred and largely private. For those outside the faith, these sanctuaries can seem mysterious, even off-putting. Inside the Temple offers something that has long been missing: a clear, fair, and accurate account of what actually happens within these spaces....

This landmark volume brings together sixteen essays from historians, scholars, and project contributors to reflect on the significance of The Joseph Smith Papers. Together, these authors assess the project’s scholarly achievements, explore how it reshapes narratives of early Latter-day Saint history, and highlight its far-reaching implications across multiple academic disciplines. An essential resource for scholars and students of Latter-day Saint history, this book invites a deep...

Inspirations for the Awakening Soul is a collection of divinely inspired messages designed to heal the wounded soul within that drives self-destructive behavior and unconscious living. The messages encourage the reader to trust in their highest good. The inspirations teach lessons of love, healing, and wholeness. With the understanding that our thoughts and beliefs create our reality, the inspirations are designed to create a paradigm shift in the reader, allowing them to create a...

This awe-inspiring book is a tribute to the perseverance of the human spirit. A House for the Most High is a groundbreaking work from beginning to end with its faithful and comprehensive documentation of the Nauvoo Temple’s conception. The behind-the-scenes stories of those determined Saints involved in the great struggle to raise the sacred edifice bring a new appreciation to all readers. McBride’s painstaking research now gives us access to valuable first-hand accounts that are drawn str...

Peace, Power and A Sound Mind will offer the alcoholic or addict and those that love them and understanding of addiction and the tools to return to a life of health, happiness and peace of mind.

The thirteenth volume in the Documents series of The Joseph Smith Papers features ninety-eight Joseph Smith documents produced from August through December 1843 and includes letters, discourses, financial records, city ordinances, military orders, and a memorial to Congress. These documents provide insight into the growth and prosperity of Nauvoo. Illinois, the development of Latter-day Saint theology and practice, and the expansion of opposition to Joseph Smith and the Church in ...

Global Instability: Uncertainty and New Visions in Political Economy presents a series of papers that address the political consequences of globalization for states and their populations, while exploring the issue of alternatives to the model of globalization we are presently experiencing. The focus moves from the world of international agreements to the national and sub-national dilemmas that are posed by attempting to manage a set of global developments within a given te...

Long before he was the cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Jack Canfield was a master motivator, teacher, and a self-esteem trainer. In his latest book, Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction, the man known internationally as America's Success Coach helps readers apply the principles of the famed Law of Attraction to their lives.Canfield covers all areas of life -- from career and creative pursuits to health, financial prosperity and wi...

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 explore his personality, his relationships with others, and how he received ...

Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Its spread has depended upon a reconstitution of state powers such that privatization, finance, and market processes are emphasized. State interventions in the economy are minimized, while the obligations of the state to provide for the welfare of its citizens are diminish...

A gripping account of the mob killing of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism“American Crucifixion paints a brilliant picture of religious experimentation, public intolerance, and the making of a martyr.”—Chicago TribuneOn June 27, 1844, in the dusty frontier town of Carthage, Illinois, Joseph Smith and three of his associates waited anxiously in a jail cell. The dynamic founding prophet of Mormonism no longer had a congregation to p...

A groundbreaking and inspiring book that challenges our relationship with alcohol by exploring the psychological factors behind alcohol use and the cultural influences that contribute to dependency.Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives, and worry that it may even be affecting their health. But, they resist change because they fear losing the pleasure and stress-relief associated with alcohol, and assume giving it up will inv...