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| Edition Language: | English |
Gerald N. Lund
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 328 pages Rating: 4.52 | 291 Users | 19 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Work and the Glory 9 volumes |
| Author | : | Gerald N. Lund |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 328 pages |
| Published | : | Best LDS non-fiction 214 books — 265 voters Faith 66 books — 1 voter |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Lds. Lds Fiction. Christianity. Religion. Fiction |
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I read this series in 7th grade. Probably a lot of what drew me into the books were the love stories, and if I reread them again, I might find the love stories simplistic and similar, but I love these books, and I learned SO much about Church history reading them. I've retained a lot of that knowledge and have had reason to be grateful to have learned Church history in a memorable and safe way--meaning the author is a faithful, believing member who didn't shy away from delicate topics but explained them and explored them to my satisfaction. Also, I have a vivid memory of sitting in band class during first-chair selections reading book 6 when the Prophet Joseph died. It tried to be discreet, but I was very close to sobbing.Rating Appertaining To Books The Work and the Glory 9 volumes
Ratings: 4.52 From 291 Users | 19 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books The Work and the Glory 9 volumes
The books are well-researched, and if not well-written literature, they do a good job of introducing LDS church history. I was a little uncomfortable sometimes with the fictional stretches that were made to tell the history. But I liked most of the characters well enough. Reading the footnotes at the end of each chapter was what I enjoyed best. It was here that the real history could be gleaned from the storytelling.Fantastic series! I learned so much about LDS Church history. It helped my understanding bringing historical figures to life. The third book was the first book to ever make me cry, and it happened twice in that book! A definite must-read.
I read all 9 volumes of this set probably 15 years ago, but just now realized that I have never included them in my Goodreads' book list. They were wonderful books to familiarize myself with the history of the LDS Church. Although the Steeds were a fictional family, I am sure that their experiences were the experiences of many early Church members. Actual Church History was woven into the story of the Steed family. These books have been so widely read and internalized, that I have heard it said,
good read that brings church history to life
Gerald N. Lund received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in sociology from Brigham Young University. He served for thirty-five years in the Church Educational System, and he served as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy from 2002 to 2008. He is a prolific and bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction and is best known for his historical novels, including The Work and the Glory series,
I started reading this series in anticipation of our big Midwest/Mormon Church History trip we took in July. I'm a slow reader so it took me five months to get through all nine books in the series (and that included listening to the audio book for most of six and the beginning of seven on a solo road trip to California). The good: I'm so glad I picked up this series in anticipation of the trip. I made it to the point of the story of the Martyrdom on the day we left Nauvoo and stopped at
Loved them!
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