books about: mormon     books:     Mormon      The 19th Wife: A Novel David Ebershoff Random House, 2008 Enjoyable and thought provoking I listened to this book on my Ipod. The characters are all multidimensional. Their stories are well developed and very interesting. The narration is well performed. I highly recommend this book for either a read or a listen.             His Favorite Wife: Trapped in Polygamy Susan Ray Schmidt Kassidy Lane Publishing LLC, 2006 Great Book!!!! Susan told a remarkable story of her life as a child bride. It is truly amazing what these women and children have to go through and Susan takes you right into their world. Awesome book.             God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist ... Andrea Moore-Emmett Pince-Nez Press, 2004 Great Overview Having read many books on the problem of polygomy this was a great overview of all the different groups practicing this lifestyle and stories of women who had escaped from this way of life.             Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling Richard Lyman Bushman Vintage, 2007 Excellent book I'm active in the LDS Church, and could see how this book might cause some people some concern, but if you recognize that Joseph Smith was a man, which Bushman does, it's very insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Did not negatively affect my belief in the ...             Massacre at Mountain Meadows Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 It's done. Anything else on the subject can be, at most, an appendix to this book. It's easy to read and it's hard to read. But most of all, it's worth the read. By nature, I'm not very interested in history. I'm a Mormon, a technologist, and the great-great-great grandson of John D. Lee. I was also privileged to contribute in some tiny measure to ...             Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2004 Scary and enlightening this book is applicable to all religions. It asks the disturbing question -- why do people kill other people for the benefit of their religion? the book also contains interesting history about the american southwest --- learn about the other american tragedy that ...             Escape Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer Broadway, 2007 A Book About Far More than Polygamy "Escape" has had a more profound impact on me than perhaps any book in recent memory. This is not just a book about a fundamentalist religion and its abuse of women. Her experiences in the FLDS provide a roadmap for how dogma of any kind can so quickly be used by the ...             Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ... Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer William Morrow, 2008 Very good book This is a good book and gives us the insights of what actually goes on in the polygamous sect             The Book of Mormon, 2008 The Book of Mormon is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement. It is regarded by Latter Day Saint groups as divinely revealed and is named after the prophet?historian named Mormon who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. It was translated and first published by the founder of the LDS movement, Joseph Smith, Jr., in ...             Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes Gordon B. Hinckley Three Rivers Press, 2001 Let's try not to neglect these virtues I was raised by great parents who taught me most of these virtues, not only by teaching, but also by example; so I know that they work. As with most people, I find myself lacking and find that I need reminders from time to time of these basic principles of happiness. ...             Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith Martha Beck Three Rivers Press, 2006 If you want to know about the mysterious Mormon church . . . I grew up in a town that was 98% Mormon. Being in the minority, I spent my youth being either left out because I wasn't Mormon or barraged by members of the church to become one of them. If they are anything, Mormons are as relentlessas they are exclusionary. So I ...             Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy Dorothy Allred Solomon W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 daughter of the saints This is a great book if you like this type of book. It was one that you want to stay up all night to finish.             Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring Henry J Eyring Deseret Book, 2008 Fusing Faith & Science Henry Eyring fused science and religion. He never felt that his faith and profession were at odds. On the contrary, he felt that science enhanced his faith, and vice versa. I was impressed not only with Dr. Eyring's profession of faith and science, but I was amazed at ...             Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy David Roberts Simon & Schuster, 2008 A fascinating account of a little-known part of history I found Devil's Gate absolutely fascinating! I had never heard of the Handcart Migration, and to discover that the tragedy that befell the handcarters exceeded the suffering of the far-more-famous Donner Party was a revelation. The author does a great job of fleshing ...             An Insider's View of Mormon Origins Grant H. Palmer Signature Books, 2002 A Well-Written and Accurate History If you are a Mormon, I want you to know that I respect your open-mindedness in reading this review. I also want you to know that I like Mormons, and even love a few, some of whom I consider to be the finest people who ever walked in shoe leather, as my grandmother used ...          products you might be interested in search for books christian, contemporary, fundamentalist, innocence, polygamous, salvation      geepe.com    web we recommend Scary and enlightening randomly chosen VHS: Verdi - La Forza del Destino / Gergiev, Gorchakova, Putilin, Marinsky ...