Gospel Principles

8/10

That's right, last year's Priesthood/Relief Society manual. I actually finished this book a few days before last Christmas. (That's keeping up with the lessons throughout as they are being taught, yeah, I'm like that). I was also a Priesthood Instructor for a time and taught a handful of the lessons in this manual. So you can consider me as somewhat of an expert in the Gospel Principles arena is what I am trying to get at. It is a cool book that breaks down what we believe in as simple a manner as any manual possibly can. And when people say that Mormons believe in crazy stuff, they should read this book and realize that what Mormons actually believe in makes more sense than any religion out there.

I shall now thumb through my book to find a few quotes to share:

"He has chosen the time and place for each of us to be born so we can learn the lessons we personally need and do the most good with our individual talents and personalities."

"All of our thoughts, our words, and our actions are influenced by our prayers."

"How can we increase our faith?...We study and practice and work at it."

"Strong drink often brings cruelty, poverty, disease, and plague into the home. It often is a cause of dishonesty, loss of chastity, and loss of good judgment. It is a curse to all who drink it."

"Adam and Eve were married by God before there was any death in the world. They had an eternal marriage."