Spiritual Lightening

The book reaches and teaches in ways that I can relate to. Answers questions I have asked, and brings enlightenment to many subjects of a spiritual nature. I reccomend it highly. It is LDS based.

Thomas is an insightful gospel scholar, but also a lyrical writer. I found her book a delight to read. Thomas earned a Ph.D in early Christian history and was a professor of ancient scripture at BYU until a calling to serve in Argentina with her husband as a Mission President. Reviews have been especially strong. A reviewer for the Association of Mormon Letters wrote: "I expected a sort of schmaltzy, feel-good women's book . . . However, I found this book to be completely different from my expectations -- it is thoughtfully written and gives many new doctrinal insights. Thomas uses wonderful quotes from church authorities to substantiate her ideas, and offers many fresh perspectives into frequently discussed topics. . .I definitely recommend this book -- I didn't find it to be the "light" reading that I expected, but instead discovered that it was "heavy" with insightful ideas for coping with the struggles of temporal life." (Jana Remy). BYU English Professor Richard Cracroft calls it a soul-satisfying book, adding: "Reminding us in skillful prose "that we came down to a fallen world to experience deliverance from it," she points out that our many mortal burdens may be lightened by faith in a God who is in charge and "will bring to our attention that which it is necessary for us to know when we need to know it."("`High Time to Awake': LDS Books That Awaken the Soul," Brigham Young Magazine, Fall 1997).Chapters include: The Veil of Unbelief, Spiritual Lightening,"The Doer of Our Deeds,"Premortal Election and Grace,Women, Priesthood, and the At-One-Ment,Enduring Marriage,Love and Fear,Living the Spirit of At-One-Ment,"For Their Sakes I Sanctify Myself,"Spiritual Discouragement,Healing Through Repentance,Agents of Healing,Filling the Empty Cup