What does it mean when the Creator of the universe asks a question?From the garden of Eden to the closing words of the Apocalypse, God speaks - and, sometimes, He asks. God's Questions takes readers on a journey through the Holy Scriptures to encounter moments when the Almighty addresses humanity not with a command but with a question: Where art thou? Is any thing too hard for the Lord? What seek ye? What will ye that I shall do unto you? Lovest thou me?Th...

This book aims to improve real-world critical thinking.Traditional critical thinking texts neglect two crucial facts. First, as psychologists have shown, many of our mistakes are caused not by faulty formal reasoning but because we bypass it in favor of intuitive, often unreliable heuristics. Second, good critical thinking requires not only the proper assessment of inference but also of our premises: the evaluation of information sources is of fundamental importance, especially in ...

"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...

Would you like to gain more from your temple attendance? More knowledge and power? More help for your daily life? Understanding Temple Symbols helps us think about the temple in new and different ways—discovering unexplored avenues of learning, opening doors we hadn't noticed before, and deepening our understanding of the symbolism used in the Lord's House.Our temple experience is rooted in symbols, and to understand those symbols is to receive more fully the endowment of ...

Embark on the adventure that has captivated readers for centuries. In this timeless Chinese classic, a clever and rebellious monkey rises from humble origins to become one of the most powerful creatures in existence-only to find that his greatest challenge lies in learning to serve rather than rule.Complete and unabridged, this new translation by M. T. Wu includes all 10 books of the Monkey King's adventures in contemporary English that modern readers can enjoy. At the same it, it ...

Perception is our main source of epistemic access to the outside world. Perception and Basic Beliefs addresses two central questions in epistemology: which beliefs are epistemologically basic (i.e., noninferentially justified) and where does perception end and inferential cognition begin. Jack Lyons offers a highly externalist theory, arguing that what makes a belief a basic belief or a perceptual belief is determined by the nature of the cognitive system, or module, that produced the beli...

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.

‘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...

If you long to ease your nervousness at the beginning of your talk but aren't known as the ward comedian, this book is heaven-sent. Filled with excerpts from speeches, books, recordings, histories, and periodicals, this book features appropriate humorous pieces to add to any talk or lesson.

Stories can strengthen as little else can. They can add sparkle to a talk or lesson, or deepen the sense of the Spirit. In some important ways, our very understanding of the gospel is based on stories, true stories that change the lives of those who read them and make them part of their own experience.This third volume of Best-Loved Stories of the LDS People contains some of the best true, faith-promoting stories in the Mormon experience. Following in the tradition of the ...

In this concert file, Joe McMichael and 'Irish' Jack Lyons assemble an amazingly thorough chronicle of live performances played by the hardest working rock 'n' roll band of all time.This book includes:Over 1500 gigs, including set-lists, eye-witness accounts and background notes.Updated coverage of all the concerts up to the American tour of 2002.Backstage dramas, audience reactions and on-stage rantsYear by year summaries of 'The Who's concert schedules.Con...