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Here is a book of songs especially for you. Music is a language that everyone can understand. There are songs in this book on almost every gospel subject. The songs explain our beliefs about life in heaven; about prayer, thankfulness, and reverence...A beautiful spiral-bound book with over 200 songs. Each sheet of music includes a beautiful illustration. ... Read more

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oversized, unique portrait of the Mormons at work, worship, and play includes essays by the church's fifteenth prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, and others. 100,000 first printing.

The Mission is an extraordinary look by a team of international photojournalists at the customs, culture and spirit of the people of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons. Over the course of a year, fifty of the world's most talented photographers journeyed to six continents and were given unprecedented access to Church members. They accompanied them on their missions; slept in their homes; and attended their baptisms, weddings, summer camps, church services, and funerals. They shared family home evenings, parades, and festivals. They laughed with them, and sometimes cried with them. The result is a collection of many never-before-seen photographs that create a riveting and entirely human portrait of the Church through the lives of its faithful. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (12)

Neat pictures, not much info
The title would lead one to believe that this book would help explain the foundation and workings of the Mormon faith. This is not the case. The limited text supplies the reader with just a basic explanation of what is being depicted in the photo. This is a good book for someone just interested in getting a superficial intro to this belief system, but nothing more.

Seeing is believeing!
This book is one of those great coffee table books that are eye candy.Adam Smith in his "Theory of Moral Sentiments" discusses how vision is the key to moral actions, and this book helps spur the Saints on to better works by the photographed examples.It really covers the ground and the gamut of the life of the Saints...

Not a lot of text or theology here, except for the text of truth that every good act writes in reality...

A very REAL book
Leaving the issues for apostates and apologists to bicker over, this book simply looks at the lives of people actually in the church: what they do in their normal every day lives. I especially liked the depictions of Latter-Day Saints in nations outside the United States, including the temple trip down the Amazon and a few shots of Victoria Peak! Beliver or no, these pictures tell 10,000 words about a people that are industrious, optimistic, and compassionate. These photos aver that while many continue to criticize and ostracize this church, the Latter-Day Saints frequently hold the moral/ethical highground on their idealogical opponents. How many other 200-year old American religions would stand under this kind of across-the-globe scrutiny? This book contains real, in your face, irrefutable evidence that like them nor not, the Mormons are indeed a "peculiar people."

A very REAL book
Leaving the issues for apostates and apologists to bicker over, this book simply looks at the lives of people actually in the church: what they do in their normal every day lives. I especially liked the depictions of Latter-Day Saints in nations outside the United States, including the temple trip down the Amazon and a few shots of Victoria Peak! Beliver or no, these pictures tell 10,000 words about a people that are industrious, optimistic, and compassionate. These photos aver that while many continue to criticize and ostracize this church, the Latter-Day Saints frequently hold the moral/ethical highground on their idealogical opponents. How many other 200-year old American religions would stand under this kind of across-the-globe scrutiny? This book contains real, in your face, irrefutable evidence that like them nor not, the Mormons are indeed a "peculiar people."

Accurate
Not only does this book have good pictures, it also has accurate information.It is a good place to go to in order to find accurate information about the LDS church. ... Read more

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A response and review from one of the book's editors
As one if the editors of this book, it is my firm belief that the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families is a valuable contribution to the Latter-day Saint community.The enormous amount of quality word helps, scriptural and doctrinal commentary, historical background, prophetic statements and application insights is helpful for families, teachers and scriptural students of all ages. The abundant variety of beautiful illustrations, helpful charts and maps has helped make this a best seller in the LDS market.

It is understandable on a certain level why one might criticize the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families as "incomplete," as one reviewer does on Amazon.I sincerely believe that a closer examination of the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families would have made it clear why it seems to "be missing many chapters and verses."

When we put together this book we knew we were under certain constraints.We were limited, by the publisher, to one volume.Originally, in fact, our title for the book was "Selections from the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families." Deseret Book decided that the title should be changed to the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families because we included material on the entire Old Testament.Where we did not provide commentary to help certain blocks of scripture with extensive commentary, we did include summaries and some helpful material.

Our purpose for writing and compiling the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families was to help families, teachers, and scriptural students of all ages to understand and love the Old Testament.Our selection criterion of what parts of the Old Testament to include was based upon a close scrutiny of the various manuals in the Church.If the Church Sunday School manuals, Seminary manuals, or institute manuals included coverage of the Old Testament, then we included extensive coverage in the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families.If portions of the Old Testament were not covered in any of the church courses, we still covered the material with helps and commentary unless it was repetitive material that was covered in other portions of the Old Testament.For example, we summarized parts of 1 Chronicles, as well as 2 Chronicles 30 - 32 because material is covered in 1 and 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, and Isaiah. One major exception to this was our decision not to cover The Song of Solomon with anything other than a summary because of the Prophet Joseph Smith's statement that it is "not inspired scripture" (see LDS Bible Dictionary, s.v. "Song of Solomon," 776). Overall, it was our serious intent to cover portions of the Old Testament relevant and helpful to modern readers.

The vast amount of helps, commentary, insights and beautiful graphics in the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families compares favorably to other noted and quality commentaries on the Old Testament. In fact, I'd be insincere if I did not tell you that I believe it to be the most helpful available resource for the general audience on the Old Testament.The fact that the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families contains much of the text of the Old Testament itself is a wonderful blessing, but this same fact is one that has been used as criticism of the book by one reviewer on Amazon. Commentaries on the Old Testament that do not contain the text of the Old Testament are also selective as to which verses commentary is offered.It is simply not as obvious when these commentaries do not provide commentary on blocks of verses or chapters.For example, as I look through one of my favorite commentaries on the Old Testament, I note that very little commentary is offered for 1 Chronicles except a summary here and there and a reference of where else the material is covered in 1 and 2 Samuel.But because the text of the Old Testament is not included in this commentary, there is no obvious way of noting that these chapters are almost completely skipped.

My intention is not to criticize other books trying to provide assistance with the Old Testament.Our book, the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families, is beholding to many great works written before it.I'm simply trying to respond to the criticism that our book is incomplete.

I sincerely hope that my response and review has been helpful and positive.Most of all, I hope our book the Old Testament for Latter-day Saint Families helps many increase in their love of the scriptures and the Lord.

incomplete book
This book has many missing chapters and verses making it quite incomplete. This book is well done excpet for this fact and wouldhave been much better as a two-volume COMPLETE set.I took mine back to where I purchased it, but would buy IF AND WHEN the book is complete with ALL the chapters and verses included.Approximately 1/3 of the Old Testament is left out. ... Read more

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1845. This pamphlet is a clever discourse between Joseph Smith and the Devil about how the Mormons are disrupting the world of Christendom, which in turn is disrupting the Devil's power over earth. ... Read more

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'History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints'' with an introduction and notes by B. H. Roberts. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company: 1974-76. Comprehensive six volume set with additional index volume. Second edition revised and published for the church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in New York on 6 April 1830 after a series of revelations including one proclaiming that he join no existing church. In the Church's first decade, the main body of Saints moved from New York to the Mid-West due to religious persecution. Most members eventually followed prophet and president Brigham Young to the Salt Lake Valley, where they settled a large area of the western United States. Volumes offer a ''complete history of the facts in which the Church...had its origin...and all circumstances, experiences and trials through which it passed.'' ... Read more

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Most publications about the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seem to be written for historians and scholars, but this volume promises to be a trusted resource for families, teachers, and youth.The beautifully illustrated book is designed for anyone wanting to understand more clearly the history of the Church and its ties to the Doctrine and Covenants.The format - with word helps, illustrations, photos, maps, explanations, and brief commentaries - will be familiar to all who have loved the perennial bestseller The Book of Mormon for Latter-day Saint Families, which was created by the same team of writers.Bring to life for your family the priceless stories, events, people, and scriptures of the Restoration! ... Read more