12 Top mormonism books like 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1) by Joseph M. Spencer

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1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1)

By: Joseph M. Spencer

4.44

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

"I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents. . ." So begins the first book in the Book of Mormon,…

If you liked the mormonism plot in 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1) by Joseph M. Spencer , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

By: Terryl L. Givens , Fiona Givens

4.48

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Faith is the first principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So what happens when a person has doubt… read more

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"There are many kinds of silences and not all signify absence or vacancy....Those moments are but temporary ebbs before the flow of meaning rushes in to fill the space....God may be speaking 'in ways …"

-Terryl L. Givens, The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

"What if we saw the mediocre talk, the overbearing counselor, the lesson read straight from the manual, as a lay member’s equivalent of the widow’s mite? A humble offering, perhaps, but one to be meas…"

-Terryl L. Givens, The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith

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2. The Infinite Atonement

By: Tad R. Callister

4.64

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

"Some things simply matter more than others," writes Robert L. Millet in his foreword to this landm… read more

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"The Savior was no ivory-tower observer, no behind-the-lines captain... The Savior was a participant, a player, who not only understood our plight intellectually, but who felt our wounds because they …"

-Tad R. Callister, The Infinite Atonement

"Elder Neal A. Maxwell suggests that the prime reason the Savior personally acts as the gatekeeper of the celestial kingdom is not to exclude people, but to personally welcome and embrace those who ha…"

-Tad R. Callister, The Infinite Atonement

"The powers of the Atonement do not lie dormant until one sins and then suddenly spring forth to satisfy the needs of the repentant person. Rather, like the forces of gravity, they are everywhere pres…"

-Tad R. Callister, The Infinite Atonement

"Part of the human experience is to confront temptation. No one escapes. It is omnipresent. It is both externally driven and internally prompted. It is like the enemy that attacks from all sides. It b…"

-Tad R. Callister, The Infinite Atonement

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3. Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the … read more

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4. Joseph Smith the Prophet

By: Truman G. Madsen

2.00

Format: 88 pages,

Many books have been written about Joseph Smith. This one the product of Truman Madsen's deep love … read more

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5. Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

By: James E. Talmage

4.62

Format: 747 pages, Paperback

A rich and insightful overview of the Christian belief in Jesus, his life, his teaching and the mea… read more

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"The world's greatest champion of woman and womanhood is Jesus the Christ."

-James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

"Here they [the Jaredites] became a flourishing nation; but, giving way in time to internal dissensions, they divided into factions, which warred with one another until the people were totally destroy…"

-James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

"probation. Jesus Christ was and is Jehovah, the God of Adam and of Noah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of Israel, the God at whose instance the prophets of the ages have spoken, the G…"

-James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

"Our Lord's descent from the holy heights of the Mount of Transfiguration was more than a physical return from greater to lesser altitudes; it was a passing from sunshine into shadow, from the effulge…"

-James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

6. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

By: Anonymous , Joseph Smith Jr.

3.62

Format: 57 pages, Paperback

The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealin… read more

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7. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

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8. Boldly, Nobly, and Independent: 1893–1955 (Saints, #3)

By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.61

Format: 757 pages, Paperback

Also available in ebook and audiobook. After decades of opposition, the Latter-day Saints have d… read more

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9. Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me

By: Russell M. Nelson

4.87

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“The laws or truths I will share in this book are not merely ideas I have studied and examined; the… read more

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"Jesus Christ frequently expressed gratitude. Before raising Lazarus from the dead, before miraculously multiplying loaves and fishes, and before passing the cup to His disciples at the Last Supper, t…"

-Russell M. Nelson, Heart of the Matter: What 100 Years of Living Have Taught Me

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10. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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11. Prophets See around Corners

By: Sheri Dew

4.74

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Author Sheri Dew has had the unique opportunity to be in the presence of prophets, seers, and revel… read more

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12. Both Things Are True

By: Kate Holbrook

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Joseph Smith’s observation that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” has become a belove… read more

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13. The Holy Covenants: Living Our Sacred Temple Promises

By: Anthony Sweat

4.74

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

On the outside of the Salt Lake Temple is a carving of two people shaking hands, symbolizing the te… read more

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14. Original Grace

By: Adam S. Miller

4.57

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In Original Grace, Adam S. Miller proposes an experiment in Restoration thinking: What if instead o… read more

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15. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3

By: Beth Brower

4.67

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of… read more

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16. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Volume 2

By: Beth Brower

4.63

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenan… read more

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17. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. … read more

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18. Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon

By: Adam S. Miller

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Book of Mormon bears witness of Christ’s divinity and atonement. On nearly every page, the core… read more

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19. Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

We are part of a complex Church community―full of people who think differently than we do, behave i… read more

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20. Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath

By: Richard E. Turley

4.39

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the groundbreaking Massacre at Mountain Meadows Published in 2008, M… read more

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21. Let's Talk about Temples and Ritual

By: Jennifer C. Lane

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Throughout history, God’s covenant people have always participated in ritual worship to remind them… read more

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22. Restoration: God's Call to the 21st Century World

By: Patrick Q. Mason

4.52

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

The Restoration began in the spring of 1820, when Joseph Smith saw God the Father and Jesus Christ … read more

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23. All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between

By: Fiona Givens

4.59

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert MacFarlane has written that "language does not just register experience, it produces it." Ou… read more

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24. Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.50

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Eugene England (1933-2001)—one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals in modern Mo… read more

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25. Proclaim Peace: The Restoration's Answer to an Age of Conflict

By: Patrick Q. Mason

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This book is a spiritual journey by two believing scholars of peace. In a world plagued by violence… read more

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26. A Case for the Book of Mormon

By: Tad R. Callister

4.58

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

“The Book of Mormon,” Tad R. Callister unequivocally states, “is God’s crowning witness of the divi… read more

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27. Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.97

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth … read more

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28. Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

By: W. Paul Reeve

4.77

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Few topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are as complex and painful to… read more

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"[Samuel Chambers] explained 'Some think it is small to be a deacon,' but then he countered that, 'I think there is nothing small in the kingdom of God."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"Brigham Young spoke... with extreme hyperbole. He even admitted as much in 1848 when he acknowledged, 'I frequently sa[y] 'cut his infernal throat'; I don't mean any such thing."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"...[Y]ou are free to hate anyone you choose. That is until you take upon yourself the name of Christ. At which point the right to hate is no longer available to you. - Catherine Stokes"

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"One late nineteenth-century memoir recounted... 'that one acquainted with [Mormons] could tell a Mormon when he met him by the look upon his face almost as well as if he had been of a different color."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

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29. 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1)

By: Joseph M. Spencer

4.44

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

"I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents. . ." So begins the first book in the Book of Mormon,… read more

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30. An Early Resurrection: Life in Christ before You Die

By: Adam S. Miller

4.57

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Along with Nephi, “we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ,” but in all our ta… read more

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31. Every Needful Thing

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A collection of essays from accomplished academics and professionals who speak about discipleship n… read more

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13 Top history books like 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1) by Joseph M. Spencer

Transform Your Habits

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

Richard L. Bushman

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Joseph Smith the Prophet

Truman G. Madsen

2.00

Transform Your Habits

Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern

James E. Talmage

4.62

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

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7 Top history books like Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History by Richard L. Bushman

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

Sara M. Patterson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

Terryl L. Givens

4.50

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