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Twenty-three landmark speeches by Church and University leaders about the religious and academic nature of education in Zion and BYU. These speeches have charted and refined the singular course of LDS higher education.Everyone will want to be familiar with these valuable statements about academic...

David hates practicing piano. He's frustrated by how hard it is and all the mistakes he makes. With his mom's help, he comes to understand how that's all part of the learning process. She also uses the moment to help David comprehend more about the Atonement: Christ has paid the price so that we can...

This Easter season, strengthen your knowledge and testimony of the Savior by reading the words of inspiring speakers who expound on His life, His mission, His Atonement, and His influence in your life today. This timely volume includes talks given by six well-known speakers-- Sheri Dew, Kevin J. Worthen,...

As a child and teenager, Olga Kovarova had many unanswered questions about religion, yet she was not allowed to discuss her concerns openly with her native Czechoslovakia under Communist rule. In Saint behind Enemy Lines, Olga Kovarova Campora shares her experiences growing up, her first contact with...

Determined to seek his fortune, Percival Taylor leaves behind his sleepy hometown and sets out to become a legendary pirate—only no one at the roguish seaport of Blackshore will allow him any- where near a ship! Percival must find other means to win the heart of the beautiful Tuppence Magrathia-Paddock,...

Sahar Qumsiyeh was born to loving Christian parents in Beit Sahour, a town on the hills next to Bethlehem. Growing up in a country torn apart by political and religious upheaval, Sahar struggled with feelings of hopelessness and anger as she watched schoolmates, friends, and loved ones be persecuted,...

Elder Holland invites us to make the purity and innocence of Christmas one of the purposes of the holiday season. Because an innocent child was born on Christmas, we can return hope to the world.

From Samuel Smith's first missionary efforts in 1830 to the more than 88,000 missionaries now serving worldwide, the Church continues the modern-day effort to fulfill the Lord's mandate: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations" (Matthew 28:19). In the past thirty years, the international membership...

When we truly know and feel of our Savior’s love, we are transformed. We are changed in our understanding of what divine love is. A true understanding of Christ’s love causes us to submit our wills and lives to God’s will and way. Our Savior’s love enables us to see ourselves in proper perspective...

An increasing number of psychotherapists reject traditional psychology’s marginalization of religion. As in the original Turning Freud Upside Down, this second volume looks to Christ’s gospel for direction. With a gospel perspective, the authors have questioned some of psychotherapy’s standard...

President Russell M. Nelson teaches that focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only during the Christmas season, but through all the challenges of mortality. This booklet makes the perfect compliment to your neighbor and friend gifts.

In the tradition of Everyday Miracles and Everyday Heroes, this new collection of true stories reminds us that the Lord is ever ready to bless and comfort us if we keep our covenants and remain faithful. These stories will touch your heart and stir your memory, drawing forth the welcome discovery that...

The Journal of Discourses is a compilation of sermons and other materials from the early years of the Church, which were transcribed and then published. It included some doctrinal instruction but also practical teaching, some of which is speculative in nature and some of which is only of historical interest.

Joseph Smith taught that a true educational program should have a divine purpose with a two-fold objective: First, it should teach man now to commune with God so that he can receive truth by revelation from the Supreme Intelligence. Second, it should teach man the law of God as it applies to all phases...