Catholic roots, Mormon Harvest

ISBN: 1599552574

Author: Eric Shuster

Condition: New

Eric and his wife Marilyn were happy with their Catholic faith. Both rooted deep in their beloved religion, neither one dreamed that they would ever leave it. But when they moved next door to a Mormon family, their lives changed forever. This is the story of their conversion, as told by Eric, along with a respectful and enlightening comparison of 40 key doctrines between Catholicism and Mormonism that testified to them of the restoration of the gospel. Find yourself touched, challenged, and educated as you share Eric and Marilyn s journey from Catholic roots to Mormon harvest. *This Book Contains:* CHAPTER 1 - OUR CONVERSION STORY: Eric s Background, Marilyn s Background, Our Conversion; CHAPTER 2 - DOCTRINAL PREPARATION: The Restored Gospel, Understanding and Reconciling Doctrinal Differences; CHAPTER 3 - PREMORTAL EXISTENCE; CHAPTER 4 - CREATION AND THE FALL: Creation, The Fall of Adam and Eve Original Sin;CHAPTER 5 - COMMUNICATION TO AND FROM GOD: Revelation, Scriptures , Prayer; CHAPTER 6 - THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT: God the Father, Jesus Christ Our Savior, The Holy Spirit, The Trinity; CHAPTER 7 - ANGELS AND SATAN; Angels, Satan and His Followers; CHAPTER 8 - THE CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST: The Crucifixion or Atonement , The Resurrection; CHAPTER 9 - PRIESTHOOD: Structure and Authority, Priesthood Power Healings and Blessings, Priesthood Marriage and Celibacy, Paid Ministry; CHAPTER 10 - ORGANIZATION: Structure of the Church of Jesus Christ , Church Name; CHAPTER 11 - POPES AND PROPHETS; CHAPTER 12 - MARY; CHAPTER 13 - THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS: Baptism, Penance, Reconciliation, & Repentance, Eucharist or the Sacrament , Confirmation and Gifts of the Spirit, Matrimony & Marriage , Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick; CHAPTER 14 - LIFE AFTER DEATH: Particular or Partial Judgment, Purgatory, Limbo, and the Spirit World, The Second Coming, The Resurrection, Final Judgment, Hell, Heaven; CHAPTER 15 - EARTHLY AND ETERNAL FAMILIES: The Earthly Family, Temples, Eternal Families, Redeeming the Dead; CHAPTER 16 - BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM: Comparison of Youth Fruits, Comparison of Adult Fruits; CHAPTER 17 - WHAT S REALLY IMPORTANT?