The central message of this book is the message declared by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since ita beginning. Joseph Smith, the first prophet of this dispensation, taught: "The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it.
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Our Heritage,
By Andrew Tucker (WEST JORDAN, UTAH, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Our Heritage - Brief History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (Paperback)
Our Heritage is a book published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that provides a brief history of church from the restoration to the present day. Keep in mind that this book only gives a brief summary of important events associated to the heritage of the Mormon church. This is a great book for those seeking basic facts and stories that played a role in the early days of the church. Contained are many short stories taken from journals, newspapers and books to help the reader begin to understand how the church came about and after much persecution remains intact today.Having been raised in the church, I grew up hearing inspiring stories of the early saints and the many challenges that they suffered. My growing interest in church history is what brought me to this book. Just as the ancient tribes such as the Mayans learned from their heritage I believe that understanding the heritage of my church will better help me to continue to build on top of the foundation that was placed before me. One of my favorite parts of the book is the story of the Haun's Mill Massacre. My interest in this story has increased with the knowledge that one of my ancestors was killed in Massacre. The Haun's Mill Massacre occurred on October 30, 1838, three days after the extermination order was issued by the state. Some 200 men sprung a surprise attack against a small community of saints at Haun's Mill. The attackers ordered all the men who wished to save themselves to gather into the blacksmith shop. All the armed assailants then took up positions around the shop and opened fire on the building until all were believed dead. In this account, one of the women by the name of Amanda found her son Alma still alive though his hip had been blown away by musket blasts. Amanda began to call upon the Lord saying, "Oh my Heavenly Father, what shall I do? Thou seest my poor wounded boy and knowest my inexperience. Oh Heavenly Father direct me what to do!" This personal experience really helped me grasp a feeling for what the early saints went through. It helped me gain greater respect for the members of the church that suffered through so much so that we can enjoy the blessings of the church we have today. Overall this book does a great job of helping the reader understand history through personal accounts. The book is easy reading and all the stories are simplified and don't drag out long. This helped me stay interested all the way to the end while strengthening my knowledge of church history or "My Heritage."
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A whitewashed history of the mormon peoples.,
By David T. (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Our Heritage - Brief History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (Paperback)
I read this curious about the history of the Mormon church. This book has a primary purpose and that's to make the Mormon church look as good as possible, it never really felt trustworthy for any facts, I'd have to look up other accounts on everything presented. Plus they skipped most controversial subjects such as the Mountain Meadows massacre (in Utah apparently all the Mormons did was help each other and outside groups such as the Indians). They did mention Polygamy which Joseph Smith was divinely told to do and then a later president was divinely told that god made a mistake, didn't realize this would create problems with the government and it couldn't be continued. Same thing goes for the addition of non white priests. Anyways, for non Mormons I don't see any use of this book (only useful for Mormons who never want to question anything).One thing I am curious of is if Joseph Smith was divinely commissioned to make corrections to the King James bible, why wouldn't the official bible of the Mormon church be this divine one and not the standard?? "In June 1830 Joseph Smith began his divinely commissioned work of making inspired corrections to the King James (English) Version of the Bible. This work is known as the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. Between June of 1830 and July of 1833, the Prophet made numerous changes to this text of the Bible, including correcting biblical language, clarifying doctrines, and restoring historical and doctrinal material." -- p 24 "Another major development during President Kimball's administration occurred in 1979 when the Church published a new English-language edition of the King James Bible. The text was unchanged, but footnotes were added that cross-referenced the Bible with the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. A large Topical Guide and Bible Dictionary provided insights unique to modern-day scriptures. This edition had new headings for all chapters and also included excerpts from Joseph Smith's inspired revisions of the King James Bible." -- p 129 On a side note I read Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction recently, it still maintains an apologetic tone, but doesn't have any of the problems I mentioned with this book, its about the same size and I'd recommend that book to anyone over this.
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