No Brainers: 5 Hard Decisions That the Gospel Makes Easy

by John Bytheway

The world has a hard time saying "no" to certain temptations. But the gospel turns many tough choices into "no-brainers." Satan seeks to hide consequences or to convince people that there are no consequences at all for choices. The gospel blows away the "DUM" clouds ("DUM" means "Dark Underlying Mists") and makes consequences clear. In his brand-new talk on CD, John Bytheway examines the consequences of choices facing young people today. With stories, scriptures, and statements from Church leaders, he shows convincingly that living the gospel is the smartest thing anyone can do! The gospel teaches us to say "yes" to good friends, "no" to drugs and alcohol, "no" to pornography, "no" to immorality, "yes" to repenting, coming to Christ, and enjoying a life of peace and happiness. It really is a "no-brainer"!

Genres: Religion, Lds, Nonfiction, Audiobook

Audio CD

First published February 1, 2006

About the author

John Bytheway (born October 1962) is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Salt Lake City, Bytheway attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, receiving a Master's Degree in Religious Education. He also served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Philippines.

Bytheway is a religious studies instructor at BYU, currently focusing on the Book of Mormon. He also serves on the Aaronic Priesthood/Young Women Writing Committee for the LDS Church. Bytheway and his wife Kimberly have six children.

Reviews

[James Biser · Rating 3 out of 5]

John Bytheway is a great speaker. Listening to him is like attending a fireside. This book talks about how living the gospel is staight-forward. Most decisions we make are obvious, what Bytheway calls no-brainers.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was pretty obvious to me that his book was a talk-turned-book but I love John Bytheway's sense of humor and his voice. He made many great observations. This book is geared toward youth but the lessons can apply to all. Because it was a talk, the book was very short. I read it in less than a day.

[Crystal]

This is a great talk on allot of the word of wisdom and law of chastity issues. One of the guys at work has been asking me allot of questions about those things so I loaned this CD to him as a missionary tool and he is really enjoying it.

[Jami · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love listening to his CD's as well. This was another favorite of mine! I tried to get my brother to listen to it because it really stresses the importance of having good friends!

[Cory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!!! This Audiobook was just a recording of a fireside that John Bytheway gave. However, it had some very good parables and ways to look at things. Overall, it was a good, short audiobook.