I Know That My Redeemer Lives

by Heidi S. Swinton

"I have learned a lot of things in my life. . . . Nothing do I know more than I know that God is our Father and His beloved Son Jesus Christ is our Savior." When President Russell M. Nelson bore this testimony in the Rome Italy Temple Youth Devotional, he was doing what all the Presidents of the Church had done before him. As a prophet of God, he bore witness of our Lord and Savior. From Joseph Smith on, the latter-day prophets have all proclaimed that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of God. Unlike other testators, they have spoken from a unique position, as personal witnesses with a personal knowledge of the Savior and as leaders of the Lord's Church, working under His direction. I Know That My Redeemer Lives presents some of their most important teachings, testimonies, visions, and insights about the Redeemer. Thousands of sources were reviewed in compiling the book, and the most representative passages on Jesus Christ for each prophet were selected. Included in the sources examined were general conference talks, the Journal of Discourses, Church magazines, and material from the Church Archives. Our modern-day prophets have covered a multitude of topics concerning the His divinity and power, His mortal ministry, His relationship to man, His role in the Restoration of the gospel, His Resurrection, His Atonement, and His Second Coming, for example. In this collection, prophets teach of the Master's work in the past, present, and future. Most important, they bear fervent testimonies that Jesus Christ lives and directs His Church. Through inspired words by our beloved prophets and stunning imagery from painter Simon Dewey, I Know That My Redeemer Lives is a detailed portrait of the Savior by the latter-day witnesses who have known Him best.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2019

About the author

Heidi Sorensen Swinton (born 1948) is an author, screenwriter and historian who has written several books to accompany historical documentaries created by film-maker Lee Groberg.
Swinton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Frederick Christian Sorensen and his wife Harriet Horne. Swinton is a stepdaughter of Leonard J. Arrington.

Swinton is a descendant of George A. Smith. She and her husband, Jeffrey C. Swinton, also a descendant of George A. Smith, spent their honeymoon in England seeking for where in England the earliest Smith ancestors came from.[2]
Swinton is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In the LDS Church, she served for a time as a member of the Relief Society General Board as well as at different times as both a Primary and Young Women president at the ward level. Her husband Jeffrey has served as an area seventy, stake president, and bishop in the LDS Church. He spent his career as a lawyer, working for the Salt Lake City lawfirm of Stoker and Swinton at the time he was called to preside over the England London South Mission in 2006.

Swinton attended the University of Utah and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Among works that Swinton has contributed writing to are Trail of Hope, American Prophet, Sacred Stone which was the story of the Nauvoo Temple, Sweetwater Rescue, and America's Choir about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She also written biographies of D. Arthur Haycock and Joseph Anderson. She has also co-authored articles on buildings such as the Hotel Utah and the Relief Society Building.

From 2006-2009 she was serving as a missionary in England along with her husband Jeffrey Swinton who was president of the England London South Mission. While in England Swinton contributed a column to Meridian Magazine entitled "Mission Mum".

Heidi and Jeffrey Swinton are the parents of five sons.

In September 2010 a biography of Thomas S. Monson written by Swinton was released.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Shauna Ludlow Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our sweet neighbors gave us this wonderful book signed by the author.

I enjoyed reading the testimonies of and learning more about the seventeen latter-day prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ.

There is also beautiful artwork throughout the book. It will be a treasured part of our gospel library.

[Beth Given · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the way this was organized, and the book was beautifully laid out with a few full-page illustrations of Christ. This isn’t really a book you’d read straight through, but it would be a nice one to thumb through.

[Jamille Parks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a pretty cool resource to have.