New Books.

[vinny15]

Well I love any type of lds book or any type of book that hooks science and religion.

The Davinci Code

I have New evidences of christ in ancient america.

The scince of God.

The case for divine design.

One minute answers to anti mormon questions.

The divine center.

The whole 7 volume set history of the church.

Jesus the christ

True to the faith

Our heritage

Our search for happiness.

Mans eternity his journey his destiny

The restored church.

Finding Darwins God

The Discourses

Finding light in a dark world

The promise of discipleship

A brief history of time

THree roads to quantum gravity

and Ill soon have prophecy key to the future and a histroy of joseph smith by his mother

No anti mormon books. Ive read them, but I dont waste money on smut.

lol YAYYY just thought I'd let yall know.

[CrimsonKairos]

Excellent vinny.

I'd suggest that you add "The Messiah Series" by McConkie. Everyone talks about how great Talmage's "Jesus the Christ" is, but until you've read "The Messiah Series," you don't know nothin'.

[vinny15]

Really. Ive seen them and heard of them, How big is it?

[CrimsonKairos]

Six volumes. Loved 'em. Read them years ago before my mission, best thing I ever did. Not saying it has to be on every one's list of things to do, but it brought the reality of Christ into focus in a way nothing else ever had before (including Talmage's great work).

[vinny15]

Awesome. Thats on my next list lol.

[Outshined]

Vinny, you might check out 1491, New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, by Charles Mann. Very interesting reading. http://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Ame...s/dp/140004006X It's not an LDS book, but discusses a lot of the misconceptions people have about the Pre-Columbian Americas.

Also, Men of Valor is a good one, though a bit short. LINK

[vinny15]

Ive heard of both of those.

I did find so many misconceptions. I wish the world was less chaotic, but what can you do lol.

[Guest Yediyd]

Vinny, I know you like science books, but I just recomended a series of books to ChrimsomKiros and I would like to recomemnd them to you too...They are AWSOME, and bring such new insight into the life of Jesus and the customs of the New Testiment. The AD Chronicals by Body and Brock Thoene...they also have other series that tie in to the AD Chronicals series...with the same charactors in all the books, I am reading the Zion Covenent series right now....I LOVE these books!!!!!!!!!Check them out!!!!!

That is....if you like historical fiction. ( Which I LOVE!!!!! )

[BenRaines]

I agree with CK that the Promised Messiah series by McConkie is good reading.

I think for about $40 a year or less you can get over 4,000 books online at Gospelinks. I used to buy their software but now it is all online.

Ben Raines

[Guest Emma Hale Smith]

. . . a histroy of joseph smith by his mother

Hiya Vinny,

Wowsa! A History of Joseph Smith by His Mother Lucy Mack Smith is in my top ten of favorite LDS history books. I've probably read it ten times, and learn something new with each reading. Most touching is her complete acceptance of her son as a man of the people as well a man of God. She didn't really see a separation between the two.

I've learned some of the most endearing qualities about Joseph through Lucy that the many biographies devoted to him just don't quite capture. She loved her son desperately.

However, a word of caution. There is some confusion about this, but (1) the version of the book most commonly sold omits about 14 percent of the original manuscript. When Brigham Young was first presented with the manuscript, he did not agree with it in its entirety and had parts of it censored; or (2) in later years, those parts were re-introduced, but were not identified, and the book was still not complete. I know #1 is correct, but am not certain what was added back in when the book was re-introduced, and stickler to accuracy that I am, I am not comfortable relying on the book most commonly sold.

Not to worry, however. There is a book that has the complete version of Mother Smith's manuscript, including the missing 14 percent.

Lavina Fielding Anderson, a highly acclaimed scholar of Mormon history, has written a book entitled: Lucy's Book; A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, and is published by Signature Books. "Lucy's Book" won the "Best Book Award, John Whitmer History Association; and the Best Documentary Book Award, Mormon History Association. According to the website:

"Although much of her original voice was lost through editing in the more formal, first published edition of her memoir, 14 percent of the overall content having been discarded, Lucy's original manuscript survives and is presented here for the first time in its entirety. For comparison''s sake, it is arranged in parallel columns with the first (1853) edition. Significant variants from later printings are indicated in the editor's footnotes, with prefatory chapters that provide historical background and textual genealogy."

So, my advice to you is that if you want the comlete experience of Mother Smith's telling of the incredible tale of her family, and especially her enigmatic son Joseph, this is the book I would recommend.

Emma

Lucy's Book

Note: Full disclosure, Lavina Fielding Anderson was excommunicated on September 23, 1993 for feminist writings. She continues to believe in, and attend Church today.

Fielding excommunicated

[prisonchaplain]

I've repeatedly recommended a little 200-page volume co-written by a BYU professor and an evangelical seminary professor: How Wide the Divide: A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation, By Stephen Robinson and Craig Blomberg. It gives you an excellent conversation that is respectful and informative. You'll understand the evangelicals you interact with better, and you might learn a bit more about your own faith as well. The authors are friends, yet they interact with a refreshing mixture of respect and vigor.

http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movies-Musi...=80486&fp=F

[MaidservantX]

I have many, many books also, but this is my favorite shelf:

The Mythology of the Americas (Jones and Molyneaux)

The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman (Tsiaras)

Petroglyphs (Moore)

The Book of Life (Gould)

Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory (Fagan)

The History of Writing (Robinson)

The Ancient World of Art (Boardman)

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (Gould)

The Long Summer (Fagan)

The Celts: A History (Ellis)

In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000 Year History of American Indians (Page)

The Ancestor's Tale (Dawkins)

The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization (Balter)

In Search of Adam (Wendt)

Collapse (Diamond)

Roman Britain (De La Bedoyere)

Life on a Young Planet (Knoll)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Gilgamesh (Mitchell)

The 12 Purposes of Life (Parry)

The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death (Taylor)

Eyewitness to Irish History (Ellis)

A Short History of Myth (Armstrong)

Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo (Goossen)

The Origin of Species/ The Voyage of the Beagle (Darwin)

Blackfoot Physics (Peat)

1491 (Mann)

******* No worries . . . . I haven't read all of them . . . . yet . . .

[Dr T]

I think it's called www.librarything.com where you can catalogue your books and get pictures of the book to go along with it, chat/discuss books with others that own the same books, and other cool things. I uploaded the max that I could with the free account and then when I went back to purchase the real thing and add the rest of my books, all my work had disappeared. It is still a great site though.

[vinny15]

Thats really cool Doc T. I gotta try that.

[Jason]

I think it's called www.librarything.com where you can catalogue your books and get pictures of the book to go along with it, chat/discuss books with others that own the same books, and other cool things.

That site looks addictive. Beware!

[vinny15]

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I think it's called www.librarything.com where you can catalogue your books and get pictures of the book to go along with it, chat/discuss books with others that own the same books, and other cool things.

That site looks addictive. Beware!

LOL all sites where you talk are addictive.

[Dr T]

The internet can be really addictive. It's fun on multiple levels. Bringing up ideas, sharing interesting things, hobbies, nice people, etc. That is what this site is made up of too. :)

[Guest Yediyd]

I confess...I'm hopelessly addicted!!!!!

Does this mean I'm not following the WoW?

[pam]

I am NOT addicted. I can quit at any time. See you in a couple of hours unless I hurry and get back sooner.

[Dr T]

Don't forget the first step of acknowledging that "We admitted we were powerless over the internet- that our lives had become unmanageable."

[Guest Emma Hale Smith]

Don't forget the first step of acknowledging that "We admitted we were powerless over the internet- that our lives had become unmanageable."

God grant me the serenity to accept the the things I cannot change;

The courage to change the things I can:

And the wisdom to know that I don't wanna!

Emma

[Dr T]

Hahahahaha. You ought to have started that quote with "www. "

[vinny15]

LOL.

HI my name is Mikel, I Havent been inernet free for longer than 3 hrs.

[FrankJL]

ok...lets start our group.

Hi...I'm Frank...and I'm an online addict too.

[Guest Emma Hale Smith]

ok...lets start our group.

Hi...I'm Frank...and I'm an online addict too.

My name is . . . Mary . . . and I'm here because I have a friend . . . she has a problem . . . her eyes hurt all of the time , she obssessively checks to see if anyone has read her posts . . . she stinks really bad because she never bathes . . . she makes her daughter bring her Burger King every night . . . sniff sniff . . . I don't know what I'm going to do . . . I just can't stop . . . oh! . . but it's not me!

Emma . . .err . . Mary