Books published by publisher Deseret Book

Delight yourself and your preschool child or grandchild with these simplified versions of favorite stories from Church history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Author Deanna Buck retells the familiar events in read aloud language that entertains as it teaches. My First Church History Stories will provide many special moments for you and your child. It is sure to become a family treasure.

From the creators of the best-selling My First Book of Mormon Stories, this book shares many of the best-known Church history stories with youngsters. Retold by Deanna Draper Buck, these abbreviated stories present the familiar events in “read aloud” language that will entertain as it teaches. From the First Vision to the Pioneer Trek, this book is enhanced by bright, colorful illustrations. This book will help early readers and children who need to memorize a talk for Primary, and it is sure to become a family treasure.

When Trust Williams' two-year transfer to the backwater woods of Tennessee came to a close, he thought he was returning to civilization. After all, the folks in Thelma's Way thought the Internet was the extra stitching on the backside of long johns. But lately, Southdale seems just as zany as any backwater, just in a different way. And Trust is starting to doubt himself, his family, even the girl by his side.

Some parables are far more than pithy analogies - they are also divine prophecies. The parables of Jesus, Daniel, and Zenos are like gifts, wrapped up in tales long ago, now ready to be opened and treasured for their fullest meaning. This is the hour, and we are living in the time when these prophetic parables are being fulfilled. This book brings together the most important parables about the latter days and shows how they were originally intented to teach about our day. It not only looks at the cultural, religious, and geographical circumstances out of which they came but also captures their vision of the Restoration in the fulness of times. Miraculously, many of these parables - preserved through centuries of time - now stand as witnesses of the Lord's restored gospel and as lessons to prepare minds and hearts for the great things that are to come.

An affordable, impulse item that Mom will be glad she found! This small inexpensive, softcover book features 52 short, simple gospel lessons including a scripture and a song. At the beginning of the book are 52 squares. Each square has an image and a number (1-52). {Parents cut out the squares, put them in a bag or bowl, and each week a child picks a square that points to a corresponding lesson in the book. This is a nice, interactive way to help small children be involved, and a fast and easy way to help busy parents create effective family home evening lessons.

The inspiring stories in this book illustrate the joys, trials, adventure, and spiritual power of missionary service. Dean and Tom Hughes have researched Church history and conducted many personal interviews to gather these accounts of missionary experiences for We'll Bring the World His Truth. The authors have included stories of missionaries overcoming trials, spiritual experiences of missionaries as they have taught, and miraculous events that missionaries have witnessed. The stories come from those who have served in Europe, the Far East, America, Canada, Russia, Africa and other lands.

Katie, Matthew, and Peter alwaysknew there was something special around Grandma. Then one day they find themselves whisked right into one of her paintings-- and magically transported to ancient Palestine! Alone in a strange land, they must face Roman soldiers, angry Pharisees, and a charging wild boar. And then, to their wonder, they witness the heavens open as John baptizes Jesus.

There it was! The most beautiful bicycle she could ever have imagined! She ran to it, stoking its shiny chrome and running her fingers though the colorful streamers that flowed from its handle grips. Never cold there be a more perfect bike than this one. She clapped her hands with the pure delight of it.Then she reached for the price tag.The next moment, the sunshine in the little girl’s eyes had melted away into tears. "Oh, Daddy," she wept. "I’ll never have enough. Never." She threw herself into his arms. With over 300,000 copies imprint, Believing Christ has become a classic in religious literature. The tender and heartwarming Parable of the Bicycle, which is at the heart of that book, has helped literally hundreds of thousands understand more fully how we are saved and appreciate the debt each of us owes Christ. Now, Stephen E. Robinson’s beloved parable is retold with the help of Ben Sowards’s glowing illustrations. Readers of all ages will love this new picture book that again shares the good news of the gospel – that is, although we can never pay the price of admission into the kingdom of God, "Christ is the answer. He knows the worth of a soul is priceless. He is the bridge from here to there. He is our hope when we feel cut off and alone. He is our Savior." Parents, church leaders, and youth will welcome this simple yet profound explanation of how redemption works and its powerful affirmation of the grace of Christ.

Katie, Matthew, and Peter always thought the best part of Easter was hunting for eggs. But when Grandma's new painting beckons, a trip to the land of Jesus changes their minds. After a memorable walk on the road to Emmaus and a frightening encounter with robbers, the miraculous conversion of a humble fisherman convinces the children that they don't have to see Jesus with their eyes to know that He lives!