The Essential Brigham Young (Classics in Mormon Thought Series)

Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but....
Review: Brigham Young was one of the most proliffic speakers in LDS History. Fortunately, a number of people hand-copied some his his words and we have a feel for his thoughts and feelings. Unfortunately, the method of recording his thoughts was not up to today's standads of accuracy. Out of the thousands of purported sermons, this book attempts to take what might be deemed the "controverisal". If you are familiar with the body of Brigahm Young's thought, it is actually an interesting book. But if you aren't, the pieces selected will create a distortion. I would have probably rated it 3 stars, if they had picked some other title. It's not the essential Brigham Young, it's the obscure Brigham Young. Editor, All About Mormons Web Site.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but....
Review: Brigham Young was one of the most proliffic speakers in LDS History. Fortunately, a number of people hand-copied some his his words and we have a feel for his thoughts and feelings. Unfortunately, the method of recording his thoughts was not up to today's standads of accuracy. Out of the thousands of purported sermons, this book attempts to take what might be deemed the "controverisal". If you are familiar with the body of Brigahm Young's thought, it is actually an interesting book. But if you aren't, the pieces selected will create a distortion. I would have probably rated it 3 stars, if they had picked some other title. It's not the essential Brigham Young, it's the obscure Brigham Young. Editor, All About Mormons Web Site.