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Mothers of the Prophets Mothers of the Prophets Leonard J. Arrington x, 290 p. : 24 cm OL109021W
The white ox The white ox Ruth Hailstone Emily Swain Squires was so tiny at birth she would have fit in a teacup. Now she is ten years old and feels just grown up enough for her first big adventure. Emily will leave her family behind in Eng… OL11967349W
Cult insanity Cult insanity Irene Spencer Life for Irene Spencer was a series of devastating disappointments and hardships. Irene's first book, Shattered Dreams, is the staggering chronicle of herstruggle to provide for her children in abjec… OL13773506W
Leaving the Saints Leaving the Saints Martha Nibley Beck A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As "Mormon royalty," Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders, and her existence was framed by their strict c… OL15144714W
The worth of a soul The worth of a soul Steven A. Cramer Steven Cramer recounts the events that led up to his excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With the support of his wife and family, he is rejoins the Church and become… OL15933066W
It's good to be alive It's good to be alive Jack L. Rushton Autobiography of Jack Rushton, who at age 50 was in a surfing accident and paralyzed from the neck down. OL15987952W
Life's lessons learned Life's lessons learned Dallin H. Oaks x, 165 pages : 24 cm OL16126356W
Let it go Let it go Chris Williams "When his wife and two of his children were killed in a drunk-driving accident, Chris Williams made the most important decision of his life"--Provided by publisher. OL16626760W
Hippie boy Hippie boy Ingrid Ricks For years Ricks yearned to escape the poverty and the suffocating brand of Mormon religion that oppressed her at home. Her chance came when she was thirteen and took a trip with her divorced dad, tra… OL17888227W
Taylor-made tales Taylor-made tales Taylor, Samuel Woolley x, 214 p. : 23 cm OL1808995W
Under the Banner of Heaven Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to ext… OL1974545W
My story My story Elizabeth Smart "For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June… OL19969779W
Historical dictionary of Mormonism Historical dictionary of Mormonism Davis Bitton Clears up many of the misconceptions held about Mormonism and its members, making it an essential reference. OL1998698W
The sound of gravel The sound of gravel Ruth Wariner The true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist family. Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father's forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turn a… OL20032558W
Larry H. Miller Larry H. Miller Bryan Miller Compilation of ninety-nine stories about Larry H. Miller told by those who knew him well, including family members, NBA players, childhood friends, governors, senators, neighbors, employees and busin… OL22317220W
From Baptist preacher to Mormon teacher From Baptist preacher to Mormon teacher Wain Myers Life story and experiences of black Mormon convert Wain Myers. OL22317922W
Devil's Gate Devil's Gate David Roberts "The Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the Western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside Mormon circles. Following the death of Joseph S… OL2261522W
Secret Ceremonies Secret Ceremonies Deborah Laake In this book, Deborah Laake, a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chronicles her experiences with Mormonism and the various rituals performed in their temples. Laake re… OL4312444W
In my father's house In my father's house Dorothy Allred Solomon "Solomon, daughter of Rulon Clark Allred, was twenty-eighth of forty-eight children born to her father's seven plural wives. She recounts growing up in a family often split up, living on the run or i… OL5361438W
Brigham's boys Brigham's boys Marlene Bateman Sullivan The personal story behind the men Brigham Young relied upon to help tame the West and build up the Great Basin, focusing on the relationship they had with Brigham and showing how they worked together… OL8591969W
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