Christs Saints

This is the May 2024 Kindle edition. Latter-day Saints, along with their friends and their critics, face plenty of challenges in today's world. In this book, we consider new perspectives on Church history, doctrines, and practices that will surprise and delight you. The dozens of reframes in this book will enhance understanding and goodwill among everyone interested in the Restoration—believers, critics, and curious bystanders alike—by shifting consciousness toward unity. By “Restoration” I refer to the specific Restoration movement started by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, based ...

She's got to get away from here, far away. She loves her daddy, but just can't handle her father's views on women a minute longer. She's following her sister's example and calling the matchmaker. Hopefully her match will live far away from here. He's searched the islands for a wife, and none of them feel right. He's tired of looking, and turns to a matchmaker. Hopefully she'll find him the perfect match to create an ohana with. Ohana is everything, and he needs the perfect bride to help him start his.

How many people have met a Crusader King, and . . . a man renowned as a living saint in their lifetimes? Marcus Tychon Triarius pledges his life to the Crusades after saving the life of King Richard the Lionheart in a terror attack on the island of Rhodes. Coming from a military heritage, Marcus can handle a bow like no man before could ever have envisaged. His world changes when love enters - a Christian wife and kids, along with two friends of opposing faiths, one Jewish and one Muslim. The three families retreat to the solitude of a remote Mediterranean island but trouble seeks them out....

My soul bleeds, so I wrote this book. It's a fictional tale about a man who watches his church life slowly turn toxic, and how people can slowly turn off-beam, and the gnawing pain that follows,including martial seperation. It's a fictionalized account of my three decades of experience of dealing with difficulties, and about the repeated times when I have had to confront local leadership about local aberrations. I'm not sure if it is a fairy tale, a horror story, or a tragedy. Certainly it is tragicomic, but that is not something we should be associating with church service. Read the book, ...

This book is the shorter version of my book Paul’s Agon. It seeks to provide a more succinct expression of the key points in that book which is over 500 pages. These chapters represent the issue of what the Apostle Paul actually did and how it has impacted during the two centuries since he invented Christianity and Jesus. Robert’s Razor is the name I have given to the mindset of rejection of anything that cannot possibly be intellectually. Robert’s Razor, similar in intent to Occam’s Razor, rejects any idea that reeks of the mystical and the non-sequitur. It also rejects any moral ...

Getting without earning makes you lazy and ungrateful. That was what Gramps always said. He believed it so much he decided to put it into action in his will. His family would have to earn their inheritance, no freebies. He painstakingly made a plan for each one of his family members, picking what they needed to work on the most. But how would they take it when they found out? No doubt some of them won’t be happy. But if they want their inheritance, they’ll just have to suck it up and do it anyway. They weren’t getting it for nothing. They wouldn't give up, so she had no other choice ...

This one-of-a-kind book lists hundreds of fulfilled prophecies given by Joseph Smith, Jr. by the day of the year pronounced. It is exciting to see how the Lord Jesus Christ gave such an important gift to his servant Joseph, the founder of the Latter-day Saint movement. Included at the end is an explanation of prophecies and how some are based upon faithfulness or actions by the reciever. In the end, this important work will by another foundational stone to complement the study of scriptures, sincere prayer, and faithful study of God's work in the latter days to strengthen and build ...

Christianity is the religion most known to be pursued by the Persians, the Ottoman Empire and many others. Hideous torturings afflicted upon early Christians continued with later day Christian followers, making Holy men of them, as they were honored by God for their endless and courageous faith. Jesus said to his disciples in Matthew 16:24 "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

He made a huge mistake a decade ago, and could never get over it. He tried so hard to fix his mistake, but in the end it turned out impossible. Now that his dreams have crashed and burned, he needs to find a new one. But will the people of his small town ever be able to forgive him? Will they ever let him move on and be happy again? And most importantly, can Willow find someone that will accept him, flaws and all? She's so sick of cheaters and liars! Why does she keep picking losers? Maybe her best friend is right. Maybe it is time to let someone else pick for her. But can she handle the ...

Getting without earning makes you lazy and ungrateful. That was what Gramps always said. He believed it so much he decided to put it into action in his will. His family would have to earn their inheritance, no freebies. He painstakingly made a plan for each one of his family members, picking what they needed to work on the most. But how would they take it when they found out? No doubt some of them won’t be happy. But if they want their inheritance, they’ll just have to suck it up and do it anyway. They weren’t getting it for nothing. Things with the family are starting to get better, ...

Getting without earning makes you lazy and ungrateful. That was what Gramps always said. He believed it so much he decided to put it into action in his will. His family would have to earn their inheritance, no freebies. He painstakingly made a plan for each one of his family members, picking what they needed to work on the most. But how would they take it when they found out? No doubt some of them won’t be happy. But if they want their inheritance, they’ll just have to suck it up and do it anyway. They weren’t getting it for nothing. Leslie was shocked when she heard what Gramps ...

The Golden Age is over. An army of evil is coming. Heroes are in short supply… It is the last days of the great Nephite nation and their civilization teeters on the brink of devastating war. Their blood-enemies and rival nation, the Lamanites, have sworn their destruction. As the conflict unfolds upon this ancient American landscape, courageous heroes fight to defend their people against ruthless forces of evil. Amaron and his Ten Scouts, Zelph the White Lamanite, and Anathoth the Lamanite general all must face the Gadianton Master Akish-Antum, as he orchestrates the greatest terror the ...

She really messed up. Can she redeem herself and find real love this time? Will he be able to accept her, mistakes and all? Or is she unlovable now? She feels unlovable, she wouldn't blame him if he couldn't accept her. One thing's for certain, she would never trust instant attraction ever again. No matter what, she was taking her time and making sure it would last this time. His mom was never gonna leave him alone, he needed to do something. Truth was, he did want a wife. He just couldn't find someone he wanted to fill that role. Will hiring someone to find her for him work out? Will this ...

She did it, she's made all her career goals. Now it's time to find a husband, finally. The matchmaker worked for her bestie, it'll work for her, too. Right? He's so tired of dating, he could just scream. how many girlfriends will it take to finally find the one that'll stick? There's got to be a better way. Maybe a matchmaker will do the trick, it's worth a try at least. But when things get scary, will he stick it out or run scared?

Ever wonder what your best life or destiny could be--the secret to ultimate happiness? Imagine you find it but then realize hard work and difficult decisions have to be made to obtain it. What would you do? Reaching for the Brightest Star is based on the true story of Kyle Dane's mother, former Hollywood actress Dana Kimmell, who made a courageous choice to walk away from a successful, life-long career dream to instead reach for a different kind of star-life by following the celestial light of Jesus Christ. She tells how the opposition and hardships she faced were overshadowed by incredible...

She finally talked her friend into calling a matchmaker, and her friend was matched right away. But she wasn't. She let go of her job and her apartment, moved into her parent's home, and waited. Then Willow finally calls months later with her match. She could hardly wait a second longer, until she got on that plane. Now she couldn't be more nervous. She was shy, will she even be able to talk to him? Will he be able to accept her tendency to disappear for hours, sucked into her hobby? Would he be upset that she'd rather stay home then go out and socialize? She'd always dreamed of a husband ...

She's been hurt, lost her first love. Will she ever be able to find love again? Will Willow be able to help her find a second love? He's been single a long time, waiting for the right woman to come along. Will he be able to be enough for Kari? Will she be able to love him like she loved before? And when tragedy strikes, will it push them together, or scare him off?

She so sick of men and their dating games, ugg! She wants a man that's ready for marriage, and won't date other women behind her back. Maybe if they're under contract, they'll stay true to her. He's so lonely, and dating around just isn't working at all. his friends have been pestering him for years to let Willow set him up, maybe it's time to finally let her. He's ready for a wife and family of his own. Family, a foreign concept, but a very appealing one too.

She's been hurt in the worst possible way by the one person that was supposed to love her forever. How do you get over that? How do you trust anyone again? Her mom didn't get it, but if she'll leave her alone if she tries one more time it would be worth the trouble, wouldn't it? He's been looking for years, and just can't find the one. He thought his sister was crazy getting matched, and was so relieved when she gets a lucky break and it works out. But then his brother does it, and it works for him, too. Maybe there was something to this matchmaker thing...

His fiancé took off with another man, only leaving a note behind. Can he ever trust someone new? Is he really over her? Can he move on with his match? She's so sick of dating and just wants to be married. Will she get impatient and give up? Will she be happy in the tiny town her match lives in? When things get scary, will she run, too?