Friday, January 28, 2011

Out of the best books


"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."  ~Charles W. Eliot

Books are my addiction of choice.  Entering a book store or a library instantly gives me a natural high.  When visiting friends my eye naturally gravitates to their bookshelves where I learn what interests or motivates them.  Nestled deep in my easy chair, shoes off, opening the book at the bookmark (never dog earing the pages!), I settle in to be whisked off to a far adventure, have my intellect stretched, or be inspired to be a better Christian husband/father/son/brother/friend.


Here are the books I am currently--and in the case of some--constantly reading.

  • The New Testament
  • The Book of Mormon (with Melba)
  • Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy, Stephen L. Carter
  • The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ: Volume I, Richard Holzapfel & Thomas Wayment
  • Broke, Glenn Beck
  • Rejoice In Christ: Daily Insight from the Book of Mormon, Ed Pinegar & Richard Allen
  • Rebekah, Orson Scott Card
  • To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson 
Books--like true friends--are there when you need them, asking nothing in return.