LDS Beliefs: A Doctrinal Reference

LDS Beliefs is a landmark publication at a time in the Church s history when it is vital for members to know their religion for themselves and be able to explain the major teachings of Mormonism to persons not of our faith. This book is written to Latter-day Saints and is intended to serve as an essential reference, a doctrinal primer on our beliefs. With entries on nearly 400 topics, it has a conversational tone, a cordial and inviting spirit, and serves as a handy onevolume summary of and guide to our distinctive doctrines a book that will be an excellent gift to friends and a useful resource for libraries. If, as President Boyd K. Packer has explained, True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior, then this work, a remarkable contribution to LDS literature, will change your life.

Robert L. Millet, a former dean of religious education at BYU, has served as a member of the Church s materials evaluation committee. Camille Fronk Olson, an associate professor of ancient scripture, has served on the Young Women general board. Andrew C. Skinner is a professor of ancient scripture and formerly the executive director of BYU s Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Brent L. Top, who chairs the Church history and doctrine department, has served as a mission president. The authors of this volume have written or edited a total of 100 books and more than 400 articles or book chapters dealing mostly with the history and doctrine of the Church.