Reviews

With the Book of Mormon being the focus of Come Follow Me this year, I am so excited to read some of the writings of gospel scholars as I dive into my study. One book that particularly caught my attention is Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon by Adam Miller and Rosalynde Welch. We are all very familiar with the four gospels, and the extensive research that has been done on and about the New Testament. The idea of seven additional gospels caught my attention, and the authors captured the Savior in the Book of Mormon in a truly fascinating way.

The set-up of the book is the two authors writing letters back and forth to each other, in a style that, for me, was reminiscent of CS Lewis. They discuss seven characters of the Book of Mormon, and what we can learn about the Savior through each of them. They use language that is quite scholarly, so for a gospel-amateur like me, this is something I will need to study and read again to feel like I truly grasp all the golden eggs that make up this remarkable read.

The overall theme is that God is with us, in our struggles, in our disappointments, and in our good times. Just like Alma, He left his higher station to dwell with us, to teach and to love. One quote that particularly struck me was when the author, Adam Miller, was discussing Abish. He said that Abish found God and was looking for the church, and he has had the church his entire life, and has been on a journey looking for God. This resonated with me, because I think that God is not as far away as we sometimes think, and we can truly see him best as we study the Book of Mormon God is always there for us to find, and like the Brother of Jared, we just have to ask and we can see Him wherever we are.

Seven Gospels: The Many Lives of Christ in the Book of Mormon by Adam Miller and Rosalynde Welch, Published by Deseret Book Company, 160 pages, available in ebook and paperback.

Lauren is from Utah and has been an avid reader her whole life. She graduated from BYU in History and currently teaches elementary school and works at a rare bookstore. She is also a docent at the Church History Museum. Her passions include traveling, spending time with family, learning about history, and of course, reading.