Comments on: Book Review: Sister Eternal

By: Julie M. Smith

Julie M. Smith — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:39:37 +0000

Jonathan, there’s nothing specifically LDS until the last illustration, which shows Elder Uchtdorf today standing in front of a stained glass window of young Joseph Smith praying. As far as text, there are a few references to the Restored Gospel and the name of the Church. In other words, the book can’t “pass” for generic Christian, but I’ve never much cared for things that could (grin).

By: Jonathan Green

Jonathan Green — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:09:13 +0000

Julie, thanks for the review. I haven’t seen the book yet, but I think I’d like to. How apparent are the specifically Mormon elements in the text or illustrations? Is there anything that might have been changed if the book had targetted at the national market?

By: Liz O.

Liz O. — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:21:38 +0000

You’ve sold me… going off to DBonline to place my order…

By: Wilfried

Wilfried — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:46:25 +0000

“I hope Deseret Book is able to make it available in many languages.” Sadly, as far as I can see, we haven’t seen much from DB to publish substantially for the non-English speaking Church. A number of titles in Spanish, yes, no doubt calculated on the basis of market-considerations, instead of in a spirit of investing and sharing to do some good in far-away mission fields. But, oh yes, they carry CTR-rings in various languages… Let’s hope Elder Uchtdorf can get something going.

By: john scherer

john scherer — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:12:29 +0000

Thanks Julie,

Just ordered one for my 8 year old. It sounds great.