From the day Lorenzo Snow stepped out of a carriage onto Italian soil in 1850 to the day that Thomas S. Monson turned a shovel of Italian soil to break ground for a temple in 2010, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made evangelizing a high priority in Italy. Mormon missionary work unfolded against a backdrop of historical forces political upheaval, world wars, social change, and internal Church dynamics that presented both obstacles and opportunity for growth. Over the span of a century and a half, the Church managed to establish a small but significant presence in Italy. 
 This research offers a comprehensive account and thorough analysis of the people, events, and issues related to this important chapter in Italian and Church history. It highlights the human drama associated with encounters between foreign missionaries and local spiritual seekers and explores the implications of religious growth across obstacles of faith, geography, and culture.
 2019 MHA Best International Book Award

Mormons in the Piazza: History of the Latter-Day Saints in Italy

Eric R Dursteler

James A. Toronto

Michael W. Homer

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Opening Isaiah provides what has never before been provided to LDS readers. It brings all important versions of Isaiah--King James, Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith Translation, Dead Sea Scrolls, and the modern New Revised Standard Version into comparison for readers to help them clearly see the similarities and differences in each one. Readers can thus study Isaiah's writings with a focus on the inspired texts themselves. In addition to beautiful maps that guide the reader through the geography of Isaiah's day, the editors have carefully provided guidance in footnotes to untangle difficult passages, point to important symbolism, and reveal historical context. This book may become the most important resource on Isaiah you will ever purchase.

Opening Isaiah: A Harmony

Ann N. Madsen

Shon D. Hopkin

In this comprehensive biography, learn of the ups and downs of W. W. Phelps, early Latter-day Saint leader, printer, scribe, ghostwriter, and monumental hymn writer. He printed the Book of Commandments and other early standard works. He was one of the council of presidents that guided the Church in Kirtland in 1835 36. Phelps continued to be the leading light in newspaper publishing in Nauvoo. As political clerk, he assisted Joseph Smith in his roles as mayor of Nauvoo and contender for the US presidency. Phelps also played a key role in the Council of Fifty. He went west with the Saints, helped propose the State of Deseret, and published prose and poetry in the Deseret News and his Deseret Almanac. Phelps's strong feelings sometimes put him at odds with Church leaders, and he was excommunicated three times, rejoining each time.

"We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps

Bruce Van Orden

While Jesus and his disciples were at or near Caesarea Philippi, Peter testified that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God. Martha had a similar divine testimony, proclaiming, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God. In much the same way, a standard part of Latter-day Saint discourse includes bearing testimony that Jesus is the Christ, but what do we mean when we say that Jesus is the Christ? This volume compiles essays given at a BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium that uniquely address such questions from a Latter-day Saint perspective, bringing together both biblical scholarship and Restoration insights that invite us to come to Christ and apply gospel teachings to real life.

Thou Art the Christ: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament -- The 47th Annual BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium

Eric D. Huntsman

This book offers a glimpse at the life of Wallace F. Toronto, with emphasis on the World War II era. Saints in Czechoslovakia had the same amount of time to prepare themselves for resistance to the Communist and Nazi regimes as those in other countries, yet they fared much better, mostly because of Toronto. As seen in this narrative, Toronto experienced missionary work in the most diverse of circumstances, yet he established a foothold so firm that Czechs, as stubborn believers, endured war and almost sixty years of repression.

Mission President of Spy? The True Story of Wallace F. Toronto, The Czech Mission, and World War II

Mary Jane Woodger

This new volume is a compilation of inspiring presentations given at BYU’s annual Easter Conference (2018 and 2019), a popular tradition at the university. Well-known speakers discuss such essential concepts as teaching about life in Christ, the role of the Savior in our lives, His life and mission, the power of Christ’s Atonement, and how to help those with doubts. This volume includes talks given by Elder Bruce C. Hafen, Susan E. Tanner, Richard Lyman Bushman, Thomas A. Wayment, Barbara Morgan Gardner, and Anthony R. Sweat.

The Tragedy and the Triumph

Charles L. Swift

This new translation renders the New Testament text into modern English and is sensitive to Latter-day Saint beliefs and practices. This translation is readable and accessible for a wider range of readers than the King James Version. The original structure of the New Testament is restored and highlights features such as quotations, hymns, and poetic passages. New and extensive notes provide alternate translations, commentary upon variant manuscript traditions, and historical insights. Where applicable, the Joseph Smith Translation has been included. The notes contain the most complete list of cross-references to New Testament passages in the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants that have ever been assembled.

The New Testament: A Translation for Latter-day Saints, A Study Bible

Thomas A. Wayment

Built amid sugarcane fields on the island of O'ahu and dedicated in 1919, the La'ie Hawai'i Temple was at the forefront of a Churchwide shift away from gathering to the Intermountain West. This temple was among the first brought to the people, and for decades it stood as the closest temple geographically to half the planet. One of the first Latter-day Saint temples to accommodate large numbers of patrons from different cultures speaking different languages, it has been one of the most ethnically prodigious temples of the latter days. It was an early physical symbol of the boldness of a relatively young and provincial church to take the fullness of the gospel, realized only in temples, to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. Commemorating the La'ie Hawai'i Temple's one hundredth anniversary, this volume shares the remarkable history and contributions of this beloved temple.

The La'ie Hawai'i Temple: A Century of Aloha

Eric-Jon Keawe Marlowe

Clilnton D. Christensen

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