Joseph F. Merrill became the first native Utahn to earn a PhD. Working at the University of Utah, he labored to reconcile the secular world with the spiritual world of his youth. In 1912 he helped establish the first Latter-day Saint seminary at Granite High School. As Church commissioner of education, he helped establish the institutes of religion, with a mission to allow college students to reconcile the secular truths learned in university settings with the truths of the gospel. He created the Religion Department at Brigham Young University and encouraged young scholars to produce professional studies of the Latter-day Saint religion. In 1933 Merrill was called as an Apostle, where he continued his work to modernize the Church. In the final years of his life, Merrill continued to work to show that science and religion could be reconciled.

Producing high-quality clothing while believing herself to be an unremarkable person, Boston tailor Lara Jansen is approached by a gorgeous Faerie prince who begs her to use her undiscovered supernatural abilities to help him solve his brother's murder. By the author of The Queen's Bastard. Original.

Why do so many people prefer comfortable lies over inconvenient truths? After all, holding such false beliefs can cause bad decisions with tragic consequences for one¿s personal life, relationships, careers, and our society as a whole.Recent research provides the answer: the human mind make mistakes in predictable and systematic ways. These mental errors ¿ called cognitive biases by scholars ¿ cause people to form misconceptions about the world and thus make poor decisions that may lead to catastrophe. Fortunately, cognitive and behavioral scientists have recently uncovered many useful strategies for overcoming these mental flaws. This book relates those strategies in a clear, straightforward and engaging manner. It uses everyday life examples to show you how to train yourself and guide others in avoiding these mental flaws, preventing disasters and facilitating success and happiness for yourself and those you care about.

Women are turning up dead, and Lisa O'Malley has a habit of walking into crime scenes, curious. She's a forensic pathologist, and mysteries are her domain. U.S. marshall Quinn Diamond has found loving her is easier than keeping her safe. Lisa's found the killer, and now she's missing too. Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O'Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. Their stories are told in CBA best-selling, inspirational romantic suspense novels that rock your heart and restore strength and hope to your spirit.

In a future world where humans have been driven underwater to hide from the deadly rays of the sun, a soul has been reborn. Maari is the new girl in town and her arrival has upset a powerful force in the sky. The Soulweaver will do anything to keep her away from Nax, the boy she's inexplicably drawn to.Including trying to take Maari's life.Nax and Maari must travel to the depths of the ocean to visit an old woman known as the Truthseeker. She warns them to run as far away from each other as they can. But staying apart isn't possible when you've found the person who brings your soul to life?Meanwhile, two sisters are born into extreme poverty, quickly discovering the key to their survival is their strength together. It isn't until one sister threatens to steal the love of the other that their bond shatters, and a true struggle begins.As these two stories merge into one, we discover that when soulmates meet, there's nothing that can keep them apart.Except love.

A compassionate and evocative tale of a failing marriage that reveals the devastating ripple effect of one person's traumatic past, and how as humans, we have the power for deep healing and forgiveness. The Truth Seeker explores the importance of living a life of love and truth in all its forms. Part emotional journey, part romance, the story is told through the voices of five main characters, Liv, Nick, Fin, Pete and Henry. Each character gives their personal perspective of the impact that searching and learning to live a life of meaning, love and truth has on them.Desperate for the reason why her marriage has become so dysfunctional, successful cafe owner Liv Russo decides to make a last-ditch attempt to salvage her relationship.It has taken Nick Russo many difficult years to tame the tiger inside his heart. If anyone dares to open the tiger's cage, they'd better be prepared for the explosive consequences they are about to unleash.Bravely seeking to break through her husband's emotional fortress, Liv unwittingly opens the tiger's cage, setting off a catalytic chain of events that ensure their lives are never going to be the same again.