LDS Ladies Book Club discussion

I have several books written by General Authorities, but I don't get to them as often as I should. The leaders of the LDS church have a lot of important thoughts to share and things to teach, so grab a book that they've written and increase your spiritual knowledge!

- What are you reading?
- Is there anything new you learned or insights gained?
- What is your favorite LDS book to read?
- How was the book?

1. What are you reading?
Daughters in My Kingdom - From what I understand, Susan W. Tanner was the main researcher and writer for this manual. She was the General Young Women's President the majority of the time I was in the program. Granted, Sis. Tanner got this assignment after she was released, but I'm still counting this as being written by a general authority. Plus I just love Sis. Tanner. She had a huge, positive impact on me while I was a youth and I still consider her one of my heroes.

2. Is there anything new you learned or insights gained?
There were a ton of new things I learned about the Relief Society! The one that stands out to me the most was how after settling in the Salt Lake Valley, women were encouraged to attend school back east to learn medicine and become nurses.

3. What is your favorite LDS book to read?
I'm still building up my "LDS library" if you will. Growing up military, we were never around LDS bookstores and I feel like LDS writings - whether nonfiction or fiction - haven't really boomed until the past decade or so.
I do love the Book of Mormon, hands down. I think that's my favorite. But I also really do enjoy reading anything I can get my hands on by LDS people, whether they're LDS authors writing fiction, General Authorities/scholars writing on theology, or historians writing about history.

4. How was the book?
I enjoyed it a lot! I remember back in 2011 when Sis. Beck announced this manual my mom and I looked at each other and we rolled our eyes. We were thinking, "Not another manual!" Even when I was a Relief Society president in college I didn't read this manual at all - except for chapter 7 in preparation for talk I had to give on visiting teaching.
It's a shame we don't utilize this manual more. At least, none of the Relief Societies I've been in have done much with it. I definitely think chapter 7 is the best one in the entire book.

Your happily ever after by Dieter F Uchtdorf. It was just a reminder of who we are and what our potential can be. I love scriptural novels by LDS authors. I have a hard time with doctrinal book. I own quite a few of them and takes me a very long time to finish them. Half the time I don't. It was a cute little book, more aimed towards YW.