Sheri L. Dew
Autor de Go Forward with Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley
Sobre El Autor
Sheri Dew is a graduate of Brigham Young University. She was named the president and CEO of Deseret Book Company in March 2002. She is the author of several books including God Wants a Powerful People, Saying It Like It Is, and Amazed by Grace. (Bowker Author Biography)
Créditos de la imagen: LDS Living
Obras de Sheri L. Dew
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Ye Shall Bear Record of Me: Talks from the 2001 BYU Women's Conference (2002) — Contribuidor — 18 copias
The Gift of Eternal Life: Favorite Writings on Our Divine Origin, Mortal Purpose, and Eternal Destiny (2003) — Contribuidor — 17 copias
The Power of His Redemption: Talks from the 2003 BYU Women's Conference (2004) — Contribuidor — 12 copias
Awake, Arise, and Come Unto Christ: Talks from the 2008 BYU Women's Conference (2009) — Contribuidor — 11 copias
Joseph Smith and His First Vision: Context, Place, and Meaning, 2020 Church History Symposium (2021) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
The Lord Will Give Grace and Glory: Talks from the 2014 BYU Women's Conference (2015) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1953-11-21
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Ulysses, Kansas, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Provo, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Educación
- Brigham Young University
- Organizaciones
- Deseret Book Company
Deseret Management Corporation
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bonneville International Corporation
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- Obras
- 23
- También por
- 15
- Miembros
- 1,656
- Popularidad
- #15,516
- Valoración
- 4.5
- Reseñas
- 36
- ISBNs
- 48
- Idiomas
- 1
For example, though I knew he had been a cardiovascular surgeon, I didn't realize he had actually been one of the pioneers of heart transplants. I knew he had 10 children, but I didn't realize he had had nine daughters before finally having a son. I knew he had learned Chinese, but I didn't realize he had learned several other languages, as well. I knew he had remarried after his first wife, Danzel, had passed away, but I hadn't heard how or why. And, to be honest, beyond the basics, I didn't know much about the man who led the Church. I had a smattering of facts that I knew, and I had felt the power of his testimony and mantle many times, but I did not know much about him.
This book, which is not a full biography, but a smattering of snapshots, is a great way to begin to know him. It covers his entire life, from his youth, as the son of inactive members of the Church, to a brilliant academic career, to his innovations in heart surgery, to his church service, and finally to his calling as a prophet and the changes in organization, temples, and procedures. Sheri Dew knows President Nelson, and she makes the story personal and inspirational, and I was constantly touched and moved. It's a fast read, and while perhaps only an overview of the highlights of his life, it's a good place to start for someone looking to learn about Russell M. Nelson's life.… (más)