As a life long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka LDS or Mormon) I have always loved hearing the story of how people found and became members of the church. It is always so fascinating to me and I love to know if they had heard about the church…
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Surviving Hitler – Book Review
Title: Surviving Hitler Author: O. Hakan Palm Release Date: July 7, 2014 About the Author: O. Hakan Palm, eldest son of Gustav and Agnes Erdos Palm, has been shaped by his parent’s wartime experiences. A successful management consultant in Stockholm, Sweden, Hakan has served faithfully in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a bishop,…
Listen to the Squawking Chicken
Listen to the Squawking Chicken When Mother Knows Best, What’s a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of) About The Book: Most people think I’m exaggerating at first when I talk about the Chinese Squawking Chicken. But once they actually spend some time with her, they understand. They get it. Right away. She’s Chinese,…
Book Review: I Just Want To Be Alone
I Just Want To Be Alone Series: I Just Want to Pee Alone Paperback: 210 pages Publisher: @throat_punch Books (March 22, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 098840804X Jen from the uber famous blog People I Want To Punch In The Throat, or PIWTPITT, organized and wrote a book of humourous authors called I Just Want To Pee Alone. The second volume…
My Story by Elizabeth Smart
My Story by Elizabeth Smart, Chris Stewart For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken…
I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring – A Book Review
Hardcover:560 pages Publisher:Deseret Book Inc ISBN-10: 1609077830 ISBN-13: 978-1609077839 Year Published: 2013 Author: Robert I. Eaton, Henry B. Eyring I Will Lead You Along: The Life of Henry B. Eyring Henry Bennion Eyring was born on May 31, 1933, in Princeton, New Jersey, bearing the first name of his father, who was fast building a reputation as a…
The Romney Family Table – Recipes and Traditions
The Romney Family Table by Ann Romney I love seeing into peoples homes and how they live in those homes. I think being a mother is great, but stressful, so I love hearing little secrets to survival that other moms pass on, or the understanding that they have been there too. Reading the stories from…
Don’t Lick The Minivan
In a world where books are your ticket to unseen lands and a chance to read other peoples minds, meeting an author is kind of like meeting a rock star. Leanne Shirtcliffe is a fellow mom to twins, whose whitty humor will have you laughing about things you never found the humor in before. Like your kids…