Lighten Up
10 best books like Lighten Up (Chieko N. Okazaki): To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson, Go Forward with Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley, First Things First, Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationships, Coming to Ourselves, The Color Code: A New Way to See Yourself, Your Relationships, and Life, A Quiet Heart, Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt
To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson
To the Rescue is the much-anticipated official biography of President Thomas S. Monson. Beginning with President Monson's family heritage and his early years in Salt Lake City, it included his vocational preparation and his career in the world of journalism. More important, this inspiring book...
Go Forward with Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley
| Author | Sheri Dew |
| ISBN | 1573451657 |
The subject of the biography is not what is just OK, I really like Gordon B Hinckley; what I didn't care for was the biography. Pres. Hinckley just does stuff, but we gain no insight into the man; we don't know what makes him tick; we don't see his struggles and his decisions; we don't delve into what processes...
| Author | Stephen R. Covey |
| ISBN | 0684802031 |
Another terrifically helpful book from the pen of Stephen Covey. I personally found especially useful the two-by-two matrix he discusses as a way to organize yourself. The four resulting quadrants include:
1. Important and Urgent
2. Important, Not Urgent
3. Urgent, Not Important...
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
| Author | The Arbinger Institute |
| ISBN | 1576751740 |
The "disease" of self-deception (acting in ways contrary to what one knows is right) underlies all leadership problems in today's organizations, according to the premise of this work. However well intentioned they may be, leaders who deceive themselves always end up undermining their own performance.This...
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trustand the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents is the essential...
Okay, can I just say that I ROCK for finishing this book? It took a lot of perseverence, lemme tell ya.
I picked it up at the library last November or so. “Hey,” I thought to myself. “This would be a good thing to read right now, with all the celebrations of Joseph Smith going on for the 200th...
Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationships, Coming to Ourselves
| Author | C. Terry Warner |
| ISBN | 1573459194 |
Life can be sweet. Our relationships with friends, spouses, colleagues, and family members can be wonderfully rewarding. They can also bring heartache, frustration, anxiety, and anger. We all know the difference between times when we feel open, generous and at ease with people versus times when...
| Author | Taylor Hartman |
| ISBN | 0684848228 |
Folk psychology at its worst.
Agressive poeple are really pushy? Wow... thanks for that one captian obvious!
Truth be told I couldn't stomach finishing this filth. Pigeon-holing billions of individualities into four basic, color coded, types is the most stupid and irresponsible...
| Author | Patricia T. Holland |
| ISBN | 1573458015 |
April 21, 2014 review (2nd reading): What I find amazing about this little book is that a large portion of it is not relevant to me and I STILL get a great, great deal out of this book. This book was written by a leader within the LDS faith for other Mormons and I'm an evangelical Christian; and so many of the...
| Author | Patrick Q. Mason |
| ISBN | 1629721816 |
For all its beneficial advances, our secular age has also weakened some people s ties to religious belief and affiliation. Latter-day Saints have not been immune to this trend. In recent years, many faithful Church members have encountered challenging aspects of Church history, belief, or practice....
Insights from a Prophet’s Life: Russell M. Nelson
What kind of life preparation does the Lord give the men He will one day call to be prophet? And what are the lessons to be learned from such a life? From being raised in a home without the foundation of the gospel to the early days of his marriage and the stress of medical school to his last open-heart surgery...
Silent Souls Weeping: Depression—Sharing Stories, Finding Hope
| Author | Jane Clayson Johnson |
In a culture that strives for happiness and perfection, depression and mental illness are often surrounded by stigma, misunderstanding, and endless questions. In Silent Souls Weeping, bestselling author and nationally-recognized journalist Jane Clayson Johnson hopes to change the LDS dialogue...
Born to Change the World: Your Part in Gathering Israel
| Author | Brad Wilcox |
| ISBN | 1629725897 |
My entire understanding of the literal gathering of the House of Israel has been changed by reading this book. I understood it to be a symbolic gathering of people in the last dispensation. And while the symbolic imagery exists, when speaking of the literal gathering of the house of Israel (Jacob), there...
Many today carry a secret: We do not love what we have been commanded to love. We do not love what is holy. Although we might reverence things that are deemed holy- the temple, for example, and the scriptures, and the Sabbath- we do not love them. Not really. Not with our whole souls.
The Holy Secret...
A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life
| Author | Virginia H. Pearce |
| ISBN | 1590385446 |
The ability to feel God's love doesn't just make life nicer or more comfortable-it changes everything. When filled with God's love, we can do and see and understand things that we cannot do and see and understand on our own. As our own hearts are softened by these blessings, our overriding desire becomes...
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Management Fable About Helping Employees Find Fulfillment in Their Work
| Author | Patrick Lencioni |
| ISBN | 0787995312 |
A bestselling author and business guru tells how to improve your job satisfaction and performance.In his sixth fable, bestselling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen careers...
Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments
| Author | Jeffrey R. Holland |
| ISBN | 1573458597 |
I was motivated to find and re-read this BYU devotional address because of the principles drawn from it by Amy Petersen Jensen and presented in her BYU devotional address on March 20, 2012, which was published in BYU Magazine, Fall, 2012. Jensen stated that "mass communication technologies impact...
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
| Author | The Arbinger Institute |
| ISBN | 1626564310 |
NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED
Like Leadership and Self-Deception, The Arbinger Institute's first book, The Anatomy of Peace has become a worldwide phenomenon—not because of a media blitz, movie tie-in, or celebrity endorsement, but because readers have enthusiastically recommended...
Counseling With Our Councils: Learning To Minister Together In The Church And In The Family
| Author | M. Russell Ballard |
| ISBN | 1570089361 |
Learn how councils--in the church and in the family--can help solve difficult problems "Church and family councils are one of the best resources available to us in winning the battle for the souls of our Father's children." So writes Elder M. Russell Ballard. He shows that the pattern for government...
If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard: And Other Reassuring Truths
| Author | Sheri Dew |
| ISBN | 1590385381 |
Give someone a lift! Following a series of misadventures trying to get to Nauvoo on an airplane with several nieces and nephews, Sheri Dew writes that she was ready to scrap the trip and just go home. A simple statement by her niece restored her perspective: "Aunt Sheri, if life were easy, it wouldn't be...
Eve and the Choice Made in Eden
| Author | Beverly Campbell |
| ISBN | 1570088837 |
Is the way that women evaluate their own worth affected still by the biblical story of Mother Eve? Author Beverly Campbell suggests, “In much of the literature and in most of the histories referring to women there is an undercurrent of apology, as though there is something not quite 'all right' about...
Seekers Wanted: The Skills You Need for the Faith You Want
| Author | Anthony Sweat |
| ISBN | 1629725730 |
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this book but I was very glad I read it. The author has a PHD in research. With that expertise he thoughtfully explains how to determine the authenticity of a source. This process includes a ranking system based on how close to the event the source was recorded, was...
A Case for the Book of Mormon
If you enjoyed other books by Elder Callister, then you will like this one also. Provides an intelligent brief overview of what the critics have said about the Book of Mormon while providing credible counterpoints. Makes you think. (Just when I think I have the Book of Mormon figured out, along comes...
Hearing the Voice of the Lord: Principles and Patterns of Personal Revelation
| Author | Gerald N. Lund |
| ISBN | 1590388933 |
How can we navigate safely through our turbulent times? Personal revelation is one key! Elder Gerald N. Lund, million-selling author of The Work and the Glory, offers profound insights about how personal revelation 'works.' Learn how we can increase our ability to receive and recognize personal...
| Author | Bruce C. Hafen |
| ISBN | 1629725188 |
We often encounter unexpected questions and complexities that can challenge our faith. Faith Is Not Blind offers fresh concepts and tools that will help readers learn from these experiences, rather than feeling disillusioned by them.Award-winning authors Bruce and Marie Hafen draw upon a lifetime...
Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
From the bestselling authors who taught the world how to have Crucial Conversations comes Influencer, a thought-provoking book that combines the remarkable insights of behavioral scientists and business leaders with the astonishing stories of high-powered influencers from all walks of life....
| Author | Brad Wilcox |
| ISBN | 1606410377 |
The sacrament prayers have to be given word-perfect. Everyone knows that. But when the priest flubs it, what happens? Even though the expectation of perfection cannot be lowered, the person giving the prayer gets a second chance, and a third, and a fourth, if he needs them. No matter how many mistakes...
The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family
| Author | Barbara E Morgan |
| ISBN | 1629725609 |
I’m so glad Barbara Morgan Gardner decided to write this book. I’ve never understood certain aspects of the priesthood, especially the difference between familial (or patriarchal) priesthood versus the more visible hierarchical priesthood we see at church.
She has helped me better understand...
