Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt
10 best books like Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt (Patrick Q. Mason): Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life, Letters to a Young Mormon, A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870, The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections On the Quest for Faith, Insights from a Prophet’s Life: Russell M. Nelson, Silent Souls Weeping: Depression—Sharing Stories, Finding Hope, Worth the Wrestle, A Case for the Book of Mormon, Faith Is Not Blind
| Author | Richard L. Bushman |
| ISBN | 1400077532 |
Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard Bushman, an...
The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life
| Author | Terryl L. Givens |
| ISBN | 1609071883 |
"Whether by design or by chance," Terryl and Fiona Givens write, "we find ourselves in a universe filled with mystery. We encounter appealing arguments for a Divinity that is a childish projection, for prophets as scheming or deluded imposters, and for scripture as so much fabulous fiction. But there...
Letters to a Young Mormon
| Author | Adam S. Miller |
| ISBN | 0842528563 |
"This book is composed as a series of letters. The letters are meant for a young Mormon who is familiar with Mormon life but green in their faith....Here, my work is personal. I mean only to address the real beauty and real costs of trying to live a Mormon life. And I hope only to Show something of what it means...
| Author | Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
| ISBN | 1681684578 |
From the author of A Midwife's Tale, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize for History, and The Age of Homespun--a revelatory, nuanced, and deeply intimate look at the world of early Mormon women whose seemingly ordinary lives belied an astonishingly revolutionary spirit, drive, and...
| Author | Terryl L. Givens |
| ISBN | 1609079426 |
Faith is the first principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So what happens when a person has doubts? Questioning is not the problem, according to authors Terryl and Fiona Givens. After all, they write, the Restoration unfolded because a young man asked questions. The difficulty arises when questions...
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...
Why can’t I seem to conquer weaknesses that plague me?” “How do I know if I’m receiving revelation?” “Will the Lord forgive me after what I’ve done?” “Why can’t we seem to get ahead financially even though we faithfully pay our tithing?” “What if the Church’s position on...
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...
| 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...
That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith & Family
"'A happy gay Mormon.' That's the shorthand I often use to describe myself," writes Tom Christofferson. "Some of my gay friends—as well as some of the LDS friends—are a little surprises that I think it's possible to be a gay Mormon."
In That We May Be One, Tom Christofferson shares perspectives...
The Christ Who Heals: How God Restored the Truth That Saves Us
| Author | Fiona Givens |
| ISBN | 1629723355 |
In a world increasingly prone to doubt, a foundation in Christ is the only sure basis of a durable discipleship. And for Latter-day Saints, the Jesus Christ revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith is, in some very significant ways, a different kind of Christ than the Jesus of modern Christianity....
Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis: A Simple Developmental Map
| Author | Thomas Wirthlin McConkie |
| ISBN | 0996852603 |
For my goodreads friends who know me in real life, I am not in a faith crisis! Jeez! I listened to a podcast with the author and I was intrigued, so I read the book. I love books about psychology and religion and talking about people's religious journeys, so of course this book really appealed to me. In fact,...
The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church
| Author | Jana Riess |
| ISBN | 0190885203 |
American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood....
The Standard of Truth: 1815–1846
| Author | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
In 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Three years later, an angel guides him to an ancient record buried in a hill near his home. With God’s help, he translates the record and organizes the Savior’s church in the latter days. Soon others join him,...
| Author | David A. Bednar |
| ISBN | 1629723827 |
The Lord tells us that "the worth of souls is great" in His sight (Doctrine and Covenants 18:10). But how can we know that is true? How can we gain a greater sense of the worth of every soul—including our own?
In his latest book, Elder David A. Bednar offers a compelling look at a pattern the Lord...
Slave Stealers: True Accounts of Slave Rescues: Then and Now
Follow two abolitionists who fought one of the most shockingly persistent evils of the world: human trafficking and sexual exploitation of slaves. Told in alternating chapters from perspectives spanning more than a century apart, read the riveting 19th century first-hand account of Harriet...
Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-Day Saint Woman Scholar's Ventures Through Life, Death, Cancer, and Motherhood (Not Necessarily in That Order)
| Author | Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye |
In this collection of personal essays, letters, and even drawings, Melissa Inouye considers how Latter-day Saints in an increasingly globalized Church might cultivate unity without leaving their distinctive gifts behind. As an Asian American Latter-day Saint feminist and scholar, she feels...
