| Title | Author | What I learned from these books and themes in the books. |
| The Bible and The Book of Mormon | Prophets
The Church of Jesus Christ LDS |
These books bring me closer to Jesus Christ and I receive revelation for all my problems when I read them.
Becoming one with Christ through repentance, true discipliship, and humility. |
| One Day at A Time in Al-Anon | Al-Anon | My happiness doesn’t depend on the actions of others. Replace fear with faith. Be mature no matter what others are doing. |
| Against the Pollution of the I | Jaques Lusseyran | Written by a blind man. It helped me to be more aware of the unseen. |
| And they Were Not Ashamed | Laura Brotherson | About sex in marriage. It helps build a more intimate relationship with your spouse. (written for LDS audience) |
| Boundaries | Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend | How to handle conflicts in a mature way, how to be mature, what is appropriate and what is not. |
| Boundaries in Marriage | Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend | Talking about conflicts that need to be resolved. Setting limits on inappropriate communication or behavior. |
| Boundaries with Kids | Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend | How to help children become mature, loving people and how to shift the burden of their misbehavior from the parent to the child. |
| Courage to Change a Day at a Time | Al-Anon | My happiness doesn’t depend on the actions of others. Replace fear with faith, be mature no matter what others are doing. |
| Crucial Conversations | Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler | Communicating without manipulation and with more honesty. How to invite others to share thoughts and input. |
| Healing the Codependent Heart | Douglas Dobberfuhl | Overcoming the natural man through charity and the atonement. Showed me all my sins went back to ego and fear. (written for LDS audience) |
| How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk | Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish | Communicating without manipulation and with more honesty. Parenting. |
| Light in the Wilderness | M.Catherine Thomas | Overcome the natural man, increase faith and joy, unity, God’s will, the unseen, the power of Spirit. (written for LDS audience) |
| Mans Search for Meaning
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) |
Viktor Frankl
Hal Elrod Jim Faye & Foster Cline Brother Lawrence |
Happiness is found within ourselves, not in our circumstances. Before I read this book the Lord had already prompted me to do most of what it teaches. Having a morning routine that helps me connect with God and feed my soul is vital to my success and happiness. Excellent parenting book about helping kids learn responsibility and how to handle misbehavior. This book is about focusing our minds on God. It helped me to praise God continually in a practice Christian Mindfulness. |
| Purity and Passion | Wendy L Watson | About sex in marriage. Build a more intimate relationship with your spouse, (written for LDS audience) |
| Teach Ye Diligently | Boyd K Packer | Packer’s insights on parenting. (written for LDS audience) |
| The Broken Heart | Bruce C. Hafen | The Atonement, using life’s trials to bring us to the Savior. (written for LDS audience) |
| The Godseed | M.Catherine Thomas | Train the mind, be spiritually-minded and mature in all areas. (written for LDS audience) |
| The Infinite Atonement | Tad R. Callister | About the atonement of Jesus Christ. This book increased my love for Jesus Christ. (written for LDS audience) |
| The New Dare to Discipline | James Dobson | The need for respecting parent’s authority. |
| The Peacegiver | James L. Ferrell | Relying on Jesus Christ to help us forgive one another. (written for LDS audience) |
| The Power of Positive Thinking | Norman Vincent Peale | Energy comes from optimism and faith. How to have positive thoughts. |
| The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Finding joy and healing in nature, unity with nature. I observed the link between physical health and spiritual/emotional health. |
| The Shift (Movie on Youtube) | Wayne Dyer | Focusing on what really matters. |
| Visions of Glory | John Pontius | This book is about one man’s visions and near-death experiences. It helped me to be more aware of the unseen. (written for LDS audience) |
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