Posted by:
eunice
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Date: January 25, 2015 01:16PM
SusieQ#1 Wrote:
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> I'm happy to share my reading list and my own
> library:
>
> These are found in LDS libraries:
>
> Reading list LDS Church history from their own
> authors.
>
> All found in the REFERENCE Section of the LDS
> Church libraries: Ward/Stake houses, Institute of
> Religion:
>
> This is documented, reliable original material.
> Can't beat their own words.
>
> "History of the Church of Jesus Christ of
> Latter-day Saints"
> 7 Vol's by Joseph Smith Jr
>
> "A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus
> Christ of Latter-day Saints"
> 6 Vol's by B H Roberts (We own this one when it
> was published in paperback in the 70's)
>
> "Readings in L.D.S. Church History from Original
> Manuscripts" 3 Vol's by William E. Berrett & Alma
> P Burton
> (This series was the text for Church History at
> BYU in the 50's- from my believing husbands
> collection)
>
> "Journal of Discourses" 26 vol's
> (These are on line, and in my view, best read in
> sections)
>
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Unfortunately, they may no longer be able to find these gems in any of their local LDS buildings. Last fall there were a couple of posts on RFM regarding the purging of LDS meeting house libraries/resource centers:
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1413299http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1416079,1416231#msg-1416231