The Book of Mormon: A Pattern for Parenting

by Geri Brinley

This book is an excellent resource for members of the church of LDS who want their children to grow up with the same values and structure that they themselves were exposed to. Additionally, especially for converts, it is another resource to teach their children values they were not necessarily raised.

Genres: Parenting, Religion, Nonfiction, Lds

293 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

My husband took a class from the author's husband at BYU and it was one of his favorites, so I figured it would definitely be worth a read. I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I enjoyed this book! There are a lot of great parenting principles, most of which can be found in other places, but I loved seeing the scriptural basis for them, and I was amazed at how much the BOM can be applied to parenting. I guess this shouldn't surprise me, since God's primary role is that of Father, but I guess it's something that's easy to forget sometimes. This book is now on my "To Purchase" list because it's one I'd like to read every couple years or so to remind me of what I should be doing as a parent.

[Aubrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who counldn't use more help in parenting? This is a great resource for parenting topics. The author uses stories and references from the book of mormon to back up certain techniques and styles of parenting that really work.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book! It's made my scripture study more meaningful and directed at helping my family. I have tons of lesson ideas for FHE too. I plan to keep this one handy to pull out for reference when I want to teach the kids something important. Super, super Book!!!

[Kourtneyjjarvis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! It was so easy to read and so helpful. Must read! One of my favorites.

[Beth A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has lots of good advice on parenting, based on examples and scriptures from the Book of Mormon. I really enjoyed it.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the comparisions in parenting styles and advice taken from the Book of Mormon parents. I learned to see help and insight from the prophets in yet another aspect of our lives today.

[Megan]

Really good so far

[Cinda]

Published by Covenant Communications, recommended by Linda Hunsaker.

[Angee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book years ago and just found it again last week. I'm enjoying it so far! I love that the whole book talks about using God's words as our pattern; afterall, He is truly the Expert.

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would strongly recommend this book to everyone. It was very insightful and one that I will probably read many times.

[Kellie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope, not the book for me. I agreed with the points, but I didn't feel like it told me how to do any of them...

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really good book for those of you that want true parenting principles to rely on to teach your children.

[Deanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost done with this. Love it! It has great practical examples of how to apply gospel principles. I definitely recommend it!

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information but nothing new. More of a standard parenting book with scriptures and quotes mixed in.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspiring book. This one would be a great one to buy and use as an ongoing reference.

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an eye-opener into the world of using the scriptures as a parenting tool. I learned more from this than any parenting book so far.

[Trent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Motivational books are great. But books that turn you back to the scriptures and prayer for answers are in their own class. This book does a good job at pulling relevant examples.

[Keriann Mckeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

[Alyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, and refer back to it often!