What is grace? What difference can grace make in our lives? How does the Savior make His power available to us? And what must we do to gain access to that power?
In Amazed by Grace, Sheri Dew discusses each of those important questions, exploring a topic that she describes as being central to the Atonement of Jesus Christ. "The most compelling, most life-changing message of all time," she writes, "is that Jesus Christ has already triumphed over sin, death, hell, temptation, and every kind of misery."
As we come to more fully understand the majestic doctrine of grace, our faith will increase. We will see how the Savior keeps His promise to make weak things strong. And we will believe the truth that "His Atonement makes available all of the power, peace, light, and strength that we need to deal with life's challenges."
Sometimes you just need to wrestle for the answers--
ABSOLUTELY A WONDERFUL BOOK!
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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 gay marriage bothers me?”
Those are just a handful of the countless questions Sheri Dew has heard people ask over the years. “May I answer these questions,” she writes, “and any questions you may have, by posing a different question: Are you willing to engage in the wrestle? In an ongoing spiritual wrestle?”
In Worth the Wrestle, Sheri examines the process of asking good questions—whether those questions be doctrinal, procedural, historical, or intensely personal—and learning how to get answers. She demonstrates how to live by faith while seeking greater light and knowledge. And she testifies of principles that are worth wrestling for and of understanding that can be gained in no other way.
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In this PHENOMENAL book, Sheri Dew answers these questions
* What is grace?
* What difference can grace make in our lives?
* How does the Savior make His power available to us?
* What must we do to gain access to that power?
Through some really touching stories and examples Sister Dew teaches us that "grace is an enabling power."
"The Savior empowers us with His grace, not because we've earned it, but because He loves us perfectly."
That sentence, right there, is enough to make this book worth reading!
But she goes on...
"Tender mercies are ALWAYS evidence that grace is present."
Have you had a tender mercy that made a difference in your life? Something that helped you endure a little longer?
Read and ponder this book to see how the Savior's grace makes it possible to face "fear, grief, insecurity, or an addiction."
Grasp on to that grace...
Grace, or the Savior's power, is available to us simply because "we live in the dispensation of the fulness of times, when no spiritual blessings are being withheld from the earth."
"The Lord is not saving up His grace or power for one dramatic display a the Final Judgment, nor is grace something that kids in at the end of an ordeal. It is there from the moment we exercise even a 'particle of faith' and ask for his help."
One final quote:
"The key to unlocking the power of covenant men and women is in covenant men's and women's learning to unlock the power of Jesus Christ."
There is SO MUCH in this book...I have barely touched the surface.
I add my witness that the Lord really does stand ready and willing and able to give us His grace.
Read this book to fully understand what grace is and how to access it.
It will change your life!
Sheri Dew is a native of Ulysses, Kansas, and a graduate of Brigham Young University. She has authored several books, including the biographies of two presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Presidents Gordon B. Hinckley and Ezra Taft Benson. Her most recent books are God Wants a Powerful People and Saying It Like It Is. Sheri was named the president and CEO of Deseret Book Company in March 2002. She also serves as a member of both the BYU Marriott School of Management’s National Advisory Council and the President’s Leadership Council for BYU-Hawaii. In March 2003 the White House appointed her as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls at the United Nations.
Book Details:
Authors: Sheri Dew and Virginia H. Pearce
Release Date: July 2012
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Women's Inspiration
This is an AMAZING video clip that will really give you a feel for the book...please watch :)
Every woman needs to read this book...
Isn't it interesting that as time changes the true values of womanhood and what we need to do to be happy doesn't change?
The Prophet's instruction to the women of the church in the early days still applies to the women of today!
Sheri Dew and Virginia H. Pearce add their insights of what these teachings mean to them and how it has affected their lives during different periods of time.
Wisdom and instructions from the Prophet Joseph Smith to the women of the church...kept for our day by Eliza R. Snow. This is truly a wonderful book to be cherished!
I also LOVE the old-fashion feel of the page edges.
Book Description:
How important are women in the restored church of Jesus Christ? We learn something about the answer to the question from a simple historic fact: In 1842, the Prophet Joseph Smith took time to attend several meetings of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo and give personal instruction to the women there. He did this at a time of great personal turmoil, when persecutions were raging and his responsibilities were heavy. He did it at a time when society barely acknowledged women as having any kind of status at all. On six separate occasions, he taught the women personally about their privileges, their opportunities, their obligations, and the blessings the Lord had in store for them in His kingdom.
The Beginning of Better Days includes Joseph Smith's six timeless sermons to the women of Nauvoo, along with personal essays from Sheri Dew and Virginia H. Pearce that help us better understand the sermons and their relevance for Latter-day Saint women today. "We have attempted to share a little about our own processes of discovery regarding the sermons," writes the authors. "This is what worked for us. What works for you may be similar — or it may be completely different. The important thing is to dig in."
(A digital review copy of this title was provided by the publisher for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)
What is grace? What difference can grace make in our lives? How does the Savior make His power available to us? And what must we do to gain access to that power?
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