By Steven Cramer

As mortals living in a fallen world, each of us is subject to the limitations and downward pull of the flesh. At times, we may think of our body as a prison rather than as a temple. Thankfully, the Lord has filled the scriptures with instructions regarding what we should and should not do with the various parts of our body.

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by Thomas Wayment, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Andrew Skinner

What do LDS scholars think of Dan Brown’s popular tale?

Three LDS scholars, Thomas Wayment, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Andrew Skinner say readers are being exposed to a revisionist view of Jesus of Nazareth. The Da Vinci Code draws heavily upon radical New Testament scholars who have dedicated their lives to redefining who Jesus was and what he did. The three have co-authored the new book What Da Vinci Didn’t Know: An LDS Perspective (Deseret Book, Softcover, $13.95).

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by Rulon Dean Skinner

The anticipation and excitement of receiving the Aaronic Priesthood and being ordained a deacon at age twelve dominates the thoughts of Latter-day Saint boys. Between the ages of twelve and nineteen, each young man makes many crucial decisions—often daily—that will set the direction for his adult years in mortality and even into the eternities.

In From Deacon to Man of God, author Rulon Dean Skinner offers timely advice garnered from decades of serving young men through scouting and a variety of Church callings.

Brother Skinner addresses such topics as the challenges of puberty, listening to and following the Spirit, repentance, forgiveness, and much more. Young men will find advice that will help them grow into prepared missionaries, good husbands, and exceptional fathers. Retail: $9.99.

by Virginia Hinckley Pearce

Eight women tried an experiment. In so doing, they changed everything about their lives without adding one single “to-do” to their lists. They added an open heart to their daily experience and found tremendous peace and happiness. Their experiences, and advice on how every woman can find their own amazing open heart, is detailed in Virginia Hinckley Pearce’s new book A Heart Like His: Making Space to feel God’s Love in Your Life (Deseret Book, Hardcover, $15.95).

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by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

It’s inescapable—in line at the grocery store, on every internet page, and in most TV commercials. It is found in every form of media: Women’s self-image is constantly linked to body-image.

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