Product Description

This 1208 page book contains 898 doctrines and principles of the Church. It is especially useful for teachers and speakers; but it also clarifies for the inquisitive what the LDS (Mormon) church believes. The book is organized alphabetically by topics ranging from Adversity to Zion. Each doctrine/principle is stated in a single sentence and given a number. For example, Doctrine numbered 655 reads:

"When the Lord wants the people to learn any essential truth, He will teach it to them over and over again through the repeated witnesses of prophets."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #318258 in Books
• Published on: 1966
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover

Review

We Believe, Doctrines and Principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has now become one of the most popular, most quoted books in LDS publishing. When talks need to be given, lessons presented, We Believe is one of the most commonly studied, reliable, reference sources for Church doctrines and principles. We Believe is used in LDS Seminaries and Institutes worldwide.

No other book is quite like We Believe:

-     In Size-1208 pages

-     In quality-898 key Church doctrines

-     In breadth-92 key topics

-     In authority-quotes 77 modern prophets plus ancient prophets of the scriptures

Customer Reviews

FALSE doctrine
McKonkie was kooky. This is not official doctrine, but the author's own embellishment and perversion of what official Mormondom accepts as truth.

Not Mormon Doctrine
Do not buy this book if you want an official view of what Mormons believe. After McConkie published this book he was FORBIDDEN by the combined voice of the first presidency of the church to ever republish it, even if he corrected the 1067 errors they found it contained.

President McKay's (president of the church at the time) office notes read "The First Presidency held a meeting. We decided that Bruce R. McConkie's book, 'Mormon Doctrine' recently published by Bookcraft Company, must not be republished, as it is full of errors and misstatements, and it is most unfortunate that it has received such wide circulation. It is reported to us that Brother McConkie has made corrections in his book, and is now preparing another edition. We decided this morning that we do not want him to publish another edition."

Further notes reiterate those points. Years McConkie later approached the fragile elderly McKay and requested permission to reprint the book. McKay gave permission, but that does not trump the combined voice of the First Presidency of the church which had forbidden a further edition, and who alone can authoritatively give "Mormon doctrine".

Excellent Resource for Critics
This book is a very useful resource for critics of Brighamite (Mainstream, LDS) Mormonism.

It is well organized and cross-referenced. The entry for "Godhood" (pp. 321--322) alone is worth the price of the book.