Customer Reviews

Praise to the Man (Work and the Glory)

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Bro Lund has made church history come alive for me. I've read many diffrent church history books. These I can relate to. It's like I'm there living it as it happens. You can bet I'll read all 9 volumes. My wife reads them to the us in the car on long trips and we all listen intently. They good for all age groups 10 to 100. Keep them coming Mr. Lund

My Sunday school teacher read us part of this one. It included the martyrdom. It was extremely sad. Hyrum and Bro.s Taylor and Richardsen were willing to give their lives for Brother Joseph, and Hyrum did lay down his life for his brother. John Taylor was shot repeatedly. I'm 14. If you want a kid to really understand the concept of hatred and how truly evil the mob was, this is the book to read. It hit me over the head like a club just what the Saints went through.

The Work and the Glory: Praise to the Man is a great book! It is a great addition to Gerald N. Lund's series: The Work and the Glroy. In this book it talks a lot about LDS church history . . . that is the plot of the whole series. But, despite that, it has a great side plot: The life of a fiction family -- the Steeds. The way Gerlad N. Lund creates the moods for this book are amazing, and I love it how he has so many stories and so many settings at the same time. For example, at one given time, some of the family members are in Wisconsin, Palmyra, Nauvoo, on a ship, and a city in Illinois all at the same time, and Gerald N. Lund writes all of these seperate stories while combining them in a way that you don't get comfused. I would strongly suggest to read this book, but I would also strongly suggest that if you are going to read it, read the first five books in the series first (which, by the way, I would rate as a 5). Have fun reading!

Mr. Lund uses a unique mix of fiction and fact to make this chronological story come to life. Extremely well done.

All of the Work and the Glory books are so good! I didn't know half of the stories Mr. Lund told about. I'm only 14, but I love the series!! I want him to write more!! (Or at least get them to Utha!)

The Work and the Glory: Praise to the Man is a great book! It is a great addition to Gerald N. Lund's series: The Work and the Glroy. In this book it talks a lot about LDS church history . . . that is the plot of the whole series. But, despite that, it has a great side plot: The life of a fiction family -- the Steeds. The way Gerlad N. Lund creates the moods for this book are amazing, and I love it how he has so many stories and so many settings at the same time. For example, at one given time, some of the family members are in Wisconsin, Palmyra, Nauvoo, on a ship, and a city in Illinois all at the same time, and Gerald N. Lund writes all of these seperate stories while combining them in a way that you don't get comfused. I would strongly suggest to read this book, but I would also strongly suggest that if you are going to read it, read the first five books in the series first (which, by the way, I would rate as a 5). Have fun reading!

This series is amazing. What a great way to get a sense of the time period. I had a hard time putting this book down.

This is perhaps the most important book in the series of "The Work and the Glory". While I personally love the story of the pioneers that come later in the series, this is the volume that discusses some monumental events in LDS church history. One, the martydom of the prophet Joseph Smith. While I personaly believe that had I lived back in the day I might not have joined the Church simply because I would not have liked Joseph Smith. And yet no one can deny that he was a remarkable man; watching his death through the eyes of so many characters was poignant indeed. This is the installment that introduces so much incredible drama, through both the martyrdom and the thoughts over the restoration of the practice of polygamy. Great, dramatic, and thought-provoking reading.

I have been an avid reader of the Work and the Glory series. I think that they are wonderful, and are good books for both members and nonmembers alike. This book has a good plot. There are several parts that are kind of gross (there are some affairs and stuff). This book also covers the struggle that many people had with polygamy. Another part of this book includes Joseph Smith and Hyrym Smith's martyrdom. I bawled my eyes out when I read it! These books have given me a greater understanding of what my ancestors went through and have strengthened my feelings towards Joseph Smith, his family, the apostles, and the early Saints. I would suggest these books to anyone!