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Dreams as Revelation
Throughout recorded history, the Lord has used dreams as a means to communicate with His children. In Dreams as Revelation, BYU Church history professors Mary Jane Woodger, Ken Alford, and Craig Manscill share guidance and counsel from prophets as well as their own insights to help readers recognize when a dream is revelatory in nature. With a foreword by Robert L. Millet, this book also includes chapters about scriptural dreams and Joseph Smith’s dreams, as well as original accounts of hundreds of carefully selected dreams, including dreams of the Savior, temple work, and more. In addition to being personally applicable for how to understand your own dreams, this interesting and informative book is a valuable resource for talks, lessons, and family home evenings.
304 pages, Hardcover
Published July 1, 2019
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Mary Jane Woodger
54 books17 followersDr. Mary Jane Woodger is an Associate Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Born and raised in American Fork and Salt Lake City, Utah, Dr. Woodger has always had a great love for teaching. After obtaining a B.S. in Home Economics Education, Dr. Woodger taught Home Economics and American History in Salt Lake City where she received the Vocational Teacher of the Year Award from Jordan School District. In 1992, she completed her M.Ed. at Utah State University. In 1997, she received from Brigham Young University an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, with a minor in Church History and Doctrine.
In 1998 Dr. Woodger was honored by Kappa Omicron Nu, with an Award of Excellence for her dissertation research, entitled "The Educational Ideals of David O. McKay." Since then she has had three books published about the life and teachings of David O. McKay. She has also authored numerous articles on doctrinal, historical, and educational subjects. These articles have appeared in various academic journals, as well as venues for the LDS audience including the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Deseret News Church News, and The Religious Educator. She was recently honored with the best article of the year award from the Utah Historical Society. Her current research interests include twentieth century Church history, Latter-day Saint women's history, and Church education.
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In 1998 Dr. Woodger was honored by Kappa Omicron Nu, with an Award of Excellence for her dissertation research, entitled "The Educational Ideals of David O. McKay." Since then she has had three books published about the life and teachings of David O. McKay. She has also authored numerous articles on doctrinal, historical, and educational subjects. These articles have appeared in various academic journals, as well as venues for the LDS audience including the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Deseret News Church News, and The Religious Educator. She was recently honored with the best article of the year award from the Utah Historical Society. Her current research interests include twentieth century Church history, Latter-day Saint women's history, and Church education.
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July 19, 2019
I thought this was going to be a book about dreams. Instead, this is a book of dreams. After a brief explanation of the idea of revelation through dreams, it becomes an index of publicly accessible dreams from scripture, general authorities, and personal accounts that have been openly shared.
Here is different way to look at this book; imagine that you had some history professors that wanted to write a book on inspired dreams, when nobody else ever has. You'd probably get a brief exposition on dreams as revelation and then you would have hundreds of pages of accounts of dreams put into broad, loose categories for people to take what they will from it, so as not to ascribe too far in their use of history. And there you have this book. Now it's hard for me to criticize a book when it delivers exactly what it intends to be, and that is why it gets 4 stars. It did what it was expected to do and it did it quite well.
But, I'm guessing the vast majority of readers, if they don't know this going into the book will be quite disappointed in what it is. Even the description of the book ends with sharing that it is a valuable resource for lessons, talks, etc. With that said, even looking beyond what this book is or should be, it was still quite faith-promoting to hear of so many inspired, revelatory dreams and the impact it had on the lives of the people that experienced the dreams.
One thing though that bothered me, I was a little set back when the authors periodically made the claim that dreams are rare. First off, it sure doesn't seem all that rare reading this book and, second, I don't see any reason for them to sow the doubt when if anything scriptural evidence and their own writings would suggest the Lord is ready and willing to deliver dreams, visions, and gifts of the spirit to faithful members and His church. Today we may not hear of many inspired dreams, and there is obvious caution in sharing too freely, but just because it is not being shared does not mean it is not occurring. Especially after reading this book I think it is safe to claim that the pioneers and early church members would have openly contested the idea that dreams are rare.
One other perspective that I thought was underdeveloped, going back to what this book should have been, is that of getting the interpretation of the dream wrong. Namely, the effects of being misled by uninspired dreams. There is a chapter on it, early on, but I think it would have been helpful to have at least another discussion of it towards the end. After reading for so long about so many dreams you not only forget about the first chapters, but you also start to wonder how many times have things not gone right because of false claims to receiving an inspired dream. I think that is almost as important as receiving an actual inspired dream. Alas, I wonder if compiling a resource of historical accounts would not necessarily lend itself into practical applications and interpretations to that degree.
All in all, like I said before, they did what they said they would. So it is 4 stars for this book of revelatory dreams.
Here is different way to look at this book; imagine that you had some history professors that wanted to write a book on inspired dreams, when nobody else ever has. You'd probably get a brief exposition on dreams as revelation and then you would have hundreds of pages of accounts of dreams put into broad, loose categories for people to take what they will from it, so as not to ascribe too far in their use of history. And there you have this book. Now it's hard for me to criticize a book when it delivers exactly what it intends to be, and that is why it gets 4 stars. It did what it was expected to do and it did it quite well.
But, I'm guessing the vast majority of readers, if they don't know this going into the book will be quite disappointed in what it is. Even the description of the book ends with sharing that it is a valuable resource for lessons, talks, etc. With that said, even looking beyond what this book is or should be, it was still quite faith-promoting to hear of so many inspired, revelatory dreams and the impact it had on the lives of the people that experienced the dreams.
One thing though that bothered me, I was a little set back when the authors periodically made the claim that dreams are rare. First off, it sure doesn't seem all that rare reading this book and, second, I don't see any reason for them to sow the doubt when if anything scriptural evidence and their own writings would suggest the Lord is ready and willing to deliver dreams, visions, and gifts of the spirit to faithful members and His church. Today we may not hear of many inspired dreams, and there is obvious caution in sharing too freely, but just because it is not being shared does not mean it is not occurring. Especially after reading this book I think it is safe to claim that the pioneers and early church members would have openly contested the idea that dreams are rare.
One other perspective that I thought was underdeveloped, going back to what this book should have been, is that of getting the interpretation of the dream wrong. Namely, the effects of being misled by uninspired dreams. There is a chapter on it, early on, but I think it would have been helpful to have at least another discussion of it towards the end. After reading for so long about so many dreams you not only forget about the first chapters, but you also start to wonder how many times have things not gone right because of false claims to receiving an inspired dream. I think that is almost as important as receiving an actual inspired dream. Alas, I wonder if compiling a resource of historical accounts would not necessarily lend itself into practical applications and interpretations to that degree.
All in all, like I said before, they did what they said they would. So it is 4 stars for this book of revelatory dreams.
March 3, 2020
I especially loved the beginning of this book. It spoke about what our doctrine has to say about dreams as revelation and how it can be applied into our own lives. I loved all of the quotes from scriptures and from prophets that this beginning section contained. The rest of the book was all a recount of individuals’ recorded revelatory dreams. And while I found those to be interesting, I also found them to be less applicable to me in my life. But this was a very thorough and interesting book overall and I’m grateful for the clarity it provided on this subject!
April 30, 2022
A very nice collection of many different dreams from LDS church members and their interpretations of and the outcomes from those dreams.
There’s more than a few interesting stories here and many are deep cuts few will have heard before. And in general this is just a great reference for anyone wanting to examine dreams as revelation across church history.
However, this really isn’t much more than a collection of very short dream stories. There’s hardly any thesis or connection between the stories or across the book as a whole making this almost truly a historical reference book. So while there’s some stories to revisit as needed, the book itself isn’t worth if looking at again cover to cover. So 3 stars.
There’s more than a few interesting stories here and many are deep cuts few will have heard before. And in general this is just a great reference for anyone wanting to examine dreams as revelation across church history.
However, this really isn’t much more than a collection of very short dream stories. There’s hardly any thesis or connection between the stories or across the book as a whole making this almost truly a historical reference book. So while there’s some stories to revisit as needed, the book itself isn’t worth if looking at again cover to cover. So 3 stars.
July 7, 2022
I have a family heritage of people who have dreams, which I have always found interesting. Dreams are often discounted as merely a part of our psyche trying to mull through events of the day, but through experience I believe there is more to them. My mother, for instance, had a gift for knowing things. She told of a time during the Finnish Winter War when she was was suddenly awoken during the night to hear my father cry out her name. She recorded the time and day and anxiously awaited news from the battlefield. She was relieved but not surprised when a letter came from father. He had narrowly escaped death when a bomb exploded by him, creating a crater right where he stood as it sprayed shrapnel and killed his fellow soldier, but miraculously spared him. He wrote that he had called out her name at that moment. Coincidence? I think not.
I have mixed feelings about this anthology. I really looked forward to reading it as there are so many interesting dreams that I have read about the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book is a collection by three authors, organized into chapter headings to categorize types of dreams such as dreams of warning, or prophecy, of comfort, and so forth. The book has an introduction by Robert L Millet, and two interesting introductory chapters, the first about how revelation is given in the form of dreams, the second discussing how to ascertain if your dreams are revelation.
The book seems a bit hastily edited from this point on; dreams have sometimes been included only to bulk up a chapter while others are very interesting and even faith-promoting. The reader will find incidents which are famous in Latter-day Saint history, such as the dream of Joseph F. Smith, "I am Clean," and other treasures in the 284-page volume. In fact, if you want to find out whose dreams are included, there is a handy list of individuals to consult at the end of the book.
As a reader, I wished there had been a more historical background and commentary for some of the more interesting dreams, whereas the authors only gave a brief introduction of each topic at the beginning of each chapter. I read it from cover to cover but it might be better as a reference work, especially if it had included an index.
Here is a link to an interview with the authors: https://www.deseret.com/2019/7/26/893...
I have mixed feelings about this anthology. I really looked forward to reading it as there are so many interesting dreams that I have read about the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book is a collection by three authors, organized into chapter headings to categorize types of dreams such as dreams of warning, or prophecy, of comfort, and so forth. The book has an introduction by Robert L Millet, and two interesting introductory chapters, the first about how revelation is given in the form of dreams, the second discussing how to ascertain if your dreams are revelation.
The book seems a bit hastily edited from this point on; dreams have sometimes been included only to bulk up a chapter while others are very interesting and even faith-promoting. The reader will find incidents which are famous in Latter-day Saint history, such as the dream of Joseph F. Smith, "I am Clean," and other treasures in the 284-page volume. In fact, if you want to find out whose dreams are included, there is a handy list of individuals to consult at the end of the book.
As a reader, I wished there had been a more historical background and commentary for some of the more interesting dreams, whereas the authors only gave a brief introduction of each topic at the beginning of each chapter. I read it from cover to cover but it might be better as a reference work, especially if it had included an index.
Here is a link to an interview with the authors: https://www.deseret.com/2019/7/26/893...
June 18, 2024
4.5 stars. There are many ways the Lord speaks to us, and I loved learning specifically about dreams as revelation. The first few chapters describe revelatory dreams and how to recognize and learn from them (since most dreams are not divinely inspired). The remainder of the chapters are collections of: dreams in scriptures, dreams of Joseph Smith’s family (to help them to receive the restoration), dreams of the Savior (a favorite chapter), dreams of missionary work and conversion (another favorite chapter), dreams of family history and temple work, dreams as warning, dreams of instruction, dreams of callings, dreams of comfort (another favorite chapter), dreams of death, dreams of opposition, and dreams of prophesy. What a great compilation of revelatory dreams that are faith, hope, and testimony promoting. I’ve had a couple sacred, revelatory dreams and this book fed my desire for more.
Favorite quotes:
-“The length and depth and breadth of the love of Almighty God for his children is surely manifest in the myriad ways in which he chooses to communicate with us. Some people are taken into visions, while others enjoy quiet promptings. Some hear a still, small voice, while others hear and feel the words of a loving Father in Heaven to them through the inspired messages of his anointed prophets and apostles. Many of the Father’s children recognize an answer to earnest prayer through a quiet peace in their souls, while others, like the prophet Joseph Smith, find that certain subjects or matters of import seem to occupy their minds and even press themselves upon their feelings.” -Robert Millet
-President Harold B. Lee’s counsel to “never disregard any dream, especially those that seem to stay with you, dreams about which you find yourselves reflecting often.”
-Elder Gerald Lund explained that “the English word ‘revelation’ comes from the Latin word revelatio. This word is formed from the prefix re- which means to draw back or to remove, and the noun velum which is a covering or a veil. Thus, ‘reveal’ literally means to uncover, to remove the veil. In other words, revelation, in its more generic sense, means to make something previously hidden visible to the eye or clear to the understanding.”
-“For those who have experienced dreams of Jesus Christ, there is a surprising similarity from one dream to another. Often an encounter with the Savior in a dream speaks of a kiss or an embrace where the recipient is wrapped in the warmth of his arms in an indescribable emotion of love that penetrates to the very soul of the dreamer. The Savior’s embrace leaves a lingering feeling of inexpressible joy and love for all mankind.”
-“As a result of that dream, I had this feeling that no matter what might be required of my hands, what the Gospel might entail unto me, I would do what I should be asked to do…if only I can be with my Savior and have that same sense of love that I had in that dream, it will be the goal of my existence, the desire of my life.”
-David O. McKay - “’I would like to dream about my mother more often.’ His desire and hope for eternal families was strengthened through reminiscing with his deceased mother. Most of us desire to see family members again who have passed on, but President McKay was blessed with a special gift to draw himself closer to family through his dreams.”
-James E Faust - “As we get older, the pull from our parents and grandparents on the other side of the veil becomes stronger. It is a sweet experience when they visit us in our dreams.”
-“ Joseph F. Smith – “Our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends who have passed away from this earth, having been faithful and worthy to enjoy these rights and privileges, may have a mission given to them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing from the Divine presence messages of love, of warning or reproof, and instruction to those whom they had learned to love in the flesh. And perhaps dreams are sometimes the way information is shared with us on this side of the veil.”
Favorite quotes:
-“The length and depth and breadth of the love of Almighty God for his children is surely manifest in the myriad ways in which he chooses to communicate with us. Some people are taken into visions, while others enjoy quiet promptings. Some hear a still, small voice, while others hear and feel the words of a loving Father in Heaven to them through the inspired messages of his anointed prophets and apostles. Many of the Father’s children recognize an answer to earnest prayer through a quiet peace in their souls, while others, like the prophet Joseph Smith, find that certain subjects or matters of import seem to occupy their minds and even press themselves upon their feelings.” -Robert Millet
-President Harold B. Lee’s counsel to “never disregard any dream, especially those that seem to stay with you, dreams about which you find yourselves reflecting often.”
-Elder Gerald Lund explained that “the English word ‘revelation’ comes from the Latin word revelatio. This word is formed from the prefix re- which means to draw back or to remove, and the noun velum which is a covering or a veil. Thus, ‘reveal’ literally means to uncover, to remove the veil. In other words, revelation, in its more generic sense, means to make something previously hidden visible to the eye or clear to the understanding.”
-“For those who have experienced dreams of Jesus Christ, there is a surprising similarity from one dream to another. Often an encounter with the Savior in a dream speaks of a kiss or an embrace where the recipient is wrapped in the warmth of his arms in an indescribable emotion of love that penetrates to the very soul of the dreamer. The Savior’s embrace leaves a lingering feeling of inexpressible joy and love for all mankind.”
-“As a result of that dream, I had this feeling that no matter what might be required of my hands, what the Gospel might entail unto me, I would do what I should be asked to do…if only I can be with my Savior and have that same sense of love that I had in that dream, it will be the goal of my existence, the desire of my life.”
-David O. McKay - “’I would like to dream about my mother more often.’ His desire and hope for eternal families was strengthened through reminiscing with his deceased mother. Most of us desire to see family members again who have passed on, but President McKay was blessed with a special gift to draw himself closer to family through his dreams.”
-James E Faust - “As we get older, the pull from our parents and grandparents on the other side of the veil becomes stronger. It is a sweet experience when they visit us in our dreams.”
-“ Joseph F. Smith – “Our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends who have passed away from this earth, having been faithful and worthy to enjoy these rights and privileges, may have a mission given to them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing from the Divine presence messages of love, of warning or reproof, and instruction to those whom they had learned to love in the flesh. And perhaps dreams are sometimes the way information is shared with us on this side of the veil.”
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March 13, 2020This book is an in depth look at dreams, teaching the reader about how to identify if their dream came from God or if it was simply from us. This book does describe the difficulty you can have when trying to discern if your dream has importance, but does outline key characteristics that could help you figure out for yourself where the line is between the Spirit and you. You could definitely see the amount of intense thorough research that went into this book, several sources were given and examples from the scriptures to modern day prophets and apostles. I enjoy this book because it overall gives you the facts of what most likely to be the Spirit but in the end leaves you with the feeling to trust in Heavenly Father and ask him for understanding. I did appreciate the tips and information given which has helped me discern through my own personal experiences. This book had some great strengths in citing multiple sources, in not contradicting itself, and by giving various examples from the Bible to the Book of Mormon to even personal experiences. I honestly didn't see that many weaknesses in this book. There was much time put into the making of this book, checking and re-checking again for sources and examples. This book was carefully put together to avoid contradiction, I appreciated the effort the authors put in to make sure their examples were credible.
December 24, 2020
Excellent balance between academic and spiritual perspectives on the topic of dreams within the context of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Contained herein is a serious collection of dreams experienced by both church leaders and non-leaders all categorized under headings related to various church perspectives. The reader is left with the feeling that dreams are very prevalent in the today's (2020) church membership but is rarely shared due to the sacred nature and personal closeness of the dreams. Also, only briefly touched, is the case of individuals who cannot make a decision without first personally counselling with the Lord and receiving very specific direction on every decision to made for that day, what clothes to wear, what to eat for breakfast, etc. This is a situation where a person's dreams are so common as to belittle the significance of dreams from the Lord.
Many of the dreams recounted in this text are very spiritually uplifting and help us realize that living worthy to receive a dream from the Lord is an important ingredient.
Many of the dreams recounted in this text are very spiritually uplifting and help us realize that living worthy to receive a dream from the Lord is an important ingredient.
October 22, 2020
The first two chapters were teachings about dreams but seemed to be mostly a collection of quotes from leaders and teachers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints without a lot of discussion. However, there are spiritual dreams and those not so spiritual. Some important topics considered were: "Spiritual dreams can strengthen faith." "Spiritual dreams concern important matters." "Spiritual dreams align with commandments." I expected to learn more from these first two chapters than what I did learn. In the additional twelve chapters more context would have added interest rather than just sharing multiple brief stories of dreams in various categories although some of these dreams were especially interesting and often obviously were personal revelation.
June 15, 2021
Written for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, this is a fascinating book full of examples of how dreams can be forms of revelation at times from Joel's prophecy, "And it shall come to pass...that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the housemaids in those days will I pour out my spirit." (Joel 2:27-28.) Examples include dreams of warning, instruction, callings, comfort, death, opposition, prophecy, work in the gospel, and dreams of the Savior. Citations in endnotes.
June 20, 2025
I feel bad writing this review because it’s not a bad book, and the writing is well done. It’s a topic that I’m interested in and a lot of the stories are pretty cool. However, there’s something about this book that rubs me the wrong way and I genuinely couldn’t tell you entirely why. That’s it. I do feel that some things that the writers say act as if it’s doctrine when it very much isn’t. Also there’s a chapter in here that sounds like they’re supporting Hitler… (MEGA YIKE BTW)! Personally, I don’t know if I’d recommend this book for learning about revelation in dreams. There’s just something off about this book.
July 9, 2020
I enjoyed reading many of the dreams-especially the ones of instruction. The dreams were all classified into several categories i.e. dreams of instruction, dreams of warning, dreams of prophecy, dreams of callings etc. Most were fascinating, some were inspiring but some were a little disjointed in the way they were written out which made them difficult to understand. Overall, glad I read it. Now I will spend more time pondering my own dreams.
September 23, 2023
I found this book very interesting. There are some great stories from General Authorities and other members of the Church. The story I enjoyed the most was the one about President Russell M Nelson's grandfather. He offered some very interesting insights into the afterlife and made me realize even more how important `Temple work is.
This is also a great book to have in one's library, as a resource for talks and teaching lessons.
This is also a great book to have in one's library, as a resource for talks and teaching lessons.
April 21, 2020
I really enjoyed the story outline. the author combined various individual experiences from people throughout time to convey the magnitude and pattern the Lord set forth.
Great, easy, and a quick read!
Great, easy, and a quick read!
June 22, 2020
I loved the first 40 pages of this book. They described different ways in which we can receive revelations through dreams and how to know the difference.
The remainder of the book was documented dreams by church members split up into categories.
The remainder of the book was documented dreams by church members split up into categories.
June 19, 2022
Loved this book!
This book gives an overview of how dreams can be a conduit for revelation, and has chapters with different types of revelatory dreams. There are numerous stories in this book that I found informative and faith promoting
This book gives an overview of how dreams can be a conduit for revelation, and has chapters with different types of revelatory dreams. There are numerous stories in this book that I found informative and faith promoting
February 29, 2020
As both a believer and a dreamer, I believe that the Spirit can communicate lessons, truth, enhance understanding, and help us understand the interconnected nature of all things via our dreams. I feel like the authors maintained a very narrow definition of what constitutes a revelatory dream, so many of the ones shared in this volume were in a similar, narrow vein. I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would and I can’t quite put my finger on why. It’s a thoughtful anthology of dreams; I wish a few more of them were from more recent years. I did really enjoy the foreword.
June 23, 2021
Th first two chapters were interesting but not extremely informative, the rest were just a compilation of dreams with not much if any commentary. I found this book lacking substance.
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October 17, 2021Chose this book because I am fascinated by dreams as I dream vividly. IT was much more interesting than I thought but not for everyone.
March 1, 2022
Excellent book! I kept wanting to add my dreams that I felt like were Revelation in my life.
December 29, 2025
Libby. Interesting dreams.
February 5, 2020
Loved all the stories of dreams and it was a nice guide to all the dreams recorded in scripture.
January 5, 2020
This book is a discussion of the ways and reasons God communicate through dreams and a comprehensive collection of recorded dreams. The comprehensive nature created some repetitiveness, but it is nice to have this info gathered together by reputable historians.
July 6, 2019
This book is a compilation of dreams taken from the scriptures and latter-day saints. The forward is by Robert Millet, and he shares a very personal experience regarding a dream he had one night that revealed to him that his family was being watched over by those on the other side of the veil. It is a powerful and touching story.
Throughout the book, experiences are shared of revelation being received through dreams regarding the following subjects: Missionary Work and Conversion, Family History and Temple Work, Warning, Instruction, Callings, and more. The chapter on Missionary Work may have been my favorite, but I'm not 100% positive. There were a lot of good chapters!
The book also addresses the fact that most dreams are usually just that--dreams! So the authors talk about how to discern the difference between a regular dream, and one that holds an important meaning. The authors give some keys that allow everybody to determine whether their dream may have been from God.
Receiving revelation through dreams may be rare for most people, but it does happen. This book helps the reader learn from the dreams of others what to watch for and pay attention to.
Throughout the book, experiences are shared of revelation being received through dreams regarding the following subjects: Missionary Work and Conversion, Family History and Temple Work, Warning, Instruction, Callings, and more. The chapter on Missionary Work may have been my favorite, but I'm not 100% positive. There were a lot of good chapters!
The book also addresses the fact that most dreams are usually just that--dreams! So the authors talk about how to discern the difference between a regular dream, and one that holds an important meaning. The authors give some keys that allow everybody to determine whether their dream may have been from God.
Receiving revelation through dreams may be rare for most people, but it does happen. This book helps the reader learn from the dreams of others what to watch for and pay attention to.
January 21, 2023
This was not what I had been expecting and hoping. The first 2 chapters were enlightening, but the remainder is a retelling of dreams only. Although that has value, I would have liked more analysis. I stopped reading after a while, and I'll likely only go back for reference. 3 stars.
2nd review: I actually came back and read the whole book. Now that I knew what to expect, I was much more appreciative of it. It's not a page-turner, but this has significantly shaped both my understanding of doctrine and my behavior. For that, this merits 5 stars.
2nd review: I actually came back and read the whole book. Now that I knew what to expect, I was much more appreciative of it. It's not a page-turner, but this has significantly shaped both my understanding of doctrine and my behavior. For that, this merits 5 stars.
August 20, 2019
This took me a while to get through, but it was good! It was mostly a compilation of revelatory dreams throughout the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organized into different categories and with a brief introduction for each category. Some of the dreams and experiences didn’t seem particularly interesting to me, but there were quite a few that actually gave me chills. There were some good stories in here.
August 30, 2019
The authors have presented a thorough list of dreams and organized them by types and purposes. The summary material does a great job of helping the reader understand the difference between dreams of the Spirit and those which are not. What I appreciated was that after listening to the book I felt like I could better understand my dreams and recognize that may be a source of inspiration for me in my stewardship.
September 7, 2019
I was really looking forward to reading this book, but it was a bit of a disappointment. I listened to the audio book, and perhaps that contributed to why it was confusing. It was often hard to tell when the recounting of a dream began or ended, as opposed to the context and commentary around the dream. I was also hoping for more discussion of the meaning and symbolism of dreams. Still, there were a lot of fascinating dreams recounted in the book and I'm glad I read it.
July 21, 2019
Wonderful book of dreams that had significance in various ways for many people. It helped me recognize the different types of dreams people can have and the deeper meaning of certain dreams. I loved the categories that were identified and the ensuing examples. Dreams are still a way the Lord converses with His people.
October 3, 2019
The first two chapters of this book really helped me understand that the 3 special dreams I have had so far truly are from God. This book's description of the characteristics of revelatory dreams (versus normal dreams) used the exact same language and descriptive words as I myself used when relating my dreams to others. Thank you for a wonderful, second confirmation!
October 5, 2019
This book discusses revelation and dreams from the perspective of a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Though not an official statement from the LDS Church, it is an interesting read. One of the most interesting parts to me was the statement that most dreams are not revelation, and actually have little meaning.
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