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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDeseret Book Company
ISBN-10160641898X
ISBN-139781606418987
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038452779
Product Key Features
Publication Year2010
Book TitleTo the Rescue : the Biography of Thomas S. Monson
TopicChristianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), Religious
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorHeidi Swinton
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN2010-027460
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal289.3/32092 B
SynopsisThis is a fun and interesting book to read. Mrs. Swinton covered the typical events in a biography, from Thomas S. Monson's ancestry through his childhood and then into his life as a general authority. However, the life she followed is so remarkable that the book was hard to put down. It is filled with uncountable stories, some short, some lengthy, that give the reader faith and hope. A choice line reveals that immediately after Thomas S. Monson's call to the apostleship, he went home and mowed the lawn. A majestic chapter deals with Elder Monson's years of service with the East Germans. A progressive thread is the passing of senior apostles, interlaced with the fact that Tom Monson was seventeen years younger than the next junior apostle, Gordon B. Hinckley. Many details in the book reveal that Thomas S. Monson was a humble man, led by the Lord to perform acts of greatness, and yet his favorite breakfast is Wheaties. Elder Monson served in the highest councils of the LDS Church for thirty-six years, gaining tremendous experience and perspective, before being sustained as president.
I initially listened to the audio version of this book. I liked it so much I had to have a copy. President Monson believes every day is a reason for celebration and that each individual matters. What a different world we would live in if all of us could manage to have that perspective.