September's Book

A House Full of Females 
by Laurel Ulrich

September 21st (3rd Thurs.)
8pm at Emily P.'s


Note from Emily P.
the library only has five copies and there is currently 10 holds so people may want to read early


Summary from Deseret Book
A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon “plural marriage,” whose right to vote in the state of Utah was given to them by a Mormon-dominated legislature as an outgrowth of polygamy in 1870, fifty years ahead of the vote nationally ratified by Congress, and who became political actors in spite of, or because of, their marital arrangements. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, writing of this small group of Mormon women who’ve previously been seen as mere names and dates, has brilliantly reconstructed these textured, complex lives to give us a fulsome portrait of who these women were and of their “sex radicalism”–the idea that a woman should choose when and with whom to bear children.


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October's Book

A Heart Like His:
Making Space For God's Love in Your Life
by Virginia H. Pearce

*Date & Time Change!

Oct. 27th (4th Thurs) 
7:30pm at Janice F.'s


This book is not available through our local library.  However, Mary S. has a couple of copies and is willing to lend them out.  Please contact her if you're interested in borrowing one.


Summary & Reviews from Desert Book:
The ability to feel God's love doesn't just make life nicer or more comfortable - it changes everything.  When filled with God's love, we can do and see and understand things that we cannot do and see and understand on our own. As our own hearts are softened by these blessings, our overriding desire becomes to help others experience this joy also.  but how do we do that in the normal course of our everyday lives?  Presented in the form of an experiment undertaken by eight friends, this step-by-step guide helps us discover the one change we can make within ourselves that will automatically increase our ability to feel the love of God and to extend the love to others.

"Yes, this book is written for women.  Yet, Pearce makes its content graspable for women everywhere.  I love that is has been easy for me to share this book with some of my Christian friends active in other faiths.  We could use more books like this.
I believe A Heart Like His is a book for women in all season of life - a must read that has the potential to transform lives.  It did mine.  Buy it, borrow it - somehow get your hands on it." -Catherine K. Arvesth, Meridian Magazine

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August's Book

Yearning for the Living God:  Reflections from the Life of F. Enzio Busche
by Tracie A. Lamb

Thurs. Aug. 18th (3rd Thurs.)
8pm at Amanda C.'s 

A note from Amanda:
I could not find this book at the library and it seems quite expensive even as an e-book.  I found some used copies and ordered 2.  So for those interested we can pass them around.  I've already read it so as soon as I get them I can start rotation them.

Summary:
F. Enzio Busche, emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, was born in Germany in 1930, three years before Hitler's rise to power.  Fifteen years later, when World War II ended, Enzio was a prisoner of war, having been drafted into the German army at age fourteen.  The war left Enzio with many questions:  Is there a God?  What is the purpose of Life?  What happens after death?  In time, he learned the answers.  Yearning for the Living God is a collection of Elder Busche's experiences -- both before and after his conversion -- and an account of the life-changing awakening that can come to all who search for truth in this world.

summary from the Deseret Book website 

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August's Book

The Broken Covenant
by Caroll Hofeling Morris

Aug. 20th (3rd Thurs.)
8pm at Janeen's 

Summary:
Publication Date: January 1, 1989 in The Broken Covenant, author Carroll Hofeling Morris tells a gripping story of sin and its aftermath, as one woman faces the possibility of estrangement from the church and the disintegration of her family until she learns to accept responsibility for her actions.

summary from amazon.com

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September's Book

Daughters in My Kingdom:
The History and Work of Relief Society
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sept. 18th (3rd Thurs.)
8pm at Aimeè K.'s

Our challenge:
Pick a chapter or section to really study in depth and come prepared to share what you've learned.  

from the LDS website:

"The influence of the history book is meant to extend beyond Relief Society meetings.  Consider the following:  ...Relief Society sisters may share the book and principles they learn from it with their friends..." 

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Click here to view Daughters in My Kingdom episodes on the Mormon Channel

July's Book

Left to Tell:
Discovering God Amidst The Rwandan Holocaust
by Immaculée Ilibagiza
with Steve Erwin

July 20th (3rd Wed.)
8pm at Aimeè's

Summary:
Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans.

Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them.

It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers.
The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.

summary from www.goodreads.com

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June's Book

Sarah
By Orson Scott Wells

June 15th (3rd Wed.)
8pm at Janei's

Summary:
A novel about the life of Sarah, daughter of a king, wife of a prophet, faithful follower of the God of Abraham, recipient of a miracle, and a mother of nations.

summary from www.librarycatalog.pima.gov

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