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Ensign May 2015
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Author :The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publisher :The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ISBN 13 : Total Pages :359 pages Book Rating :4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Ensign, May 2015 by : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Download or read book Ensign, May 2015 written by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Women's Session Filling Our Homes with Light and Truth By Cheryl A. Esplin The Family Is of God By Carole M. Stephens The Family is Ordained of God The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Defenders of the Family Proclamation By Bonnie L. Oscarson The Comforter By President Henry B. Eyring Saturday Morning Session “Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?” By President Henry B. Eyring The Plan of Happiness By President Boyd K. Packer We’ll Ascend Together By Linda K. Burton The Parable of the Sower By Elder Dallin H. Oaks Choose to Believe By Elder L. Whitney Clayton Why Marriage and Family Matter—Everywhere in the World By Elder L. Tom Perry Saturday Afternoon Session The Sustaining of Church Officers Presented by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Church Auditing Department Report, 2014 Presented by Kevin R. Jergensen Statistical Report, 2014 Presented by Brook P. Hales Therefore They Hushed Their Fears By Elder David A. Bednar Why Marriage, Why Family By Elder D. Todd Christofferson The Music of the Gospel By Elder Wilford W. Andersen Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying By Elder Dale G. Renlund Truly Good and without Guile By Elder Michael T. Ringwood The Lord Is My Light By Elder Quentin L. Cook General Priesthood Session The Greatest Generation of Young Adults By Elder M. Russell Ballard Yes, We Can and Will Win! By Elder Ulisses Soares Fatherhood—Our Eternal Destiny By Larry M. Gibson On Being Genuine By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Priesthood and Personal Prayer By President Henry B. Eyring The Priesthood—a Sacred Gift By President Thomas S. Monson Sunday Morning Session Blessings of the Temple By President Thomas S. Monson Returning to Faith By Rosemary M. Wixom Seeking the Lord By Elder José A. Teixeira Is It Still Wonderful to You? By Bishop Gérald Caussé Waiting for the Prodigal By Elder Brent H. Nielson Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland The Gift of Grace By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Sunday Afternoon Session Preserving Agency, Protecting Religious Freedom By Elder Robert D. Hales Stay by the Tree By Elder Kevin W. Pearson The Eternal Perspective of the Gospel By Elder Rafael E. Pino Thy Kingdom ComeBy Elder Neil L. Andersen If You Will Be Responsible By Elder Jorge F. Zeballos Be Fruitful, Multiply, and Subdue the Earth By Elder Joseph W. Sitati The Sabbath Is a Delight By Elder Russell M. Nelson
Download or read book 7 Gems written by A. Taylor and published by Zorba Books. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Gems is a first-of-its-kind book presenting the basic teachings of various religious texts in one place. The holy writings in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are outlined in one book. 7 Gems does not attempt to describe any of these faiths, or beliefs of those who follow these texts. Instead, it merely presents what the texts themselves say in an easy-to-understand way. Over the last 20 years, the language of each text was carefully reviewed. Each verse of every text was separately scanned for concepts using modern technology. For 7 Gems and Religious Digests, over 80,000 textual cross-references by topic (published separately) were created. This technology is currently the object of potential patent development and protection. A small portion of the Religious Digests’ references—a few thousand–are included in 7 Gems as endnotes. The objective of 7 Gems is to present each of the seven texts for the billions of readers who may never have read or considered them. To provide the reader with a very credible and carefully documented understanding and cross-referencing of various religious texts. To imbue a greater understanding and respect for the followers of different religions.
Book Synopsis The Infinite Atonement by : Tad R. Callister
Download or read book The Infinite Atonement written by Tad R. Callister and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author thoughtfully proves the infinite scope of the "great and last sacrifice," describing its power and breadth and explaining how Christ's atonement redeems all mankind. This edition is filled with stunning, full-color illustrations by James C. Christensen, Simon Dewey, Greg Olsen, Walter Rane, and many other artists.
Book Synopsis The Mormon Jesus by : John G. Turner
Download or read book The Mormon Jesus written by John G. Turner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two centuries, Jesus has connected the Latter-day Saints to broader currents of Christianity, even while particular Mormon beliefs have been points of differentiation. From the author of the definitive life of Brigham Young comes a biography of the Mormon Jesus that enriches our understanding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Book Synopsis Understanding Covenants and Communities by : Mark Diamond
Download or read book Understanding Covenants and Communities written by Mark Diamond and published by CCAR Press. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint publication between CCAR Press and Brigham Young University. Interfaith dialogues of understanding are valuable both for challenging individuals to articulate their beliefs and practices in a careful way and for deepening connections between people of different faiths. The Jewish and Latter-day Saint communities have at times been at odds, yet they share a number of significant historical and communal bonds. Understanding Covenants and Communities comes out of the Jewish--Latter-day Saint Academic Dialogue Project, a groundbreaking interfaith encounter between these two religious communities. The fruit of five conferences held semiannually since 2016, the volume addresses such themes as theological foundations, sacred scriptures, lived experience and worship, and culture and politics. Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of the Jewish and Latter-day Saint traditions and how the two faith communities can engage in a meaningful dialogue.
Book Synopsis A Summer with Great-Aunt Rose by : Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Download or read book A Summer with Great-Aunt Rose written by Dieter F. Uchtdorf and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tabernacles of Clay by : Taylor G. Petrey
Download or read book Tabernacles of Clay written by Taylor G. Petrey and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 gender essentialism and gender fluidity, illustrating a broader tension in the history of sexuality in modernity itself. As Petrey details, LDS leaders have embraced the idea of fixed identities representing a natural and divine order, but their teachings also acknowledge that sexual difference is persistently contingent and unstable. While queer theorists have built an ethics and politics based on celebrating such sexual fluidity, LDS leaders view it as a source of anxiety and a tool for the shaping of a heterosexual social order. Through public preaching and teaching, the deployment of psychological approaches to "cure" homosexuality, and political activism against equal rights for women and same-sex marriage, Mormon leaders hoped to manage sexuality and faith for those who have strayed from heteronormativity.
Book Synopsis Catholic and Mormon by : Stephen H. Webb
Download or read book Catholic and Mormon written by Stephen H. Webb and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could Roman Catholicism and Mormonism possibly have to learn from each other? On the surface, they seem to diverge on nearly every point, from their liturgical forms to their understanding of history. With its ancient roots, Catholicism is a continuous tradition, committed to the conservation of the creeds, while Mormonism teaches that the landscape of Christian history is riddled with errors and apostasy and in need of radical revision and spiritual healing. Additionally, successful proselyting efforts by Mormons in formerly Catholic strongholds have increased opportunities for misunderstanding, polemic, and prejudice between the two faiths. However, as demonstrated in this unique and spirited dialogue between two theologians, one a convert to Catholicism and the other a convert to Mormonism, these two traditions are much closer to each other than many assume, including in their treatment of central doctrines such as authority, grace, Jesus, Mary, and revelation. Both Catholicism and Mormonism have ambitiously universal views of the Christian faith, and readers will be surprised by how close Catholics and Mormons are on a number of topics and how these traditions, probed to their depths, shed light on each other in fascinating and unexpected ways. Catholic and Mormon is an invitation to the reader to engage in a discussion that makes understanding the goal, and marks a beginning for a dialogue that will become increasingly important in the years to come.
Book Synopsis Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 15 (2015) by : Daniel C. Peterson
Download or read book Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 15 (2015) written by Daniel C. Peterson and published by The Interpreter Foundation. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume 15 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on a variety of topics including: "Questioning: The Divine Plan," "Three Streams of Gratitude for Jesus," "A Welcome Introduction," "Providing a Better Understanding for All Concerning the History of Joseph Smith’s Polygamy," "An Easier Way to Understanding Joseph Smith’s Polygamy," "Rediscovering the First Vision," "Say Now Shibboleth, or Maybe Cumorah," "Why the Oxford English Dictionary (and not Webster’s 1828)," "Psalm 82 in Contemporary Latter-day Saint Tradition," "Seeing Ourselves Through the Eyes of a Friendly and Thoughtful Evangelical," "Getting Cain and Gain," "'The Great and Terrible Judgments of the Lord': Destruction and Disaster in 3 Nephi and the Geology of Mesoamerica," "Freemasonry and the Origins of Modern Temple Ordinances," "A Mormon Theodicy: Jacob and the Problem of Evil."
Book Synopsis Raising Latter-day Stripling Warriors: 5 Strategies for Building a Formidable Family Fortress by : Debbie Bowen
Download or read book Raising Latter-day Stripling Warriors: 5 Strategies for Building a Formidable Family Fortress written by Debbie Bowen and published by Cedar Fort Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2023-03-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are at war! Parenthood unavoidably propels us to the prestigious rank of generals in God's army. As guardians of the home, we must stand boldly at the head of our own mini militia in defending truth and right and producing latter-day warriors who can resist evil. This empowering book provides critical strategies for deflecting the devil's malicious agenda by creating strong gospel armor and spiritual havens. Day by day, brick by brick, through small and simple means we can fortify faith and our family fortresses.
Book Synopsis Contemporary Mormon Pageantry by : Megan S Jones
Download or read book Contemporary Mormon Pageantry written by Megan S Jones and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Contemporary Mormon Pageantry, theater scholar Megan Sanborn Jones looks at Mormon pageants, outdoor theatrical productions that celebrate church theology, reenact church history, and bring to life stories from the Book of Mormon. She examines four annual pageants in the United States-the Hill Cumorah Pageant in upstate New York, the Manti Pageant in Utah, the Nauvoo Pageant in Illinois, and the Mesa Easter Pageant in Arizona. The nature and extravagance of the pageants vary by location, with some live orchestras, dancing, and hundreds of costumed performers, mostly local church members. Based on deep historical research and enhanced by the author's interviews with pageant producers and cast members as well as the author's own experiences as a participant-observer, the book reveals the strategies by which these pageants resurrect the Mormon past on stage. Jones analyzes the place of the productions within the American theatrical landscape and draws connections between the Latter-day Saints theology of the redemption of the dead and Mormon pageantry in the three related sites of sacred space, participation, and spectatorship. Using a combination of religious and performance theory, Jones demonstrates that Mormon pageantry is a rich and complex site of engagement between theater, theology, and praxis that explores the saving power of performance.
Book Synopsis Beyond the Big Six Religions by : James D. Holt
Download or read book Beyond the Big Six Religions written by James D. Holt and published by University of Chester. This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Big Six Religions: Expanding the Boundaries in the Teaching of Religion and Worldviews is a timely addition to the literature surrounding Religious Education teaching in schools. The book explores the desirability and possibility of expanding the breadth of religious and non-religious worldviews within the classroom. Written by an expert in Religious Education and minority religions, this book articulates the importance of the inclusion of minority voices within the classroom, and in wider society.
Book Synopsis Security Privatization by : Oldrich Bures
Download or read book Security Privatization written by Oldrich Bures and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book widens the current debate on security privatization by examining how and why an increasing number of private actors beyond private military and security companies (PMSCs) have come to perform various security related functions. While PMSCs provide security for profit, most other private sector stakeholders make a profit by selling goods and services that were not originally connected with security in the traditional sense. However, due to the continuous introduction of new legal and technical regulations by public authorities, many non-security-related private businesses now have to perform at least some security functions. This volume offers new insights into security practices of non-security-related private businesses and their impact on security governance. The contributions extend beyond the conceptual and theoretical arguments in the existing body of literature to offer a range of original case studies on the specific roles of non-security-related private companies of all sizes, from all areas of business and from different geographic regions.
Download or read book Baring Witness written by Holly Welker and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Baring Witness , Welker and thirty-six Mormon women write about devotion and love and luck, about the wonder of discovery, and about the journeys, both thorny and magical, to humor, grace, and contentment. They speak to a diversity of life experiences: what happens when one partner rejects Church teachings; marrying outside one's faith; the pain of divorce and widowhood; the horrors of spousal abuse; the hard journey from visions of an idealized marriage to the everyday truth; sexuality within Mormon marriage; how the pressure to find a husband shapes young women's actions and sense of self; and the ways Mormon belief and culture can influence second marriages and same-sex unions. The result is an unflinching look at the earthly realities of an institution central to Mormon life.
Book Synopsis Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 16 (2015) by : Daniel C. Peterson
Download or read book Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, Volume 16 (2015) written by Daniel C. Peterson and published by The Interpreter Foundation. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume 16 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture published by The Interpreter Foundation. It contains articles on a variety of topics including: "Toward Ever More Intelligent Discipleship," "A Response to Denver Snuffer’s Essay on Plural Marriage, Adoption, and the Supposed Falling Away of the Church – Part 1: Ignoring Inconvenient Evidence," "A Response to Denver Snuffer’s Essay on Plural Marriage, Adoption, and the Supposed Falling Away of the Church – Part 2: Facade or Reality?", "Careless Accounts and Tawdry Novelties," "The Prodigal’s Return to the Father: House of Glory and Rediscovery," "The Deuteronomist Reforms and Lehi’s Family Dynamics: A Social Context for the Rebellions of Laman and Lemuel," "The Doctrine of Resurrection in the Book of Mormon," "Not Leaving and Going On to Perfection," "Learning Nephi’s Language: Creating a Context for 1 Nephi 1:2," "The Treason of the Geographers: Mythical “Mesoamerican” Conspiracy and the Book of Mormon," "John Bernhisel’s Gift to a Prophet: Incidents of Travel in Central America and the Book of Mormon," "A Treasure Trove of Questions," "The Theory of Evolution is Compatible with Both Belief and Unbelief in a Supreme Being."
Book Synopsis The Power of Godliness by : Jonathan A. Stapley
Download or read book The Power of Godliness written by Jonathan A. Stapley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 ritualized acts of worship than the specific rites of initiation, instruction, and sealing that take place within the temple walls. By exploring Mormonism's liturgy more broadly, The Power of Godliness shows both the nuances of Mormon belief and practice, and how the Mormon ordering of heaven and earth is not a mere philosophical or theological exercise. Stapley examines Mormonism's liturgical history to reveal a complete religious world, incorporating women, men, and children all participating in the construction of the Mormon universe. This book opens new possibilities for understanding the lived experiences of women and men in the Mormon past and present, and investigates what work these rituals and ritualized acts actually performed in the communities that carried them out. By tracing the development of the rituals and the work they accomplish, The Power of Godliness sheds important new light on the Mormon universe, its complex priesthoods, authorities, and powers.
Book Synopsis Law, Religion, Constitution by : Dr Cristiana Cianitto
Download or read book Law, Religion, Constitution written by Dr Cristiana Cianitto and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-09-28 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the place assigned to religion in the constitutions of contemporary States? What role is religion expected to perform in the fields that are the object of constitutional regulation? Is separation of religion and politics a necessary precondition for democracy and the rule of law? These questions are addressed in this book through an analysis of the constitutional texts that are in force in different parts of the world. Constitutions are at the centre of almost all contemporary legal systems and provide the principles and values that inspire the action of the national law-makers. After a discussion of some topics that are central to the constitutional regulation of religion, the book considers a number of national systems covering countries with a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds. The final section of the book is devoted to the discussion of the constitutional regulation of some particularly controversial issues, such as religious education, the relation between freedom of speech and freedom of religion, abortion, and freedom of conscience.
