The Light Within: What the Prophet Joseph Smith Taught Us About Personal Revelation

by W. Jeffrey Marsh

How do we recognize the voice of the Spirit? How can we detect false or counterfeit "revelation"? How does personal revelation bless our lives?

Genres: Religion

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Daniel Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was well written, but took me a long time (as with any non-fiction book for me). Not only Joseph Smith's, but also many others' insights are cited and explained here. It has some not well known quotes as well as some tried and true favorites. I liked the organization of the chapters. Not bad!

"Revelation", the author explains, is when God talks to man, so the fact that Mormons like me believe that God speaks not only to His church, but also to each person is unique, I think. It's usually by living a good and righteous life that we invite the Holy Ghost to influence our decisions, though it's usually a gentle nudge or whisper, and if other influences are too loud, we won't hear it.

I began this book over a decade ago while in Chile. It was sent to me as a gift during my missionary service there for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have always had too many to read and not enough time, so this one was put on the back burner for awhile. Glad to finally finish it.

[Becky Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

all about Personal Revelation

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one I'd put in my top five list of books to read for spiritual growth.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned a lot about the Holy Ghost, how it works, and how to recognize it from reading this. Loved it.