Bad Guys of the Bible w/ Giveaway

Book Details
Author: Dennis Gaunt
Release Date: October 2014
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: YA Inspiration

When Dennis was in seminary his teachers always told about the HEROES like "Abraham, Moses, or Peter."

But Dennis felt drawn to the BAD GUYS like "Goliath, the Pharaohs, and the Pharisees."

He knew that we could learn lessons from them of what NOT to do...

And so began his study of the bad guys of the scriptures...

"The guys who did things wrong, 

so that we can learn to do them right."

This book is TRULY AMAZING!

Dennis brings out SO MANY INSIGHTS I haven't even thought about.

Learn about Satan and his tactics in the chapter titled "Outsmarting the Serpent"

Read about "Public Enemy #1: Cain"

Understand why Nimrod wanted to build the "Dee-luxe Apartment in the Sky"

Look at some of the other AWESOME titles and who they are about:

* Sodom and Gommorrah, 90210 ~ Lot

* Clash of the Titans: Pharoah and the Magicians of Egypt

* More Whiners in the Wilderness ~ Lessons from the Exodus

* This...Is American Idolatry ~ The Priests of Baal, Demetrius, Annas, Caiaphas

* The Bad Guys' Guide to Love and Dating ~ Mrs. Potiphar, Amnon, Samson and Delilah

* Liars and Tyrants and Bullies, Oh My! ~ Goliath, Rab-shakeh, Sanballat

* And MORE

YOU WILL LOVE DENNIS' EASY AND FUN WAY OF TELLING ABOUT THE BAD GUYS IN THE SCRIPTURES!

DO NOT FEAR THE BAD GUYS ~ LEARN FROM THEM!
THIS BOOK REALLY IS WORTH STUDYING!
I ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND IT!

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About the Author

Dennis Gaunt has been an avid student of the scriptures for as long as he can remember. He studied history and English at the University of Utah. He taught seminary and institute in CES for a number of years, and currently serves as the Gospel Doctrine teacher in his ward. He and his wife, Natalie, live in Sandy, Utah.

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How Do I Know If I Know?

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Book Details
Author: John Bytheway
Release Date: September 2014
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: YA Inspiration

John Bytheway is ABSOLUTELY a FANTASTIC TEACHER!
Masterful in his presentations!
He keeps you entertained while helping you understand gospel truths!

I LOVE his opening story:

A twenty-three-year-old man was called to be the Stake President. 

At the Conference one of the General Authorities attending suggested that they undo this calling for the man did not bear a strong testimony that he knew the gospel was true.

When asked about it this, the young Stake President admitted that he truly did not know that it was true.

Then the President of the Church who was also in attendance simply said with a laugh, "He knows it. The only thing that he does not know is that he does know it."

Who was this young Stake President? 

Heber J. Grant.

Do you sometimes wonder if you know?

John Bytheway asks these important questions:

*Can it be possible to know that he Church is true, but not know that you know?

*Is a testimony that hard to detect?

Then with John Bytheway humor and testimony building stories he goes on to explain the we must: 

LISTEN TO OUR FEELINGS

KNOW FROM OUR EXPERIENCES

WATCH FOR EVIDENCES

FORM LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS

To put it in an acronym we must "F.E.E.L the truthfulness of the gospel."

This book will help you realizes that though you might not know it all, you know enough.

At the end of each chapter there is a "MORE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT" section that links you to videos and talks to help you gain even greater knowledge.

This book is:

POWERFUL!

HELPFUL!

and TRULY A MUST READ!

GREAT for ANYONE struggling to know if they have a testimony.

PERFECT FOR EVERYONE!

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JOHN BYTHEWAY served a mission to the Philippines and later graduated from Brigham Young University. He has a master’s degree in religious education and is a part-time instructor at the BYU Salt Lake Center. John is the author of many bestselling books, audio talks, and DVDs, including How to Be an Extraordinary Teen; Life Rocks; and his first children’s picture book, The Sacrament. He and his wife, Kimberly, have six children.

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What Would the Founding Fathers Think?

Book Details
Author: David Bowman
Release Date: May 2012
Publisher: Plain Sight Publishing
Genre: YA Inspiration

David Bowman is AMAZING!

He writes ideas in such a fun way that you ENJOY learning! And his pictures are so ENTERTAINING!
This book is REALLY REALLY GOOD!

While this book has been written specifically for the youth...
I believe EVERY person living in the United States should read it.

Why?

Because...as the author puts it...




This book teaches why we need to:

1. Grow closer to God instead of taking him out of our home, money and schools.

2. Have values like being responsible, instead of having attitudes like "do whatever you want".

3. Learn how to govern ourselves instead of feeling entitled to have the government give us hand-outs.

The Founding Fathers gave us this:

We have turned it into this:

We need to turn it around! 

And this book will show you how!

SO GOOD!

About the Author:

David Bowman served a full-time mission in the Philippines and then graduated with a degree in illustration from Brigham Young University. David’s special love is making the scriptures come to life for young people and children. He and his wife, Natalie, and their two daughters live in Arizona.


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Suit Up

Book Details
Authors: Various
Release Date: 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Missionary Prep

John Bytheway, Laurel Christensen, John Hilton III, Jennifer Platt, Hank Smith, Anthony Sweat and Brad
Wilcox have come together for another FABULOUS book for teens! This time a focus on preparing for a mission...as the age level has been lowered :)


Elder Holland has said "The Lord needs more missionaries and He needs better prepared missionaries."

This book will help with that! Each author has taken a verse from the 4th section of the Doctrine and Covenants and expounded upon it.

Sprinkled throughout the book are QR codes that will link you to some fun video clips...(if you are like me and don't have a "smart phone" they also give you the long-hand link :)

Watch this clip of Laurel Christensen, Brad Wilcox, and some prospective missionaries as they discuss the Christlike attributes that missionaries need to acquire...




The following great chapters are in this book:
1. The Lord's Marvelous Work
2. Give It Everything You've Got
3. I'll Be What You Want Me to Be
4. Thrusting In Our Sickle
5. The Essential Credentials
6. I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
7. Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Whether you are preparing for a formal mission or just want to be a better everyday member missionary this book is a wonderful read!

A Royal Guardian

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What an incredible way to instill the Young Women Values!

A princess is turning 12....
which is the age of the "guardianship."

She has been put in charge of guarding 8 values.

She is also given a bracelet from her father, the King.
And each night she receives a gem to put into her bracelet.

* White Diamond - Faith

* Blue Sapphire - Divine Nature

* Red Garnet - Individual Worth

* Green Emerald - Knowledge

 *Orange Fire Opal - Choice & Accountability

* Yellow Citrine - Good Works

* Purple Amethyst - Integrity

* Gold - Virtue

As she practices the value that each gem represents...

That gem grows brighter.

But what happens when she loses sight of the bracelet or doesn't guard the value?

Read to find out :)

 

From the Author

I’m a wife, of 23 years, and a mother of three daughters and one son. Our family enjoys being active, especially snowmobiling, wave-running at the lake, hiking, and walks along the parkway.

In my spare time I like to write. My published books, so far, include: Women of Virtue (2009), A Royal Guardian (2013), and Precious in His Sight--Seeing yourself as God sees you (2013). My essays are featured in publications by Covenant Communications, The Art of Motherhood (2013), With Wandering Awe (2013), and A Mother’s Prayer (2014).

In my community, I have volunteer taught, for 13+ years, self-improvement and motivational workshops to women recovering from substance abuse at a drug treatment center called House of Hope, and more recently at The Utah House for teens. I'm also a regular contributor on KSL's Studio 5 top-rated television show, sharing ideas on how families can SHARE, LOVE, and SERVE together.

Dude, Don't Be A Lemuel

This is one of the BEST YA Inspirational books I have ever read! 

Amazing thoughts!
Fantastic pictures!
True-life challenges!

This book brings the scriptures alive and makes it very easy to understand them; and how to "liken" them to our day and time.

Read this book if you are a teenager!
Read this book if you are slightly older than a teenager!
Read this book if you are a lot older than a teenager!
Read this book just for the laughter!
Read this book if you want to change your life!

The pictures in this book are SO GOOD! I just had to SHARE a couple of them!

Armor Up!

If you have a teenager in your life you will WANT them to READ this book :)

If you are a teenager at heart YOU will WANT to READ this book :)

Six POWERFUL authors have come together to talk about putting on the armor of God.

Each author takes a different part of the armor and elaborates on it.


The chapters are:

"The Loincloth that Counts" by Brad Wilcox
"A Bulletproof Breastplate" by John Hilton III
"Put On Your Gospel Shoes" by Anthony Sweat
"Shields Up!" by John Bytheway
"Strap On Your Helmet" by Hank Smith
"Your Spiritual Sword" by Laurel Christensen

And just like the knights of old these author have come together in a "video round table" to share with you even more.

The videos can be found at http://seek.deseretbook.com/john-bytheway-armor/i

I have included the video for STRAP ON YOUR HELMET

This is a book you will not want to miss out on!

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The Official Hero's Guide for Latter-Day Youth

This book is AMAZING!

Everyday someone is watching you...can be scary...

But with the advice from this book you can be a hero for that someone!

It is the little things we do each day and the habits that we develop that turn us into hero's... or not...

The eight lessons in this book:

* Achieving heroic courage
* Being a heroic example
* Living a life of heroic service
* Learning heroic leadership
* Finding heroic confidence
* Enduring heroically to the end
* Developing heroic strength
* Learning to live by faith

This book was specifically written for the youth...but as a grown woman I learned quite a few things I need to work on :)

WONDERFUL information!  TONS of exceptional stories!

I can't say enough good about this book!

A definite MUST read if you are interested in becoming a better HERO!

Sermons in a Sentence

The sub-title for this book is:

Powerful Messages in Five Words or Less~

And that is exactly what this book is!

On the left-hand page you read a scripture that has one word to one phrase highlighted...just like your personal scriptures might have.

On the right-hand page you read a commentary of that word or phrase.

Powerful...YES
Insightful...YES
Amazing...YES

John Bytheway has a wonderful way of teaching the scriptures and showing us how powerful they can be in our lives and in our teachings.

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