The Three Pillars of Zion
What do we know of Zion? This ground-breaking 5-book series contains one of the most critical messages for our day. With over 3…
Larry Barkdull is the author of number of books, including a seven-book series called Pillars of Zion (www.pillarsofzion.com) and Rescuing Wayward Children, a subject that he teaches at BYU Education Week. He is a regular fireside speaker and loves to teach Gospel Doctrine and priesthood quorum lessons. He is the president of Gospel Ideals International (www.gospelideals.org), a foundation that promotes the gospel on the Internet. He is a longtime publisher and writer of books, music, art and magazines. He published the Tabernacle Choir Performance Library and more than 600 products for numerous authors, composers and artists. His books have won various awards, such as the American Family Best Fiction Award; Benjamin Franklin Book Award; and the Book of the Year Award from Foreword Magazine. He and his wife, Buffie, married in 1972. They live in Orem, Utah, where they reared ten children, who are producing a growing number of beautiful grandchildren.
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