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Title: Marvelous Work and a Wonder (Missionary Reference Library) by Legrand Richards ISBN: 0-87579-171-9 Publisher: Deseret Book Company Pub. Date: September, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Sad, sad, sad...
Comment: It's so sad that a recognized leader of an international church can so publicly mutilate the words of God and go virtually unchecked. I found errors and blatant misinterpretations on virtually every page of this book. It was so distressing to me that I could not finish it.
The problems began even before the first page... in the very TITLE itself. "A marvelous Work and a Wonder", a reference to Isaiah 29:14, is claimed by the author to be a prophecy pointing to Joseph Smith. However, Mat 15:7-8 clearly indicates that this exact same prophecy is specifically fulfilled in Jesus Christ, God in the flesh.
The abominable butchering of God's word continues non-stop throughout the first few chapters, and I'm quite certain it continues on throughout... If you are going to read this book, make sure to check out every reference and read each one IN FULL CONTEXT. The overwhelming errors will be plainly apparent.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent Missionary tool
Comment: I read A Marvelous Work and a Wonder several years after joining the church. I really wish I had the opportunity sooner. It should certainly be recommended to every investigator or new convert. While Richards does not delve into as great of depths as, say, Talmage or Nibley, this book is perfect for starters. It is a quick and easy read with many scripture references. Basically this book outlines basic LDS doctrines and supplies a scriptural basis (mostly Biblical) to support the claims. I found it very inspiring and an essential background for anyone considering a mission.
Rating: 3
Summary: Studies of the Book of Mormon
Comment: This book was given to me by a former Mormon missionary that I worked with. He and I had been discussing Mormonism versus Christianity. Rather than debating many of the strange Mormon doctrines that have been taught over its 200 year history, I decided to stay with one subject: historical validity of the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith called the Book of Mormon the foundation of the Mormon faith and the cornerstone of their religion. He said that a man could get closer to God by obeying its precepts above any other book on earth. Smith also claimed that it was the most correct of any book on the earth. I challanged my Mormon friend to find my one evidence for the Book of Mormon to be taken as historically acurate. Mind you, I did not ask him to prove to me its theological content but only its historical content for if its historical content cannot be proven, why believe what it says theologically? He brought me this book. I read it in three days, marked it up pretty good, and brought it back to my Mormon friend. My conclusions: the LDS Church still is serching for historical evidence for the Book of Mormon. I have here in front of me a copy of a statement put out by both the Smithsonian Institute and the LDS leaders. The Smithsonian letter denies the content of the book of Mormon as being historical and views the material as only religious in nature with no archeological evidence to support its claims. The LDS leaders, in reply, ask "Why question what the Lord has decided to keep hidden?" I for one question. I question all things (1 Thess. 5:21). I am not a Christian because I have prayed and feel its right, I am a Christian because of historical evidence to support the claims of the Bible (2 Peter 1:16-21). Christianity alone is the only religion based not on the teachings of Jesus as much as on the historical evidence of Jesus' death and resurrection. Buy this book. Read it. Study it. But don't believe something simply because someone tells you its true. I believe I can fly btu that does not mean its true. My subjective truth will hit objective reality when I test it. Do that with Christianity, Mormonism, Islam, etc. You will find Jesus to be true (John 14:6).
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Title: Our Search for Happiness an Invitation by M. Russell Ballard ISBN: 0875799175 Publisher: Deseret Book Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball ISBN: 0884944441 Publisher: Deseret Book Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Mormon Doctrine by Bruce R. McConkie ISBN: 0884944468 Publisher: Deseret Book Co Pub. Date: 01 April, 1958 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Jesus the Christ by James Talmage ISBN: 0875793266 Publisher: Deseret Book Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes by Gordon B. Hinckley, Mike Wallace ISBN: 0609807250 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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