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Te Gift and Power: ranslating the Book of MormomBrant A. Gardner $34.95 ISBN: 978-158958-131-9

From Brant A. Gardner, the author o the highly praised Second Witnesscommentaries on the Book oMormon, comes Te Gift and Power: ranslating the Book of Mormon. In this rst book-length treatment othe translation process, Gardner closely examines the accounts surrounding Joseph Smiths translation othe Book o Mormon to answer a wide spectrum o questions about the process, including: Did the Prophetuse seerstones common to olk magicians o his time? Why didnt Joseph retranslate the Book o Lehi? And,How did we get the New estament-inuenced passages?

Approaching the topic in three sections, part 1 examines the stories told about Joseph, olk magic, andthe translation. Part 2 examines the available evidence to determine how closely the English text replicates the original plate text.And part 3 seeks to explain how seer stones worked, why they no longer work, and how Joseph Smith could have produced atranslation with them.

Praise for Te Gift and Power: Brant A. Gardners new book is a game changera paradigm-bending exercise combining rigorousmethodology with creativity in a historical analysis o the Book o Mormon translation story --Blair Hodges, By Common Consent.

Second Witness Series: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of MormonBrant A. Gardner

Using a aithul but scholarly approach to the text and reading it through the insights o linguistics,anthropology, and ethnohistory, this commentary takes a detailed, verse-by-verse look at the Book oMormon text rom a variety o perspectives. Gardner looks at how it was created, how it relates to historyand culture, and what religious insights it provides.Praise for the Second Witnessseries: Gardner not only provides a unique tool or understanding the Booko Mormon as an ancient document written by real, living prophets, but he sets a standard or Latter-daySaint thinking and writing about scripture, providing a model or all who ollow. One can only hope that

others who write about scripture will see what he has done and imitate it in their own way. . . . No other reerence source will proveas thorough and valuable or serious readers o the Book o Mormon. Neal A. Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University

1. First Nephi $39.95 978-1-58958-041-12. Second NephiJacob $39.95 978-1-58958-042-83. EnosMosiah $39.95 978-1-58958-043-5

4. Alma $49.95 978-1-58958-044-25. HelamanTird Nephi $39.95 978-1-58958-045-96. Fourth NephiMoroni $39.95 978-1-58958-046-6

Te BYU Book of Mormon Symposium Series(various authors) $115.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-087-9

A series o lectures delivered at BYU by a wide and exciting array o the nest gospel scholars inthe Church. Get valuable insights rom oremost authorities including General Authorities, BYUproessors, and Church Educational System instructors. No gospel library will be complete withoutthis valuable resource. Anyone interested in knowing what the top gospel scholars in the Church are

saying about such important subjects as historiography, geography, and aith in Christ will be sure to enjoy this handsome boxset. Tis is the perect git or any student o the Book o Mormon.

Who Are the Children of Lehi? DNA and the Book of MormonD. Jefrey Meldrum and rent D. Stephens; (HC) $29.95 978-1-58958-048-0; (PB) $15.95 978-1-58958-129-6

How does the Book o Mormon, keystone o the LDS aith, stand up to data about DNA sequencingthat puts the ancestors o modern Native Americans in northeast Asia instead o Palestine? In Who Are theChildren of Lehi?Meldrum and Stephens examine the merits and the allacies o DNA-based interpretationsthat challenge the Book o Mormons historicity. Tey provide clear guides to the science, summarize thestudies, illuminate technical points with easy-to-grasp examples, and spell out the datas implications.

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Tis is My Doctrine: Te Development of Mormon TeologyCharles R. Harrell $34.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-103-6

In this rst-o-its-kind comprehensive treatment o the development o Mormon theology, Charles Harrell traces thehistory o Latter-day Saint doctrines rom the times o the Old estament to the present. He describes how Mormonismhas carried on the tradition o the biblical authors in reinterpreting scripture to accommodate new theological ideas whileattempting to uphold the integrity and authority o the scriptures.

Hearken, O Ye People: Te Historical Setting of Joseph Smiths Ohio RevelationsMark Lyman Staker $34.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-113-5

Awarded Best Book Award by both the Mormon History Association and John Whitmer Historical AssociationStaker rebuilds the exciting early years o Mormonism using clues rom numerous archives, privately held records, museumcollections, and even the soil where early members planted corn. From this vast array o sources he shapes a detailed narrativeo the history and lives o Mormonisms earliest saints.

Let the Earth Bring Forth Evolution and ScriptureHoward C. Stutz $14.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-126-5

In addition to ascinating examples o speciation by mutation and the lesser-known processes o sexual recombinationand polyploidy, Howard Stutz examines the evidence rom the embryo stages o human beings and other creatures toshow how selection and diferentiation moved development in certain avored directions while leaving behind evidence oearlier, discarded developments. With rigorous, scientic claritybut in language accessible to a popular audiencethisbook proceeds to its conclusion, reached ater a lietime o study: the divine map o creation is one supported by bothscientic evidence and scripture.

Tis book sets a new standard o in-depth research in Latter-day Saint history.Richard Bushman, author oJosephSmith: Rough Stone Rolling

o be well-inormed, any student o Latter-day Saint history and doctrine must now be acquainted with the remarkable research o Mark Staker onthe important history o the church in the Kirtland, Ohio, area.Neal A. Maxwell Institute, Brigham Young University

Modern Mormonism: Myths and RealitiesRobert L. Millet $14.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-127-2

Veteran o hundreds o such verbal battles, Millet cogently, helpully, and scripturally provides important clarications orLatter-day Saints about eleven o the most requent myths used to discredit the Church. Along the way, he models how toconduct such a Bible-based discussion respectully, weaving in enlightenment rom LDS scriptures and quotations romreligious gures in other aiths, ranging rom the Early Church Fathers to the archbishop o Canterbury.

Mormonism and Evolution: Te Authoritative LDS StatementsWilliam E. Evenson and Duane E. Jefrey, eds. $15.95 ISBN: 978-1-58958-093-0

Tis book compiles in ull all known authoritative statements by the Churchs highest leaders on the topics o evolutionand the origin o human beings. Te editors provide historical context or these statements that allows the reader to seewhat stimulated the issuing o each particular document and how they stand in relation to one another.