The Standard of Truth (Saints, #1)

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In 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ Three years later, an angel guides him to an ancient record buried in a hill near his home With God s help, he translates the record and organizes the Savior s church in the latter days Soon others join him, accepting the invitation to become Saints through the Atonement of Jesus Christ But opposition and violence follow those who defy old traditions to embrace restored truths The women and men who join the church must choose whether or not they will stay true to their covenants, establish Zion, and proclaim the gospel to a troubled world The Standard of Truth is the first book in Saints, a new, four volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Fast paced, meticulously researched, Saints recounts true stories of Latter day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord s call to write history for the good of the church, and for the rising generations Doctrine and Covenants 69 8. Best Read Kindle ePUB The Standard of Truth (Saints, #1) Author The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – kino-fada.fr I have several friends who have left the Church after learning about aspects of the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith, or the history of the Church that disturbed them This book feels like an attempt to address those issues, and to be up front about them so that people aren t blindsided by them later, or given the impression that the Church is trying to hide something.Being a narrative history it was a quick and easy read, and I can see why it was done this way to make the informationavail I have several friends who have left the Church after learning about aspects of the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith, or the history of the Church that disturbed them This book feels like an attempt to address those issues, a...I just finished reading volume 1 of the church s new book Saints I know Mormon history has been a hot topic for many Latter day Saints, so naturally this book has appeal Let me first start off withTHE GOOD This book is, in my opinion, the very best general audience history that the church has ever published It is fa...Reading as someone who is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, I found this book to be a very detailed account of the early years of the Latter day Saints movement As an official Church publication, I suppose one could make the argument that the book is biased in favor of the traditional narrative, but I don t think that really impacts negatively on the book s value as a historical work There s a lot of fascinating history here, and it s told well, and extensively f Reading as someone who is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, I found this book to be a very detailed account of the early years of the Latter day Saints movemen...Review of Saints The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 1 The Standard of Truth, 1815 1846 Salt Lake City The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, 2018 699 pp., 5.75 print, 1.99 digital.Short version The book is very readable, with stories and accurate dialogue to share deep emotions felt during intense times of crisis The book includes valuable female perspectives both old and young It is intimate, referring to Joseph and Emma Smith by first name Review of Saints The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 1 The Standard of Truth, 1815 1846 Salt Lake City The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, 2018 699 pp., 5.75 print, 1.99 digital.Short version The book is very readable, with stories and accurate dialogue to share deep emotions felt during intense times of crisis The book includes valuable female perspectives both old and young It is intimat...I am shamelessly proud of my Church and the great strides they have made in the publishing of Saints The Standard of Truth This is fantastic history and beautiful prose I have always been an avid reader, my early encounters with Church history weren t positive I remember reading excerpts from Our Heritage in Sunday School and finding it absolutely dry Perhaps I have matured since then, and I do feelinvested in my Church and its history now But I think part of that is finding Church h I am shamelessly proud of my Church and the great strides they have made in the publishing of Saints The Standard of Truth This is fantastic history and beautiful prose I have always been an avid reader, my early encounters with Church history weren t positive I remember reading excerpts from Our Heritag...Over the last decade, hundreds of new books have been written that shed new light on polygamy, the priesthood ban, the nature of translation and revelation, the participation of women, the development of the priesthood, and many other topics in the development of The Church of Jesus Christ While not an in depth analysis on any one of those topics since that s not the intent of the book , Saints does an incredible job of honestly presenting and summarizing information on the entire restoration Over the last decade, hundreds of new books have been written that shed new light on polygamy, the priesthood ban, the nature of translation and revelation, the participation of women, the development of the priesthood, and many other topics ...I usually give books with a cliffhanger one less star so there you have it Ha ha I understand there are to be 4 volumes I happened to get an advanced copy of volume 1 in pdf form I really enjoyed this narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints There was lots of material that I had never heard before and I hadn t considered myself completely ignorant of Church history The narrative was well done and had me feeling ...4.5I will admit to being very excited about this book when I first heard about it from an editor around a year ago The editor is a very well known and respected Latter day Saint fiction author When she described the scope and effort going into this book series , I thought, awesome.Saints should be read by every member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, like Jesus the Christ Given the dense previous records of church history and how it stops before the global expansion, this 4.5I will admit to being very excited about this book when I first heard about it from an editor around a year ago The editor is a very well known and respected Latter day Saint fiction author When she described the scope and effort going into this book series , I thought, awesome.Saints should be read by every member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, like Jesus the Christ Given the dense previous records of church history and how it stops before the global expansion, this is a book that fits on any shelf For acomplete biography of Joseph Smith, of course Joseph Smith Rough Stone RollingJoseph Smith Rough Stone Rolling would be preferable For aa...The most refreshing thing about the book Saints is that it does not hide the fact that the men and women of the early church were flawed individuals Even though they had been called to some of the Lord s most important work, their human frailties and weaknesses came out over and over again But this didn t stop them or the work The repentant and humble were still allowed to be instruments in the hands of the Lord And their struggle, is OUR struggle Each of us is called to move the Lord s k The most refreshing thing about the book Saints is that it does not hide the fact that the men and women of the early church were flawed individuals Even though they had been called to some of the Lord s most important work, their human frailties and weaknesses came out over and over again But this didn t stop them or the work The repentant and humble were still allowed to be instruments in the hands of the Lord And their struggle, is OUR struggle Each of us is called...I found this to be a very interesting and informative read I listened to the audio of the book available for free through the Gospel Library app I am a lifelong active member of the church who has studied church history, so I was familiar with the overall history, and very familiar with many of the incidents covered However, there was still information that was new to me, and added details to familiar stories.I enjoy reading history that is written in a narrative style like this book, and I l I found this to be a very interesting and informative read I listened to the audio of the book available for free through the Gospel Library app I am a lifelong active member of the church who has studied church history, so I was familiar with the overall history...

The Standard of Truth (Saints, #1)
  • 12 June 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 1065 pages
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • The Standard of Truth (Saints, #1)