Life can be sweet. Our relationships with friends, spouses, colleagues, and family members can be wonderfully rewarding. They can also bring heartache, frustration, anxiety, and anger. We all know the difference between times when we feel open, generous, and at ease with people versus times when we are guarded, defensive, and on edge.Why do we get trapped in negative emotions when it's clear that life is so much fuller and richer when we are free of them?Bonds That Make...

One of the most thorough presentations in print on Mormon theology compares each teaching with what the Bible says. Designed for quick reference.

Amalphi Publishing is thrilled to present the reprint of the highly sought after book Selected Writings of M. Catherine Thomas, originally part of the Deseret Book's Best of the Best Gospel Scholar Series.From essays such as "Using the Book of Mormon to Face The Tests Ahead" to "Living The Spirit of At-one-ment," the reader is engaged both spiritually and intellectually through Catherine's inimitable insights.

The Book of Abraham was a purported translation of Abrahams writing by Joseph Smith. This work, by the LDS church leader George Reynolds, is a defense of the writings authenticity. Egyptologists in the 20th century would later identify the piece of papyrus as parts of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.A table of contents is also included for easier navigation.

The story of America’s westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this massive emigration began.While many p...

In the book of Moses, we find what Joseph Smith entitled "extracts from the prophecy of Enoch." Dr. Hugh Nibley says of these verses: "The excerpts. . . in the Pearl of Great Price supply us with the most valuable control yet on the bona fides of the Prophet. . . We are to test. . . 'How does it compare with records known to be authentic?' The excerpts offer the nearest thing to a perfectly foolproof test — neat, clear-cut, and decisive — of Joseph Smith's claim to inspiration."In ...

"'A happy gay Mormon.' That's the shorthand I often use to describe myself," writes Tom Christofferson. "Some of my gay friends—as well as some of the LDS friends—are a little surprises that I think it's possible to be a gay Mormon."In That We May Be One, Tom Christofferson shares perspectives gained from his life's journey as a gay man who left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and then returned to it. After having asked to be excommunicated from the faith h...

In this important talk, originally given while he was president of BYU, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland turns his remarkable spiritual and literary talents to the subject of human intimacy. Rather than simply listing the dos and don'ts of personal purity, Elder Holland reviews the doctrinal seriousness of this topic and examines “why we should be clean, and why moral discipline is such a significant matter in God's eyes.” Relying on scripture and statements from the prophets and using thought-pro...

One of the great purposes of our existence on earth is to perfect ourselves, to learn to become more like God. The Savior's admonition “Be ye therefore perfect” was not limited in time or scope; it applies to his disciples in every age, including this last dispensation. Be Your Best Self can help in the constant struggle for perfection. Adapted from the powerful discourses of President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this book is...

'May Christ Lift Thee Up' — the theme for the 1998 Women's Conference last spring at Brigham Young University — embodies the messages delivered at the popular conference. This volume includes talks from the conference on such topics as 'May Christ Lift Thee Up,' 'Sisters in the Gospel,' 'Susceptible to Blessing,' 'Life and Living 101,' 'Family Life: Miracles and Mishaps,' and 'Becoming Righteous Leaders.' Readers will find essays from a variety of voices — female, male, divorced, single, m...

Young Latter-day Saint missionaries, both men and women, dressed in white shirts and dark suits or conservative dresses, have become the public face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the twenty-first century. On June 25, 2007, just over 175 years since Joseph Smith's brother, Samuel, first set out to proselyte with a knapsack filled with copies of the Book of Mormon, the one millionth Mormon missionary was beginning his two-year service. He joined the other 53,000 full-...