I wanted to read this one again to review all that it said about Relief Society and the women of the church. It was great to bring the focus of how much women in the church and the world do. We can be an example of light to the world, each one individually. I like that concept. We don't have ...
Seems to talk less about what I think of as the Gospel and more about how we ought to live. It comes off as legalistic, referring to "grace" as something that has to be earned and deserved. Only the ending talks much about metaphysics, but even here it's more in the sense of what we'll earn for o...
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It made me grateful and excited to be a member of the Relief Society which I learned is the oldest women's organization in the world. "In the first meeting of the Relief Society, Sister Emma Smith said, 'We are going to do something extraordinary.'...
I remember receiving this book in Relief Society a couple years ago but haven't heard anything about it since then. I attempted to read it a few times before but just couldn't get into it. This week, however, I felt a deep need to read this book in preparation for teaching a Relief Society lesson...
I gave it a 4 because it's very simple, foundational, basic beliefs about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--yet I realized when I read this review that for that very reason others who are not members or have not been in the church long may rate it a 5 for that very reason: "This wa...
Definitely a good introduction to LDS beliefs, practices, and church structure. It's well-written, easy to comprehend and follow along. It is very similar to the Catechism of the Catholic Church in structure and content, only much less exhaustive. I was surprised this is a manual used in adult cl...
Our Bishop asked all the youth and adults in our congregation(ward) to read this book. In Relief Society a teacher said that it is for the strength of YOU. It really is applicable to everyone. Very well written and inspirational. I loved the scriptures at the end of each principle. They did not a...