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Unveiling Grace

The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church

de Lynn K. Wilder ...

A gripping story of how an entire family, deeply enmeshed in Mormonism for thirty years, found their way out and found faith in Jesus Christ.For thirty years, Lynn Wilder, once a tenured faculty member at Brigham Young University, and her family lived in, loved, and promoted the Mormon Church. Then their son Micah, serving his Mormon mission in Florida, had a revelation: God knew him personally. ... Leer más

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A gripping story of how an entire family, deeply enmeshed in Mormonism for thirty years, found their way out and found faith in Jesus Christ.For thirty years, Lynn Wilder, once a tenured faculty member at Brigham Young University, and her family lived in, loved, and promoted the Mormon Church. Then their son Micah, serving his Mormon mission in Florida, had a revelation: God knew him personally.
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The Sound of Gravel

A Memoir

de Ruth Wariner ...

A New York Times bestseller, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.“A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." — People Magazine“An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community.” — New York MagazineRuth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where ... Leer más

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A New York Times bestseller, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.“A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." — People Magazine“An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community.” — New York MagazineRuth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where
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Under the Banner of Heaven

A Story of Violent Faith

de Jon Krakauer ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco ChronicleDefying both civil authorities and the Mo. ... Leer más

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco ChronicleDefying both civil authorities and the Mo.
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Watchman on the Tower

Ezra Taft Benson and the Making of the Mormon Right

de Matthew L Harris ...

Ezra Taft Benson is perhaps the most controversial apostle-president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For nearly fifty years he delivered impassioned sermons in Utah and elsewhere, mixing religion with ultraconservative right-wing political views and conspiracy theories. His teachings inspired Mormon extremists to stockpile weapons, predict the end of the world, ... Leer más

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Ezra Taft Benson is perhaps the most controversial apostle-president in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For nearly fifty years he delivered impassioned sermons in Utah and elsewhere, mixing religion with ultraconservative right-wing political views and conspiracy theories. His teachings inspired Mormon extremists to stockpile weapons, predict the end of the world,
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Baptists at our Barbecue

de Robert Farrell Smith ...

At age twenty-five, Tartan Jones has seen little of the world outside of Utah—and nothing by way of an eternal mate. Frustrated, and still single, Tartan makes a desperate bid to change his life and luck by accepting the first transfer that comes along at work.Fate lands him in a small town affectionately nicknamed Longwinded (pop. 558), located deep in the mountains, somewhere in the American ... Leer más

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At age twenty-five, Tartan Jones has seen little of the world outside of Utah—and nothing by way of an eternal mate. Frustrated, and still single, Tartan makes a desperate bid to change his life and luck by accepting the first transfer that comes along at work.Fate lands him in a small town affectionately nicknamed Longwinded (pop. 558), located deep in the mountains, somewhere in the American
... Leer más
Let’s Talk about Race and Priesthood

de W. Paul Reeve ...

Few topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are as complex and painful to understand as the policy that for 130 years restricted members of Black African descent from priesthood ordination and receiving temple ordinances. The impact of this policy has been deeply felt by generations of faithful members of the Church. Through the lens of modern scholarship and a trust in ... Leer más

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Few topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are as complex and painful to understand as the policy that for 130 years restricted members of Black African descent from priesthood ordination and receiving temple ordinances. The impact of this policy has been deeply felt by generations of faithful members of the Church. Through the lens of modern scholarship and a trust in
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The Glovemaker

A Novel

de Ann Weisgarber ...

****Finalist for the Western Writers of America’s 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel****Finalist for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel**“Compelling historical fiction…. Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery….A journey you won’t forget.”—Houston Chronicle**In the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old ... Leer más

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****Finalist for the Western Writers of America’s 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel****Finalist for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel**“Compelling historical fiction…. Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery….A journey you won’t forget.”—Houston Chronicle**In the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old
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Trust Williams Trilogy: Book One: All is Swell

Trust in Thelma's Way

de Robert Farrell Smith ...

Thelma’s Way, Tennessee, might as well be a foreign mission according to Elder Trust Williams. It’s a town known for a bunch of Mormons who got lost on their way out of Nauvoo, famous for some bad ham that got Parley P. Pratt sick enough to stay a while. Take the local branch: Brother Heck takes up living with the chickens and ‘tars and feathers’ himself with housepaint. There’s Paul the apostate, ... Leer más

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Thelma’s Way, Tennessee, might as well be a foreign mission according to Elder Trust Williams. It’s a town known for a bunch of Mormons who got lost on their way out of Nauvoo, famous for some bad ham that got Parley P. Pratt sick enough to stay a while. Take the local branch: Brother Heck takes up living with the chickens and ‘tars and feathers’ himself with housepaint. There’s Paul the apostate,
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Finding your Path in Lehi's Dream

de Bytheway, John ...

With every passing day, the unforgettable imagery in Lehi’s dream becomes more real and more relevant. In our modern world, we can literally hear the taunts and see the pointing fingers of people like those in the great and spacious building. We find ourselves clinging with greater energy to the rod of iron as we work through the massive mists of darkness toward the tree of life. In Lifestyles of ... Leer más

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With every passing day, the unforgettable imagery in Lehi’s dream becomes more real and more relevant. In our modern world, we can literally hear the taunts and see the pointing fingers of people like those in the great and spacious building. We find ourselves clinging with greater energy to the rod of iron as we work through the massive mists of darkness toward the tree of life. In Lifestyles of
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The Hand of Providence

de Carter, Ron ...

Series Libro 4 - Prelude to Glory
In 1777, aiming to crush the American rebellion and win for himself a lasting fame, British General John Burgoyne sets out from Canada with a massive army. Losing the help of his Indian allies and slowed by the nearly impassable terrain, the flamboyant Burgoyne finds himself locked in the battle of his life at a place called Saratoga. There, under the heroic leadership of General Benedict Arnold, ... Leer más

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In 1777, aiming to crush the American rebellion and win for himself a lasting fame, British General John Burgoyne sets out from Canada with a massive army. Losing the help of his Indian allies and slowed by the nearly impassable terrain, the flamboyant Burgoyne finds himself locked in the battle of his life at a place called Saratoga. There, under the heroic leadership of General Benedict Arnold,
... Leer más
The Power of Godliness

Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology

de Jonathan Stapley ...

The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and gender. With in-depth research and never previously used documents, Jonathan A. Stapley explores the rituals of ordination, temple "sealings," baby blessings, healing, and cunning-folk traditions. In doing so, he demonstrates that Mormon liturgy includes a much larger and more complex set of ... Leer más

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The Power of Godliness is a key work to understand Mormon conceptions of priesthood, authority, and gender. With in-depth research and never previously used documents, Jonathan A. Stapley explores the rituals of ordination, temple "sealings," baby blessings, healing, and cunning-folk traditions. In doing so, he demonstrates that Mormon liturgy includes a much larger and more complex set of
... Leer más
Know Your Religions Volume 3

de Alonzo Gaskill ...

This provocative series examines some of the great religions of the world, taking into account both similarities and differences with Mormonism - refuting common misconceptions, illuminating little-known practices, and exploring the theological underpinnings of the faith under study. Persons not of the LDS faith may be surprised to learn of doctrinal commonalities with the Latter-day Saints, while ... Leer más

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This provocative series examines some of the great religions of the world, taking into account both similarities and differences with Mormonism - refuting common misconceptions, illuminating little-known practices, and exploring the theological underpinnings of the faith under study. Persons not of the LDS faith may be surprised to learn of doctrinal commonalities with the Latter-day Saints, while
... Leer más
The Power of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints

de Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie Skarda, Kyle Anderson, Ty Mansfield ...

Latter-day Saints are great at getting things done. But sometimes an excessive focus on “doing more” can take us to a place where we’re mostly going through the motions—and missing the deep, rich spiritual power that can come from being still. Using Latter-day Saint vernacular and examples, The Power of Stillness explores ways in which mindfulness can help deepen our conversion to the gospel. ... Leer más

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Latter-day Saints are great at getting things done. But sometimes an excessive focus on “doing more” can take us to a place where we’re mostly going through the motions—and missing the deep, rich spiritual power that can come from being still. Using Latter-day Saint vernacular and examples, The Power of Stillness explores ways in which mindfulness can help deepen our conversion to the gospel.
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Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith

de RoseAnn Benson ...

This book takes a balanced look at Campbell’s and Smith’s efforts to restore primitive Christianity, including what restoration meant to both groups--their beliefs, their interactions with each other, their similarities, their differences, and their unique contributions to Christianity. ... Leer más

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This book takes a balanced look at Campbell’s and Smith’s efforts to restore primitive Christianity, including what restoration meant to both groups--their beliefs, their interactions with each other, their similarities, their differences, and their unique contributions to Christianity.
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Grass Roots in Mexico

Stories of Pioneering Latter-day Saints

Edición de F. LaMond Tullis ...

This book begins with a synopsis of events that are important to the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico. This summary establishes a contextual background for the pioneer vignettes that follow. These brief sketches are mostly about pioneer Mexican Latter-day Saints and focus mainly on their conversions, their lives as new members of the Church, and what happened to ... Leer más

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This book begins with a synopsis of events that are important to the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico. This summary establishes a contextual background for the pioneer vignettes that follow. These brief sketches are mostly about pioneer Mexican Latter-day Saints and focus mainly on their conversions, their lives as new members of the Church, and what happened to
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The Colony

Faith and Blood in a Promised Land

de Sally Denton ...

**A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection“The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever come across.” —Douglas PrestonAn investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.**On the morning of ... Leer más

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**A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection“The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever come across.” —Douglas PrestonAn investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.**On the morning of
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Race and the Making of the Mormon People

de Max Perry Mueller ...

The nineteenth-century history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Max Perry Mueller argues, illuminates the role that religion played in forming the notion of three “original” American races—red, black, and white—for Mormons and others in the early American Republic. Recovering the voices of a handful of black and Native American Mormons who resolutely wrote themselves into the ... Leer más

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The nineteenth-century history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Max Perry Mueller argues, illuminates the role that religion played in forming the notion of three “original” American races—red, black, and white—for Mormons and others in the early American Republic. Recovering the voices of a handful of black and Native American Mormons who resolutely wrote themselves into the
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Saboteur

A Novel of Love and War

de Hughes, Dean ...

The year is 1943, and Andy Gledhill's months of training as a paratrooper have culminated in his being assigned to the 89th Airborne. But he soon learns that government has other plans for him. The newly formed Office of Strategic Services needs soldiers with language talents like Andy's to drop into Europe behind enemy lines and help fight the war from the inside out. Andy's new life of deception ... Leer más

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The year is 1943, and Andy Gledhill's months of training as a paratrooper have culminated in his being assigned to the 89th Airborne. But he soon learns that government has other plans for him. The newly formed Office of Strategic Services needs soldiers with language talents like Andy's to drop into Europe behind enemy lines and help fight the war from the inside out. Andy's new life of deception
... Leer más
God Knows You

Getting Real About Spiritual Challenges

de Matthew C. Godfrey ...

Do you ever feel invisible? Do you feel like no one really knows who you are? Maybe you are quiet, and people tend to overlook you. Maybe you don't have many friends or even any friends. Maybe you have a lot of friends, but you feel like you can't be yourself around them. Maybe you go to church every Sunday, but your bishop never selects you for class presidency or asks you to speak in sacrament ... Leer más

$12.39 USD

Do you ever feel invisible? Do you feel like no one really knows who you are? Maybe you are quiet, and people tend to overlook you. Maybe you don't have many friends or even any friends. Maybe you have a lot of friends, but you feel like you can't be yourself around them. Maybe you go to church every Sunday, but your bishop never selects you for class presidency or asks you to speak in sacrament
... Leer más
Tabernacles of Clay

Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism

de Taylor G. Petrey ...

Taylor G. Petrey’s trenchant history takes a landmark step forward in documenting and theorizing about Latter-day Saints (LDS) teachings on gender, sexual difference, and marriage. Drawing on deep archival research, Petrey situates LDS doctrines in gender theory and American religious history since World War II. His challenging conclusion is that Mormonism is conflicted between ontologies of ... Leer más

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Taylor G. Petrey’s trenchant history takes a landmark step forward in documenting and theorizing about Latter-day Saints (LDS) teachings on gender, sexual difference, and marriage. Drawing on deep archival research, Petrey situates LDS doctrines in gender theory and American religious history since World War II. His challenging conclusion is that Mormonism is conflicted between ontologies of
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Prophet's Prey

My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints

de Sam Brower ...

From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the conviction of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a façade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision.In Prophet's Prey, Brower ... Leer más

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From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the conviction of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), comes the page-turning, horrifying story of how a rogue sect used sex, money, and power disguised under a façade of religion to further criminal activities and a madman's vision.In Prophet's Prey, Brower
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God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel

de Muhlestein, Kerry ...

By entering into covenants with His people, God forges vital connections that allow Him to guide and bless His children in incredible ways. Latter-day Saints have long been encouraged to stay on the covenant path—but what is that path, and how do we stay the course? In God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel, BYU Professor of Religion Dr. Kerry Muhlestein ... Leer más

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By entering into covenants with His people, God forges vital connections that allow Him to guide and bless His children in incredible ways. Latter-day Saints have long been encouraged to stay on the covenant path—but what is that path, and how do we stay the course? In God Will Prevail: Ancient Covenants, Modern Blessings, and the Gathering of Israel, BYU Professor of Religion Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
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Riders of the Purple Sage & The Rainbow Trail

Western Classics

de Zane Grey ...

"Riders of the Purple Sage" tells the story of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church. A leader of the church, Elder Tull, wants to marry her. Withersteen gets help from a number of friends, including Bern Venters and Lassiter, a notorious gunman and killer of Mormons. She struggles with her "blindness" to the evil nature ... Leer más

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"Riders of the Purple Sage" tells the story of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church. A leader of the church, Elder Tull, wants to marry her. Withersteen gets help from a number of friends, including Bern Venters and Lassiter, a notorious gunman and killer of Mormons. She struggles with her "blindness" to the evil nature
... Leer más
Second-Class Saints

Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality

de Matthew L. Harris ...

An in-depth account--grounded in new archival discoveries--of the most consequential development in Mormon history since the end of polygamy On June 9, 1978, the phones at the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) were ringing nonstop. Word began to spread that a momentous change in church policy had been announced and everyone wanted to know: was it true? The ... Leer más

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An in-depth account--grounded in new archival discoveries--of the most consequential development in Mormon history since the end of polygamy On June 9, 1978, the phones at the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) were ringing nonstop. Word began to spread that a momentous change in church policy had been announced and everyone wanted to know: was it true? The
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