Maxwell Institute (formerly FARMS) Publications on Kindle

Some friends recently recommended "Lehi in the Desert" and I wanted to read it, but it's not available for Kindle.  

I spent some time researching my options and lo and behold, I found it on the Maxwell Institute (formerly FARMS) website in full glory.  

Lehi in the Desert

Then I found this: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/how-to-make-your-kindle-into-an-automatic-instapaper/ 

Wow, that opens up some options!

And then I Instapapered sections 4-9 and followed the Wired tricks.  Now when I open it on Kindle, Instapaper created some sweet layout and I can read all those chapters on my Kindle for free!

By the way, the book is great - I loved reading Hugh Nibley's scholarly insights into the culture of the people in the time of Lehi.  The second book, The World of the Jaredites is also very interesting.  Unfortunately the third book was pretty dry, but there was a great section on the Book of Abraham that was worth reading.

LDS Quotes

A while back I purchased the LDS Quotes App from Deseret Book and have enjoyed reading a daily quote as a way to learn about new books.

I recently discovered that a similar feature is available through the Fridge Quotes section of seek.DeseretBook.com.

I have not purchased a book as a result of reading the daily quotes, but I was definitely tempted to purchase Drawing out the Dragons - there are some great quotes listed in the app.  I peeked at Amazon today and with 38 5-star reviews, maybe there is something to it!

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How Will You Measure Your Life?

Last year I was invited to read How Will You Measure Your Life? as part of a workshop I was attending at work.

The author provides an insightful perspective as a Harvard Business School professor observing the impact of choices made by his former classmates and his past and present students.

This is a great book to assess how the choices we make today will impact our careers, relationships and integrity.

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The Power of Everyday Missionaries

I just finished reading Clayton Christensen's new book The Power of Everyday Missionaries.

This is a quick read, and it contains some practical approaches for sharing the gospel in less-awkward ways.

I personally liked his definition of success in missionary work - our main task is to invite.  If we invite and others decline our invitations, we have still been successful.

Now if you want to invite AND see people join (or come back to) the church, the author adds many inspirational stories to illustrate the concepts.

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Look Up My Soul: The Divine Promise of Hope

Look Up My Soul: The Divine Promise of Hope was recently released by Gerald Lund. Elder Lund helps us understand how to develop hope in Christ.


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Deseret Book has released a few excepts from this book according to the Table of Contents.

Interview

Table of Contents

It is Better to Look Up

The Importance of Hope

The Importance of Hope
Look Up, My Soul
When Tragedy Strikes
Faith, Hope, and Charity
A Hymn to Charity
Faith, Hope, and Charity in Real Life
The Doctrine of Hope
"I Choose Hope"
A Hope in Christ
Hope from Hopelessness
The Realities of Life in the Last Days
"Life is Fragile, but Eternity is Forever"
Satan is Real

The Need for Alignment

Conversion: Aligning Our Lives with God
Conversion and One's Duty
Endowed with Power from on High
"Seek Not to Counsel Your God"
"Trust in the Lord"
Patience, Courage, and Endurance
Patience and Prayer
"According to Their Desires"
A Personal Witness

The Value of Perspective

The Hand of the Lord
"Be Still and Know that I am God"
Remember, Perfection Doesn't Come in this Life
Remember How We Learn and Grow
Developing Spiritual Mastery

Fulfillment

"By Small and Simple Things" : Part One
"By Small and Simple Things" : Part Two
A Sustaining Hand in the Midst of Tragedy
In Closing

Other books by Gerald Lund are available here.