
Favorite Reads of Your Favorite General Authorities
We know they scour the scriptures, ponder the biographies of past prophets, and read volumes about church history, but what non-LDS writings inspire the General Authorities? After all, we know that truth can be found anywhere, and many great thinkers throughout time have laid out eternal principles in works of fiction or philosophy and everything in between.
As Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf stated at aย 2013 CES Devotional:
“We seek for truth wherever we may find it. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that โMormonism is truth. โฆ The first and fundamental principle of our holy religion is, that we believe that we have a right to embrace all, and every item of truth, without limitation or โฆ being โฆ prohibited by the creeds or superstitious notions of men.โ
Yes, we do have the fulness of the everlasting gospel, but that does not mean that we know everything. In fact, one principle of the restored gospel is our belief that God โwill yet reveal many great and important things.โ
… So we continually seek truth from all good books and other wholesome sources.
Here’s a compilation of good reads referenced in conference by some of your favorite General Authorities over the last few years:
Elder Dale G. RenlundโThe Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo


Elder Jeffrey R. HollandโThe Conduct of Life byย Ralph W. Emerson,ย Leo Tolstoy: Spiritual Writings by Charles Moore andย King Learย by William Shakespeare



Elder Dieter F. UchtdorfโJesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim andย The Little Princeย by Antoine de Saint-Exupery



Elder Neil L. AndersenโMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis


ย Elder Gary B. SabinโPoems of the English Race selectedย by Raymond MacDonald Alden

Elder D. Todd ChristoffersonโAbsolute Relativism by Chris Stefanick

Elder Quentin L. CookโOutliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell andย The Life and Work of St. Paul by Frederic W. Farrar


There you have itโan incredible reading list that’s sure to keep your nose in a book for the next few months!
Do you remember any other inspirational books referenced by a General Authority? Share in the comments below and we’ll add it to our list!