Rafif Santoso itibaren Duaplay, Liberia

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If anyone is interested in reading anything about the history of Mormonism, I would say this book is a must-read (the book is filled with LDS lingo, so having a good understanding of Mormon society and LDS terminology will certainly help). I was surprised at the calm, well-balanced approach the author gives. Normally, we expect to find people who are either stridently pro-Mormon or anti-Mormon on subjects like this. However, David Buerger's approach is very different. He barely makes any attempt to interpret what he writes, consciously avoiding the polemical pitfalls (for the most part, anyway). In the majority of the book, he simply strings together historical documents, letters, etc., with his own narrative commentary that connects the texts in a cohesive manner. Though he provides a description of historical development of the LDS temple ceremony, he does not judge the validity of it -- whether good or bad. He does not ridicule or mock the rituals, nor does he sugar coat it by avoiding uncomfortable areas from the past. Without knowing his background, one would be hard-pressed to know for certain if he were an active LDS member, or an inactive member. You can't tell from the text. His work is, as he mentions in the preface, his attempt "to achieve a balance of scholarly objectivity, reverence for the sacred, regard for the sensibilities of others, and adequate documentation and development of the points to be discussed" (viii). I believe he succeeds. In the opening preface, he clearly indicates his desires to be sensitive to the sacred beliefs of the LDS community (and he does, in fact, avoid a lot of detailed information about the language of the endowment, as well as steering clear of the types of details LDS members consider most sacred). But he also provides a scholarly view on the history and development of the temple endowments. In so doing, he does go into some detail about the whole process that might make some folks a bit uncomfortable. But I would suggest that the discomfort is not due to the author's attitude toward the Church, but rather the open way he discusses aspects of the endowment that most people refrain from discussing outside the temple (but even then, he stops far short of discussing many details out of respect). I would highly recommend this book to anyone. Whether active members, inactive, former, soon-to-be, whatever the case may be, whatever the interest in LDS religion, I would recommend this. I've been a lifelong Mormon, and there's a ton of information and documentation in the book about events and experiences I'd never heard of before. And some of it was.... well..... eye-opening.

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