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Okay, if each one of us reads one different book that Bill has recommended, we might be finished by Christmas! See why I continue to put up with this man even when he "chaps my hide," as Joseph is prone to say?

Even though a novel, The Lincoln Myth is sympathetic to the history of Mormonism and its principles. In this case, the book is built around one radical, modern-day Mormon of European descent who envisions the Church creating its own Deseret in America, separate from U.S. government -- sorta hearkening back to the mid-1800's search for their own space to live and find religious freedom.