The day will come when we will be united again. I want you to know that you will always be my brothers and sisters. We must trust that in the end, all will be well-as our favorite hymn tells us. Soon, perhaps, the only place we'll find peace is within ourselves and in Jesus Christ. Men are aiming guns at each other right now, preparing to make war. 'We search for peace, and we find very little. Bad times come, and good people humble themselves, and then blessings flow (p. 'Righteous people have to stand up for what's true.

'Satan is unleashing his forces against the Lord's people. I like the overlying message of standing up for good in the battle against evil in an uncertain time, and I think that message is just as applicable in our lives today. I learned a little about the Church and perceptions of the Church during the 1930's, and thought about how some things have changed since then, but other things don't seem to ever change - the importance of family and relationships, struggles in families, uncertain futures, and hard decisions to make. It's interesting to learn from the perspective of those on all sides - a family in Salt Lake City, missionaries and converts in Germany, American military units in the Philippines, Japanese Americans living in Salt Lake, and even some General Authorities. This is an interesting read just before America gets involved in World War II. I enjoy a good historical fiction that helps you get to know characters and better understand what it might have been like to live through different events in world history. He was a nice guy, not even arrogant like he had the right to be (cuz he'd just written a great book!) I totally support any kind of public transporation-that's why this book won me over.Īlso, the author spoke in one of our class sessions.

Ok, sorry.back to this book: I think one of my favorite parts was when a girl went on a date to Saltair and she rode the train. But a few of the people in the book were Mormon, I think. I read 'Recapitulation' by Wallace Stegner, a non-Mormon guy and a non-Mormon book. This website would have been nice to have back then. It was not just specifically LDS published books, but books written by Mormons and books about Mormons, even those not written by Mormons. The name 'LDS Lit' wasn't exactly what you'd think. My thought was: Really, how hard could reading a lot of Jack Weyland be? But you know what? That was a super awesome class! And we didn't even read 'Charly'.

When I was at BYU I signed up for an LDS Literature class. It was a real book, not one written just to sell stuff to Mormons. As a person who is usally skeptical about any fiction published by LDS publishers, I expected to think it was dumb.

Rumors of war by dean hughes