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The Mission: Inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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"The Mission" provides an excellent high-level overview of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While the book doesn't address doctrinal-related issues (nor should it, as that's not its purpose), it does provide the reader with a foundation of some of the Church's key teachings.

I found the book thoroughly enjoyable to read and re-read, as many pictures prompted a recall of my own experiences.

The title would lead one to believe that this book would help explain the foundation and workings of the Mormon faith. This is not the case. The limited text supplies the reader with just a basic explanation of what is being depicted in the photo. This is a good book for someone just interested in getting a superficial intro to this belief system, but nothing more.

Beautiful pictures and simple descriptions of Mormon culture from an 'outsider on the inside' perspective. Enjoyable for all ages and faiths. It will inspire, motivate, and uplift you.

This is a compilation of hundreds of photographs taken that capture the spirit and liveliness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is an excellent introducation by Roger Rosenblatt and an essay by Gordon B. Hickley, the President of the Church. The style and flow of the book is very much modelled on the "Day in the Life..." series of books.

Not only does this book have good pictures, it also has accurate information. It is a good place to go to in order to find accurate information about the LDS church.

This book is truely a work of art. It shows the dedication and love that those people must have for their church and beliefs. Just seeing much they love what they're doing was really inspiring and did at some points bring tears to my eyes.

This is a beautifully produced volume with photographs to make anyone curious about the present day worldwide work and involvement of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The photographs are outstanding and are from all over the world, depicting the people serving and being served. The topic is about what the full-time missionaries do while devoting two years of their lives for no pay or remuneration. Why would anybody do this? Read the book and see! If highly recommend the book to anyone with an open mind and a concern for human progress and sense of community.
Constance Johnson June 6, 2009

Leaving the issues for apostates and apologists to bicker over, this book simply looks at the lives of people actually in the church: what they do in their normal every day lives. I especially liked the depictions of Latter-Day Saints in nations outside the United States, including the temple trip down the Amazon and a few shots of Victoria Peak! Beliver or no, these pictures tell 10,000 words about a people that are industrious, optimistic, and compassionate. These photos aver that while many continue to criticize and ostracize this church, the Latter-Day Saints frequently hold the moral/ethical highground on their idealogical opponents. How many other 200-year old American religions would stand under this kind of across-the-globe scrutiny? This book contains real, in your face, irrefutable evidence that like them nor not, the Mormons are indeed a "peculiar people."

Muy entretenido libro, lleno de fotos que muestran a la Iglesia desde diversas perspectivas, tanto como sociedad, cultura y como religion. Contiene varios ensayos fotograficos en varias partes del mundo. El texto es sencillo, y mas que nada es para acompañar a las fotos, y siendo que se puede comprar usado por un par de dolares, constituye una ganga de las que hay que aprovechar.

This book is one of those great coffee table books that are eye candy. Adam Smith in his "Theory of Moral Sentiments" discusses how vision is the key to moral actions, and this book helps spur the Saints on to better works by the photographed examples. It really covers the ground and the gamut of the life of the Saints...

Not a lot of text or theology here, except for the text of truth that every good act writes in reality...