This page is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience as we work to compile a thoughtful list of living literature for Latter-day Saints.
This page is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience as we work to compile a thoughtful list of living literature for Latter-day Saints.
Children
Christmas | Church History | Easter | Illustrated Scripture | The Plan of Salvation
Youth
Biography & Autobiography | Church History | Faith & Teachings | Missionary Work | Poetry | Temple & Priesthood Preparation
Parents/Adults
Biography & Autobiography | Church History | Faith & Teachings | Marriage & Family | Nonfiction | Poetry | Scripture Reference
Children
Christmas
- A Child Is Born by Elizabeth Winthrop — KJV text
- The Nativity by Juan Wijngaard (Illustrator) — KJV text
- When Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem by Joseph Brickey (illustrator) — text from LDS scripture
Church History
- The Coming of the Mormons by Jim Kjelgaard (notes for parents about the book)
- The Church Story by George Bickerstaff
- The Latter-day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young People by George Q. Cannon
- Saints: The Standard of Truth, 1815-1846 (see our reading schedules)
Easter
- The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt (Author), Tim Jonke (Illustrator)
- This is Jesus, Bible text with illustrations by J. Kirk Richards
Illustrated Scripture
- A Child Is Born by Elizabeth Winthrop — KJV text
- First Vision: The Prophet Joseph Smith’s Own Account by Cary Austin & Greg Newbold (Illustrators)
- Lehi’s Dream by Robert L. Millet (Author), James C. Christensen (Illustrator)
- Let There Be Light (the Creation, Noah’s Ark, the Christmas Story) by Jane Ray (illustrator) — KJV text
- Noah’s Ark by Jane Ray (Illustrator) — KJV text
- Stories from the New Testament: With Masterwork Paintings Inspired by the Stories by Frances Lincoln (Author) — KJV text
- The Lord’s Prayer by Heidi Holder (Illustrator) — KJV text
- The Nativity by Juan Wijngaard (Illustrator) — KJV text
- To Every Thing There Is a Season by Diane Dillon (Author, Illustrator), Leo Dillon (Author, Illustrator) — KJV text
- Tomie dePaola’s Book of Bible Stories, Tomie dePaola (illustrator) — NIV text
- Parables by Robert L. Millet (Author), James C. Christensen (Illustrator) — KJV text
The Plan of Salvation
Youth
Biography & Autobiography
- History of Joseph Smith by His Mother by Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley, Scot & Maurine Facer Proctor
- The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg
- Yearning for the Living God: Reflections from the Life of F. Enzio Busche by F. Enzio Busche
Church History
- All That Was Promised: St George Temple and the Unfolding of the Restoration by Blaine M. Yorgason
- History of Joseph Smith by His Mother by Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley, Scot & Maurine Facer Proctor
- The Coming of the Mormons by Jim Kjelgaard (notes for parents about the book)
- The Latter-day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young People by George Q. Cannon
- Saints: The Standard of Truth, 1815-1846 (see our reading schedules)
Faith and Teachings
- “Beauty for Ashes” by Bruce C. Hafen (an article-length version of the book The Broken Heart)
Poetry
- Poetry of Eliza R. Snow
- Poems, Religious, Historical, and Political by Eliza R. Snow (free online)
- The Poems of Eliza R. Snow, Zion’s Poet Laureate by Melanie Beasley & Jason McLoney
- Eliza R. Snow: The Complete Poetry by Jill Mulvay Derr
Missionary Work
- The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg
- The Power of Everyday Missionaries by Clayton C. Christensen
Parents/Adults
Biography & Autobiography
- History of Joseph Smith by His Mother by Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley, Scot & Maurine Facer Proctor
- The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg
- Yearning for the Living God: Reflections from the Life of F. Enzio Busche by F. Enzio Busche
Church History
- All That Was Promised: St George Temple and the Unfolding of the Restoration by Blaine M. Yorgason
- History of Joseph Smith by His Mother by Lucy Mack Smith, Preston Nibley, Scot & Maurine Facer Proctor
Faith & Teachings
- Believing Christ by Stephen E. Robinson
- The Broken Heart by Bruce C. Hafen
- “Beauty for Ashes” by Bruce C. Hafen (a free article-length version of the book)
- Educating Zion edited by John W. Welch and Don E. Norton
- The Power of Everyday Missionaries by Clayton C. Christensen
Poetry
- Poetry of Eliza R. Snow
- Poems, Religious, Historical, and Political by Eliza R. Snow (free online)
- The Poems of Eliza R. Snow, Zion’s Poet Laureate by Melanie Beasley & Jason McLoney
- Eliza R. Snow: The Complete Poetry by Jill Mulvay Derr