This book makes public the results of a project sponsored by the Mormon Theology Seminar. The question driving the papers collected in this volume is the following: How does the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi read, rework, and repurpose the writings of the biblical prophet Isaiah? Each essay in this volume addresses an aspect of the complex relationship between Nephi and Isaiah, ranging from the question of what is at stake when one prophet retools the work of another to the question of how Nephi uses the words of Isaiah to outline the significance of the sealed gold plates to which he contributed. Opening the question concerning the relationship between the Bible and the Book of Mormon, this volume extends an invitation to each reader to continue the conversation.

Reading Nephi Reading Isaiah: Reading 2 Nephi 26-27

Joseph M. Spencer

Salt Press

Patrick Wallace, a cello player in the school orchestra, stayed too late in the gym one afternoon practicing for the Christmas program. When he left to go home, he discovered he had missed the school bus! As he tried to lug his cello down the sidewalk, it began to snow. Though he had been taught never to accept a ride from a stranger, the temptation was too great, and he found himself in deep trouble at Christmas time. This is the story he told to his worried neighbors. The author was one of those neighbors who lived in Provo in 1944.

Christmas at the M&M

Brown, Marilyn McMeen Miller

Literature & Fiction

During their move to Provo from Salt Lake City, the Holly family watched their dining table fly off the trailer and sail out over the point of the mountain like a frisbee. 
In their new neighborhood, they found an old discarded board to use for a table. They thought no one wanted it, but evidently the disreputable Chester boys next door had been planning to use it for a tree house. This inadvertently started a war. Would they be able to patch things up in time for Christmas?

The Holly Christmas

Marilyn Brown

Oscar Carpenter's mind is gone. He has forgotten his newspaper days in Muddy River, Colorado. What he remembers best is his childhood in the small town of Clover. 
Edith, his wife, whose fragile body has failed, feels their lives have not succeeded because their crop of children seem to bear little love for each other. 
When Stella, the only daughter, finds herself enmeshed with others' tragedies, she begins to understand the importance of family.

Fields of Clover

Arnold,Marilyn

Genre Fiction

In the twentieth century, Mormonism grew from an obscure regional curiosity to one of America's five largest religions. Sons of Bear Lake is a look at this religious culture from the inside, exploring the different ways Latter-day Saints practice their beliefs and worship in their families and communities. 
Set in the Bear Lake Valley, amid the stunning scenery and lively folklore of the post-pioneer generation, three sons seek to find their way to adulthood. Each young man develops a different outlook on life, and as they grow, their faithfulness-and rebellion-give insight into their unique cultural upbringing. Readers may find themselves portrayed in one of these amazing character studies.

Sons of Bear Lake

Alder, Douglas

One Woman's Odyssey... The family may be the prime circle,  but it's not perfect...Forty-year-old Malena is about to give birth to her ninth child. She loves her family and her LDS culture, but she is also an artist. Will there ever be an opportunity to develop her special talents? The rebellious teenage daughter only complicates the picture. And the husband's freedom to develop his talents, and his demanding church calling as bishop only exacerbate the problem. The message of Ragged Circle is one of comfort. For women who may struggle to feel fulfillment as a wife and mother, here is a bone-deep story that not only tells it like it really is, but assures every family-exhausted woman that she is not alone.

Ragged Circle

Hale, Veda

Literary

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