On the outside of the Salt Lake Temple is a carving of two people shaking hands, symbolizing the temple as a place where we make sacred covenants with God. But what are those holy promises, and what do they have to do with becoming endowed with spiritual power in our everyday lives?In The Holy Covenants, religion professor Anthony Sweat helps us better understand the major covenants of the temple endowment as a pattern of divine living. He explains with clarity and perspective how ...

Do you sometimes wonder what is and isn't Church doctrine?Have you heard something unsettling about Church history and wanted to know if it's true?Do you want to deepen your study on a gospel topic but don't know where to look other than Google?Do you seek to reconcile how to follow modern yet mortal prophets?If you said yes to any of these questions, then you are a latter-day seeker.The purpose of this timely book is to aid you by...

While existing artwork that portrays the Restoration is rich and beautiful, until now many key events in Latter-day Saint history have surprisingly never been depicted to accurately represent the historical record. The purpose of this volume is to produce paintings of some of the underrepresented events in order to expand our understanding of the Restoration. Each image includes a richly researched historical background, some artistic insights into the painting’s composition, an applicatio...

A favorite hymn of the Latter-day Saints supplicates Christ for His help in "every hour." And while that's certainly true, how is it true? Are we such sinners that we need constant access to Christ's Atonement? Or is there something more to the Atonement, something in addition to forgiveness for our sins? What help does Christ offer in moments when we may not need His forgiveness but do need help beyond our own capacities? We know Christ's Atonement can save us from death and sin,...

Did you know that nearly half of today's Latter-day Saint teenagers (those who are actively engaged in the gospel) think that if they died today they would NOT make it to the celestial kingdom? Why? The most common answer is something like, "Well, I have sins and I'm not perfect, so I don't think I am good enough to go to the celestial kingdom. But I don't think I'm so terrible that I'll go to the telestial kingdom either. So I guess I will end up somewhere in the middle, in the terrestria...

A beautiful art book depicting the life and ministry of Jesus Christ in stained glass.In 2019, Tom and Gayle Holdman, along with the artists of the Holdman Studio, completed a twenty-by-seven-foot, five-panel stained-glass window depicting the life and mission of Jesus Christ. After its permanent installation in Rome, Italy, Tom and Gayle were concerned that there would be people who might never see this particular work. To remedy the problem they envisioned a new,...

Art has long served as a mirror to culture and a catalyst for inspiration and transformation. Its power to teach, move, and embed truth can surpass that of the written or spoken word. Yet within the rich catalog of Latter-day Saint art, one sacred subject remains underrepresented—the Crucifixion. As acclaimed Latter-day Saint artist Rose Datoc Dall observes, “There have been a disproportionate few number of Crucifixion images coming from a robust Latter-day Saint visual tradition, which pr...

A decade’s worth of excitement built prior to the dedication and opening of the Rome Italy Temple in early 2019. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world and all others will be welcomed at the Rome Temple visitors’ center, where the first thing they see is a stunning 20' x 7' art-glass window created by Tom Holdman and his associates at Holdman Studios.This beautiful masterpiece, entitled “Come unto Me,” was created to boldly testify that Jes...

The Holy Invitation offers an insightful introduction to the temple, helping young adults and new converts better comprehend the eternal truths taught in the Lord's house. This short book explores the temple experience from three different vantage points: the why, drawing upon a fictional metaphor with parallels to the temple; the what, exploring the history of the endowment; and the how, applying the metaphor, Church history, and the endowment to us. Th...

At first glance, as I thumbed thru the pages of "Mormons: An Open Book", I was struck by the layout of the book. Instead of taking a straight prose style, the book is set up much like a modern textbook. Packed with nuggets of information and an appealing visual presentation, what would have been a monologue on plain white pages is instead something exciting and engaging.Peppered throughout the book are separate text boxes of thoughts, statistics, and asides triggered by the topic o...

Joseph Smith said that God's plan of salvation is "one of heaven's best gifts to mankind." But how many of us understand the depth and breadth of it completely? And how many of us feel comfortable teaching those eternal truths and doctrines to our families or our classes?Authors and gospel teachers John Hilton III and Anthony Sweat have teamed up again to lead teenagers step-by-step through the entire plan of salvation—from our premortal existence to the Final Judgment and our inhe...

Although sealing is central to the Restoration, sometimes we don’t understand it beyond “living together” in heaven. Sealing, however, orders eternity, links generations, secures blessings, continues priesthood, and enable exaltation.In this third companion book to the best-selling volumes The Holy Invitation and The Holy Covenants, Anthony and Cindy Sweat explore more broadly what the holy sealing is doing, why it is essential, and how it blesses us. Drawing form...