Book Review: Behold, I Come Quickly

Book:Behold, I Come Quickly
The Last Days and Beyond
By Hoyt W. Brewster, Jr.
Published in 1994, but still 100% relevant in 2015!


Why I picked this book: My dad gave it to me. He is an avid christian nonfiction reader!

The book: This book is about the last days of this earth, signs of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ, what it'll be like when he comes, and what happens afterward (what will happen to all people according to how they lived on this earth, animals, the earth, etc...).
         The author has compiled information from the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, modern day prophets, and church history books. He has interpreted some of the information, but mostly, he has just brought all the relevant scriptures, quotes, and insights of prophets into a book. The layout is nice, and its broken down into sections that make it easy to read.
My Thoughts: This book is an eye-opener!  At first this book had me scared out of my wits! Oh my, there are horrors and terrible things in the future (and some are already happening). I actually cried while reading some parts...knowing that I, my children, OR some of my posterity might have to endure some of the hardships it describes.
         However, it is a VERY MOTIVATING book because it describes what wonderful things are to come to those people who obey God's commandments. Truly wonderful things are ahead for the righteous.
          After reading this book, I examined my life, actions, decisions, etc... and asked myself: Am I on the right track? Will I be counted among one of the righteous? How can I get prepared for these inevitable events in the future (which will be poured out without mixture over all the earth)?


Recommend?YES! For sure!

On another note....
Just after I finished this book someone on Facebook posted "write the name of the last book you read and add 'with a chainsaw' at the end". Many people were commenting their book titles with the added words. Oh my there were some silly ones! This book is no different...definitely one of the crazier ones!  "Behold, I come quickly...with a chainsaw"
hahaha! So funny :-) Made my day!

Kid's Book of the Week: I'm Dirty

 

This is a darling little book, that Owen requested many times this week!
Personality shines through this backhoe while he cleans up a dirty lot, and makes it nice and smooth. Owen giggled when he took a "mud bath" and came out SO dirty.

This is a perfect book for a 3 year old boy. And from a mother's point of view, I like anything that teaches my boy that cleaning can be fun.

Owen is 3 years + 9 months and thoroughly enjoyed this picture book.

This book has me excited to read other books by Kate and Jim McMullan :-) I'll be sure to post those as well if they make the cut!

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Kids Book of the Week: Monsters Love Colors

I liked this book just as much as my 3 year old. It's about some silly monsters that "dribble, scribble, mix, dance and wiggle" to make new colors. The illustrations are darling! Its not too long...so its perfect for his attention span.

BOOK REVEIW FROM A THREE YEAR OLD
Owen is 3 years + 8 months old
What's your favorite color?     Blue
Whats your favorite monster in the book?Green one. I want to give the Orange one big hug.
Do you want to read this book again?  Ya
Do you want your friends to read it?  No, not read my book.
Do you want to take it back to the library or keep it?  Keep it.

After reading the book a few times, he now helps me read the book by completing the sentences. We talk about our favorite colors frequently while reading.

This is our 2nd time checking this book out from the library. He liked it so much last month, that I decided to get it again and write about it.

Children Book Review inspired by my dear friend Kari. See her kids book reviews here.

Book Review: The Brothers: The Great & Terrible Series

I LOVE GOOD BOOKS. (Of course, who doesn't?)
This is one of those. One of the good ones.

I just finished this novel The Brothers by Chris Stewart. Its the first book in a series called The Great and Terrible.

Its a fictional account of the war in heaven before our mortal lives here on earth.

I truly believe that we are NOT mortal beings having spiritual experiences, but we are spiritual beings having a mortal experience. This book tugged at my spiritual heartstrings. What a great feeling I had after reading this book.

Great entertainment (LIKE THIS BOOK) makes you feel better after experiencing it!

My heart was pulled in several directions during this novel. Chris tells the story in such a realistic way. I felt like it was actually how the events took place, and I loved getting a glimpse into heaven for a couple hundred pages. Who knows, maybe he was inspired to write it for that purpose!

It was an intriguing, fast, and wonderful read. I recommend to everyone!
The Idaho Falls library has a waiting list for book #2. Must be a popular series! Great job to Chris Stewart for pulling me into his story and keeping me there.

Here is the description from and link to Amazon:
In the time before Creation, before so many of the children of God turned away from their Father and walked knowingly into the dark, there was a choosing, a sifting, a contest of ideas and a battle for souls. In that great premortal war, each of us learned the first lessons of life: The great ones may fall. The wicked can change. The weak and the foolish can become the strongest of all. And the battle between good and evil is the same regardless of the time or place. 
The Brothers is the first novel in a new series by national bestselling author Chris Stewart. The Great and Terrible takes us from the beginning of time to the final hours of the last days, revealing the greatest secret of all: The children of God can defeat the adversary, for we have fought him before.