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Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
Boldly, Nobly, and Independent: 1893-1955: Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Volume 3
After decades of opposition, the Latter-day Saints have dedicated the Salt Lake Temple, a mighty symbol of their industry and faith. Now, with a new century on the horizon, the Saints are optimistic about the future and ready to spread the Savior's message of peace across the globe.
But the world is rapidly changing. Advances in transportation and communication allow people and information to cross vast distances in record time. And young people are venturing far from home as never before, seeking educational and professional opportunities their parents and grandparents could hardly imagine. As the Church begins to take root in Europe, South America, and Asia, the Saints rejoice in the rise of the global Church. Yet many are wary of the challenges the changing world poses to the cause of Zion. While the promise of the new century is bright, it comes with dire economic hardships, brutal global wars, and other unprecedented trials.
Boldly, Nobly, and Independent is the third book in Saints, a new, four-volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fast-paced, meticulously researched, and written under the direction of the First Presidency, Saints recounts true stories of Latter-day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord's call to write a history "for the good of the Church, and for the rising generations" (Doctrine and Covenants 69:8).
But the world is rapidly changing. Advances in transportation and communication allow people and information to cross vast distances in record time. And young people are venturing far from home as never before, seeking educational and professional opportunities their parents and grandparents could hardly imagine. As the Church begins to take root in Europe, South America, and Asia, the Saints rejoice in the rise of the global Church. Yet many are wary of the challenges the changing world poses to the cause of Zion. While the promise of the new century is bright, it comes with dire economic hardships, brutal global wars, and other unprecedented trials.
Boldly, Nobly, and Independent is the third book in Saints, a new, four-volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fast-paced, meticulously researched, and written under the direction of the First Presidency, Saints recounts true stories of Latter-day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord's call to write a history "for the good of the Church, and for the rising generations" (Doctrine and Covenants 69:8).
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August 4, 2025
Set against the backdrop of the financial reversals of the Great Depression and the women's movement to be educated and financially secure, this volume of Saints follows the stories of Saints in the United States, Europe and Asia as they weather the storms of two world wars.
The stories of saints in Cincinnati who chose to build up the church outside of Utah is woven with the stories of saints in Germany, Mexico and Japan. I like how women are featured prominently as a force for good serving as missionaries and mothers. The practice of polygamy in the previous generation had clouded the reputation of the saints but now women are rising as strong and independent contributors in their community as men are called off to fight.
Momentous events are covered in this volume such as Joseph F Smith's vision of the afterlife, the programs developed for young people including universities and seminaries, MIA and Primary. Some of these programs became vital to saints who lived in communist controlled parts of Europe after World War II.
Acts of heroism and charity are described. I enjoyed hearing about saints who lived in countries that fought for the Axis Powers in World War II. I enjoyed hearing about Japanese saints whose service helped provide for service members of the US Armed Forces in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack. Some saints were killed in bombings and others miraculously survived. When the saints in liberated Netherlands grew and shared seventy tons of their potato harvest with Germans who had been their former captors, my heart warmed. Out of great suffering came a stunning show of charity.
This is a book about real people whose fears and concerns were allayed by faith and determination. In time, real solutions provided food, quilts and spiritual strength to those who suffered. I loved how the church progressed from financial distress to being in a position to offer financial help to war-torn Europe in such a short time. Even Harry Truman was surprised by the preparation of the saints to step in and help.
The stories of saints in Cincinnati who chose to build up the church outside of Utah is woven with the stories of saints in Germany, Mexico and Japan. I like how women are featured prominently as a force for good serving as missionaries and mothers. The practice of polygamy in the previous generation had clouded the reputation of the saints but now women are rising as strong and independent contributors in their community as men are called off to fight.
Momentous events are covered in this volume such as Joseph F Smith's vision of the afterlife, the programs developed for young people including universities and seminaries, MIA and Primary. Some of these programs became vital to saints who lived in communist controlled parts of Europe after World War II.
Acts of heroism and charity are described. I enjoyed hearing about saints who lived in countries that fought for the Axis Powers in World War II. I enjoyed hearing about Japanese saints whose service helped provide for service members of the US Armed Forces in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack. Some saints were killed in bombings and others miraculously survived. When the saints in liberated Netherlands grew and shared seventy tons of their potato harvest with Germans who had been their former captors, my heart warmed. Out of great suffering came a stunning show of charity.
This is a book about real people whose fears and concerns were allayed by faith and determination. In time, real solutions provided food, quilts and spiritual strength to those who suffered. I loved how the church progressed from financial distress to being in a position to offer financial help to war-torn Europe in such a short time. Even Harry Truman was surprised by the preparation of the saints to step in and help.
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