Why I Believe

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Summary: Soporific nature of this book can NOT be undervalued
Review: This polemic tripe is the worst sort of testimonial nonsense! It oozes self-congratulatory homlies.

If you are having trouble going to sleep, this is the text for you! Could save you Thousands of dollars in prescriptive narcotics to treat insomnia. Its only serious competitor is the "Book Of Mormon". I am beginning to see why so many LDS faithful need SSRI's to function. They are zombies from attempting to read thier religious texts.

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Summary: Hearing directly from Latter-day Saint believers
Review: Too often in the world of competing religions, we base our opinions of a particular religion on the observations of those outside that faith--kind of like asking someone who has never left the U.S. to comment on life in Germany. Why I Believe is a book written by Latter-day Saint believers about their own personal religious experiences. Some of the 59 authors--Gladys Knight, Steve Young, Bill Marriott, Steven Covey, Mitt Romney, Orrin Hatch, for example--are well known outside Mormon circles. Others less so. But each has achieved a level of excellence in his/her chosen field.

As is stated in the introduction, "In an age of reticence about religion in which many communicate through bumper stickers and stereotypes, the openness of these writers, who are not merely 'passive believers,' shows they are 'not ashamed of the gospel of Christ'(Romans 1:16). Yet, though high achievers, the writers do not seek to draw attention to themselves but rather to the 'whys' of their testimonies."

The Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints has more than 11 million members in 162 countries. Its growth constitutes what one non-Mormon scholar says is "the birth of a new world religion" (see Rodney Stark, review of Religious Research, September 1984, v.26, no.. 1, page 7).