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"Decades in the making, an original graphic novel biography about the life of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Latter-Day Saints. In Joseph Smith and the Mormons, author and illustrator Noah Van Sciver, who was raised a Mormon, covers one of history's most controversial figures, Joseph Smith--who founded a religion which is practiced by millions all over the world. The book discusses all of the monumental moments during Smith's life, including...
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What happens when a High Priest becomes addicted to crack cocaine? Should an unemployed bank teller take in a homeless protester from the Occupy Movement? Who is Salt Lake City's newest superhero, a masked man wearing temple clothes who mysteriously shows up at crime scenes?Is there a way to splice the empathy gene into the genome of every human? Can a schizophrenic woman on anti-delusional drugs keep her belief in an intangible God? Will a childless...
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From its clean-cut bicycling missionaries and imposing Salt Lake Temple to its cryptic rituals and closed-door secrecy, the Mormon Church (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is both intriguing and mystifying. Despite whatever popular appeal this religious movement has, it is no stranger to controversy. Individual revelations" from God, the murder of its founder, regional expulsion, polygamy, and peculiar doctrine have put Mormons...
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Share Jesus with Your LDS Friends and Family
One of our greatest challenges as Christians is sharing the truth with those who believe they've already found it. When witnessing to current or former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it's essential that you can compassionately delineate biblical teachings from Mormon doctrine while tactfully advocating for Christ.
For every believer who prays for loved ones in the LDS Church-or...
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We know them as the young men in suits who knock on our doors, young missionaries whose job is to convert us to their particular brand of Christianity. With unprecedented access, Meet The Mormons follows a young British Mormon as he gives up two years of his life and goes off to convert the people of Leeds in a rite of passage expected since birth. For 20 year old Josh Field from Sussex, it's an emotional journey full of sacrifice. For two whole years...
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When religious indoctrination clashes with reality, the outcome can't always be predicted. In these stories by the author of Please Evacuate and Inferno in the French Quarter, a Seminary teacher threatens to kill his students. A schizophrenic woman in a hurricane evacuation shelter finds love. A Relief Society president's silicone breast implants develop into a new life form. A sister missionary suffocating under family pressure volunteers to be held...
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Set on a Mormon ranch in nineteenth-century Utah, and inspired by the real events of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, Alissa York's Effigy is a haunting story of a polygamous family united by faith but separated by secrets.
At the heart of the novel is Dorrie, the fourth wife of rancher, hunter, and horse breeder Erastus Hammer. A pale child bride with a mass of untamable black hair, she cannot recall anything of her life before she recovered...
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I started saving some of these thoughts before I went on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1952 to 1954. I dont pretend to be the only one that has thoughts that are worth saving. I just started saving them, and it grew into this thing. Also, there are thoughts that I have collected from others that I have saved, and I have included some of my favorites. I have put dates on my latest thoughts. But I didnt worry about...
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Two young men stand at the door. Their white shirts and conservative haircuts project traditional values. Their manner exudes warmth. They speak of the need for a stronger family and deeper commitment to God. Do these Mormon missionaries represent Christ? If not, how do you evaluate and answer their statements, many of which sound true? Mormons Answered Verse by Verse is ideal for such a moment. Organized for fast reference, it demonstrates why Mormon...
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It is no exaggeration to say that the Mormons (the Latter-day Saints) are a fascinating people. Since 1830, they have been a part of the great mosaic of America. Persecuted by mobs, driven from place to place, their incredible courage in the face of unrelenting hostility has wielded them into a formidable presence, especially in the State of Utah.
Founded in New York State by the charismatic Joseph Smith Jr., he said he was personally commissioned...
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For over a decade Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw has participated in Mormon-evangelical dialogue with a view to developing a better understanding between the two groups. His participation in these discussions has drawn severe criticism and even anger from people who believe such talks are pointless or even dangerous.
This brief, highly accessible book is his answer. Advocating humility, patience, and a willingness to admit our own shortcomings,...
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Have the Mormons ever left you unsure of what to say? Their arguments are convincing, their teachings seem indisputable, and their stand on what they believe is firm. How can you effectively communicate to the Mormons that their gospel does not match up with the Bible? One of the best ways is to ask penetrating questions.
Cult experts Ron Rhodes and Marian Bodine will help you understand the main points of Mormonism and discover where it falls short...
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A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As "Mormon royalty," Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders, and her existence was framed by their strict code of conduct. However, soon after Martha began teaching at Brigham Young University, she began to see firsthand the Church's ruthlessness as it silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she...
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What do "Mormons" and Freemasons have to do with ET?
The answer to this question goes back to the foundations of mystery cults and secret societies in Ancient Egypt and America, passes to the Jews and the Greeks, Romans and finally the Freemasons. Just a warning-the answer might involve two Kingdoms formed in the 1820's and 1830's who have been growing in power and are preparing to battle for the future of mankind. Will good or evil win?
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Uses cultural representations to investigate how two religious minority communities came to be incorporated into the Mexican nation.
Liminal Sovereignty examines the lives of two religious minority communities in Mexico, Mennonites and Mormons, as seen as seen through Mexican culture. Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico from the 1920s to the 1940s, and Mormons emigrated from the United States in the 1880s, left in 1912, and returned in the...
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Buddhists, Mormons & Jesus is the autobiography of Jonnathan Zin Truong. He shares about his early life growing up Buddhist while enduring terrible physical, emotional, and psychological abuse at the hands of his parents. Also, he shares about his radical conversion from a suicidal, Buddhist college student to a passionate follower of Jesus Christ. Explore Jonnathan's personal journey as he discovers the powerful love of God, explores the limits of...
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Be taken on adventures while learning some of the history of the Old West. Laugh, cry, and wonder while you read about familiar and unfamiliar characters, animals, and railroads. Discover why Butch Cassidy was called "The Robin Hood of the West". Find out about Pancho Villa's and Sherlock Holmes' relationships with the Mormons. Read about John D. Lee 'Pioneer Extraordinaire'. Follow the Donner Party and Brigham Young along with other characters who...
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This book, originally published in 1956, was written by famed Mormon authors Austin and Alta Fife. Based on hundreds of interviews with Mormons, old and young, far and they aimed to present a Mormon view of their culture, society and history. Specific topics include typical life-cycle events, the early history and founding of the Mormon Church, missionary activities, polygamy, Mormon-Indian relations, supernatural beliefs and practices, the establishment...
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An introduction to what Mormons believe and how Christians can reach out to them with the gospel.
Many people see Mormons as just another branch of the Christian church, and to be admired, perhaps, for their family life, morality, and upright culture.
But the theology and spirituality of this cult are very far from an orthodox biblical understanding of true saving faith. And yet Christians are often fearful of engaging in conversations about the...
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