Jesus Christ

This is my favorite books yet. I remember my wife brought this nice hardcover book home for display for our table in the living room to add to the home. I flipped through a couple of pages and promised myself I would read 1 chapter a day. So I figured 42 chapters will be 1 month and a half. I was literally hooked I finished it in 1 month. Now I'm reading it again! This book quadrupled my testimony of the Church and why Jesus came to restore His church. And why the gathering of the "Lost House of Israel" is so important. If you love this book read Articles of Faith also. I have learned since becoming a Latter-day Saint there are 2 set of Christians. (1) Those who wait for the second coming. (2)Latter-day Saints who prepare for the second coming!

The first 70 or 80 pages or so are somewhat difficult to get through, but the rest of the book is absolutely incredible. A must read for anyone wants to understand better the life of Christ.

Commissioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be an authoritative book on the Latter-day Saints view of Jesus Christ, "Jesus the Christ" is one of the classics in theology among the Saints. If you have any question about Christology among the Mormons, this book will answered any and every question.Joseph F. Smith, the President of the Church, commissioned James E. Talmage, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, to write this biography on the life of Christ. The idea was to use this book as a home reference and a Church textbook. He more than met the challenge, and this book is still in print almost 100 years later, and is standard work for LDS Missionaries.This book covers every aspect of Christ as best can be expected in one volume. It begins with Christ premortal existence, his mortal ministry in Palestine, his atonement, and finally his post mortal ministry in the Spirit Word (I believe . . . he was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell) and among the Nephites as recorded in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ.The only two drawbacks with this book are it size, and the verbiage. Elder Talmage was an Englishman, so he spoke with an Englishman's vocabulary. A dictionary solves this problem.

Much more than a simple outline of the Savior's life, 'Jesus the Christ' is a detailed, penetrating account of our Lord's life and ministry. Talmage approaches the subject with the zeal of both a scholar and a true disciple. This book is must reading for anyone interested in not only the God we believe in, but also in the historical Christ and the events in the New Testiment. Truly a moving work and one which has brought many men and women closer to a personal relationship with thier Lord and Savior.

Talmage has a unique way of delving into the personality of the son of God...Jesus Christ. Throughout the pages he not only describes the personality but delves into the misssion of Christ and why he was what he was. The reader will come away with a better understanding of the trinity being three distinct personages: an understanding of the purpose of life; and most important becoming a witness of Jesus himself. Its worth the time and investment to get a personal copy for the family library.