Avatar4321 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for any inspiring church book? I have a birthday coming up and Id like something good but i dont know what to get. Link to comment
Kevin Christensen Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Sgt Nibley, Phd. or Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated LifeOne Eternal RoundTemple Theology: An Introduction by Margaret Barker or Temple MysticismWhy the Church is as True as the Gospel by Eugene EnglandIlluminating the Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount by John W. WelchBountiful Harvest: Essays in Honor of S. Kent Brown, recently out.Kevin ChristensenBethel Park, PA Link to comment
boblloyd91 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 "Yearning for the Living God" F. Enzio Busche"Out of the Killing Fields Into the Light" Penne D. ConradAlso, Gerald Lund has written several good books lately Link to comment
DispensatorMysteriorum Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy is fabulous. I've read hundreds of books, and it's near the top for how insightful it is. Link to comment
Christian Mormon Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hearing the voice of the Lord by Gerald Lund Link to comment
rpn Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 "In Quiet Desparation" Matai and Madsen --- the middle part is the the best practical depiction of the atonement I've ever read (with the possible, though not sure, exception of "Believing Christ"). Link to comment
altersteve Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The Book of Mormon is my favorite. Link to comment
Calm Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I like best the Pearl of Great Price myself. Link to comment
altersteve Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I like best the Pearl of Great Price myself.I like that one a lot too. Great stuff. The Bible and the Doctrine and Covenants are pretty fantastic as well. Link to comment
Nathair/|\ Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 If it doesn't have to be specifically LDS, Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich is quite beautiful. She was a Christian mystic who wrote around the turn of the thirteenth century. One favorite passage:We are his joy, we are his reward, we are his glory, we are his crown--and this was a special marvel and fulfilling vision, that we should be his crown.She reports that were it possible, Christ would suffer the atonement every day for us and count it but joy due to his love for us. Link to comment
Calm Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) She reports that were it possible, Christ would suffer the atonement every day for us and count it but joy due to his love for us. This is a lovely thought and I do think it captures the true feeling of his love for us, but I also view Christ as a practical person and don't see him choosing to suffer for us for the sole purpose of showing us he loves us. He'd much rather be spending time with us enjoying each others' company and in doing thing that promote pure joy in my view....Now if we truly needed him to suffer the atonement every day, I think he would be willing to do so and would do it with joy (though he would also experience the sorrow and pain he suffered in Gethsemane where he asked if the cup could be passed from him)....but not just to prove a point even if that point is his love.PS: I have had friends and relatives who have suffered just to show someone they love them, not because they really had to....it places a burden on the loved one that should not be placed...they feel they are the cause of the suffering, which accomplishes nothing truly of value. My grandmother used to bring over apple pie for the family along with an extensive description of the pain she suffered to produce it due to her arthritis....I did not enjoy eating the pie all that much myself, as delicious as it was. Of course not everyone who suffers in this way makes a big deal of it to those they are suffering for. However, this should explain why I am bothering to make this comment, I tend to have a bit of an obsession about people choosing to suffer unnecessarily because of my experiences with this type of person and the unnecessary guilt they put on me through their actions, intentionally or not. Edited May 13, 2012 by calmoriah Link to comment
Storm Rider Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 The last few books that I have read have been secular. However, if you are interested in some really great historical books I recommend these: "The River of Doubt" by Candice Millard is an outstanding of account of Theodore Roosevelt's journey down the Amazon to explore the unrecorded river Doubt. "The Greater Journey - Americans in Paris" by David McCullough. A very good read about all the Americans that used to study in Paris before they became famous writers, painters, etc. "Bonnhoeffer - Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" by Eric Metaxas. A gripping account of Bonhoeffer's experience during WWII; what a great man he was! If you do read them let me know what you thought. Link to comment
cinepro Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It's not "LDS", but I highly recommend Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken"One of the most amazing (and inspirational) stories I have ever read. Link to comment
ERayR Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 The Real George Washington by Allison, Parry and & Skousen Link to comment
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