Memories of Me: A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life. Memories of Me taps into the passion of connecting with loved ones through memory narratives. It empowers hobbyists to create a legacy of family stories and memory episodes through prompts, in-depth brainstorming exercises, writing samples, and just enough writing tips for…
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Book Review: Women of Faith Vol. 3
Women of Faith Vol. 3 by Richard E. Turley, Jr., Brittany A. Chapman This groundbreaking series tells the stories of women in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose lives of faith and dedication deserve emulation. Each chapter recounts a woman’s trials, triumphs, and testimony, often in her own words. Volume 3…
Follow Me To Zion
Title: Follow Me To Zion Authors: Andrew D. Olsen, Jolene Spendlove Allphin, Julie Boswell Rogers Publisher: Deseret Book Pages: 272 Year Published: 2013 Book Description: James G. Willie knew the trek would be arduous when he left Iowa City in July 1856, leading 500 handcart pioneers on a 1,300-mile journey across the plains. But he could not…
Killing Lincoln – DVD Review
What Do You Know About Abraham Lincoln? Some of you may know a lot, but as a confused Canadian High school and American University student, my history and political knowledge is all jumbled up and interchanged. Sometimes the best way to learn about history when you have no idea the story is through a movie….
Belonging To Heaven – Book Review
About Belonging To Heaven “Descended from the Hawaiian royal line, Jonathan Napela became one of the first—and most influential—converts to the Church in Hawaii. A man of intelligence, social status, and wealth, he used his considerable position to further the gospel in his native land. He developed a lifelong bond of brotherhood with Elder George…
Gaze Into Heaven
Gaze Into Heaven – Near Death Experiences In Early Church History Book Title: Gaze Into Heaven Author: Marlene Bateman Sullivan Genre: Non Fiction, Historical, Memoir Gaze Into Heaven Gaze into heaven is a compilation of memoirs about near death experiences in the pioneer times. I have always enjoyed hearing personal experiences of this nature,…
Hey Canada! by Vivien Bowers – Book Review
TItle: Hey, Canada Author: Vivian Bowers Gran has decided that she is taking nine-year-old Alice and eight-year-old Cal on a road trip across Canada “before she’s old and creaky.” With a sparkling combination of poems, silly songs, tweets and blogs, the trio records the trip for readers everywhere to share. Starting in St. John’s…