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Filmed in several countries, this one-hour videocassette tells of Saints in Europe, the Pacific Islands, Latin America, Asia, and Africa that have helped the kingdom of God flourish. Their inspiring stories of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Faith, sacrifice, and perserverance bear witness of the Restoration, showing the influence of gospel pioneers throughout Church history and around the world.
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Published in 1880, Ben-Hur is a fictionalization of the events of Christ's life, beginning with the Nativity and ending with the Crucifixion. The story uses a parallel structure to simultaneously explore the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Hebrew prince who lived in the time of Christ. This remarkable work of historical fiction reshaped the landscape of American popular literature and prompted millions of readers to reevaluate their personal views of Christianity....
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In Triumph, Jessop tells the real, and even more harrowing, story behind the raid and sets the public straight on much of the damaging misinformation that flooded the media in its aftermath. She recounts the setbacks (the tragic decision of the Supreme Court of Texas to allow the children in state custody to return to their parents) as well as the successes (the fact that evidence seized in the raid is the basis for the string of criminal trials of...
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Born into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rachel Jeffs was raised in a strict patriarchal culture defined by subordinate sister wives and men they must obey. No one in this radical splinter sect of the Mormon Church was more powerful or terrifying than its leader Warren Jeffs-Rachel's father. Living outside mainstream Mormonism and federal law, Jeffs arranged marriages between under-age girls and middle-aged and elderly...
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The Second Coming of Christ has been prophesied from the very beginning of this earth, and after millennia of prophecies, we are beginning to see their fulfillment in these last days. This insightful book looks back at prophecies from the Book of Mormon, from various Native American tribes, and from prophets of the restored gospel. Today, we are living the fulfillment of these prophesies living in the eleventh hour. It is more important than ever...
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"Millions of readers have thrilled to author Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth... Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events...
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"In her fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she...
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"In 2012, Dr. Karen King, a star professor at the Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster discovery at a scholarly conference just steps from the Vatican: She had found an ancient fragment of papyrus in which Jesus calls Mary Magdalene "my wife." The discovery made front-page news around the world - if early Christians believed that Jesus was married, it would threaten not just the celibate, all-male priesthood, but the entire the 2,000-year...
40) Lost boy
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The nephew of the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Warren Jeffs, describes his experiences growing up on the compound, the devastating loss of two of his brothers, and his decision to leave the Church.
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