Showing posts with label LDS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LDS. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society.

Genre: Non-Fiction/Historical/LDS

Review:  "Verily I say unto you, all those who receive my gospel are sons and daughters in my kingdom." Doctrine and Covenants 25:1

When I first started reading this I expected it to be very dry and to tell me the things that I already know about church history. I wasn't really expecting to get anything from it but it was a free book so I decided to read it. What an amazing book this is. I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it again.

It is about the history of Relief Society. For those of you who are not LDS (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - often referred to as Mormons), the Relief Society is the women in the church. This book tells how the Relief Society started and what they did. It talks about how the women of the Church brought relief to others in need and how they adapted what they did to fit the needs of the times and the people. What an amazing history the Relief Society has!

Continue Reading...

Friday, November 18, 2011

Flashback Friday: Mothering with Spiritual Power by Debra Woods

Genre: Self help/LDS

Review: This book bases it's inspiring advice off of twenty five scriptures from the Book of Mormon. It shows that the answers to parenting questions and challenges can be found in the scriptures.

Continue Reading...

Labels

1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Star 5 Stars A. Demethius Jackson A.L. Sowards activity Adventure Alice Hoffman Ally Condie Alyson Noel Amanda Hocking Amanda McNeil Amish An Indian Andy Andrews Angela Giroux Aprilynne Pike Author Interview Banned Book Week Barbara Forte Abate Beth Wiseman Betsy Maestro Biography Brandon Sanderson C.S. Lewis Cassandra Clare Catherine Marshall Celia Rivenbark Celia Thomson Chick-Lit Children's Chapter Books Children's Graphic Novel Children's Picture Book Christian Christine's Reviews Christmas Cindy Woodsmall Classic Claudia Gray Collections Collin's Corner Daniel C. Tomas Dean Koontz Debra Sansing Woods Dennis L. McKiernan Desktop Books Dystopian educational Elizabeth Gilbert Ellen Meister Emma Donoghue Eric John Swanson Esphyr Slobodkina Essays Fairy Tales Fantasy Fiction Flashback Friday Frank Beddor Gail Carson Levine Gerard D. Webster Giveaways Guest Post Guest Reviewer Harper Lee Heather B. Moore Heidi Angell Heidi's Reviews Herman Melville Historical horror Howard Pyle Humor J.C. Allen James Alan Gardner James Lepore James Patterson James Tiptree Jr Janice Yates Jill Mansell Joanne Ryder John Perry John Steinbeck Jon S. Lewis Julie N. Ford Juvenile K.C. Grant Karen Kingsbury Kate DiCamillo Kathleen Y'Barbo Kay Lynn Mangum Kelly Armstrong Khaled Hosseini Kids Korner Kiersten White Know Me Better Kristen Heitzmann Larissa Hinton Laura Lippman LDS LDS Fiction Lewis Carroll Linda's Reviews Lisa McMann Lisa Patton Lois Lowry Louis Sachar Louise Armstrong Magic Realism Marie Ricks Marissa Meyer Mark Dunn Mark McKenna Mark Twain Mary Helen Stefaniak Maureen Johnson Meg Cabot Memoir Michael Grant Michael Mullin Mystery Nancy Campbell Allen Neal Shusterman non-fiction Novella Orson Scott Card Paranormal parenting parentingbb Paul's Review Peggy Orenstein Peter Leonard Phil Cantrill Poetry R. L. Lafevers Rachel Greer Religious Rhoden Richelle Mead Rick Riordan Roald Dahl Romance Salvatore Buttaci Sandy H. Steele Science Fiction Scott Westerfeld Self-help Serita Jakes Shannon Hale Short-Story Steampunk Stephen M. DeBock Stephen R. Lawhead Stephenie Meyer Sunday Says... Supernatural Susan Meissner Suspense Tamora Pierce Teresa M. Wilkins Tess Gallagher Thriller Tricia Springstubbs usborne Valorie Burton W.D. Newman Wanda Ga's We Both Read Winnie's Reviews Young Adult Zelda Fitzgerald

Flickr Gallery

About