Getting at the Truth: Responding to Difficult Questions about LDS Beliefs

What do we do when someone of another faith asks us about Latter-day Saint beliefs and practices?  Do we sometimes wonder what to say or how best to say it?

If so, this timely book by Robert L. Millet, former dean of Religious education at Brigham Young University, offers welcome assistance.

First, he explores principles that can guide us in responding appropriately, whether the questioner is sincerely seeking truth or has less honorable motive.

Then Brother Millet suggests answers to more than forty challenging questions, including the following:

• Are Latter-day Saints really Christian?
• Do Latter-day Saints believe in grace?
• Why do Latter-day Saints build temples?
• How can Latter-day Saints justify believing in additional scripture?
• What is the Latter-day Saint doctrine of marriage?
• How could a group claiming to be Christian deny blacks the priesthood for so long?
• What is the growing appeal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Getting at the Truth will help us build bridges of understanding as we reach out to individuals of other faiths, whether family members, friends, neighbors, or associates in our communities.

Author’s Bio

Robert L. Millet, professor of ancient scripture and former dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University, holds a master’s degree in psychology from BYU and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Florida State University.  He is a popular speaker and prolific writer whose other books include Lost and Found: Reflections on the Prodigal Son; Grace Works; and More Holiness Give Me.  He and his wife, Shauna, have six children and live in Provo, Utah.

Difficult questions will inevitably be asked of Church members, both by sincere seekers after truth and by people whose motives are to tear down the kingdom of God. In Getting at the Truth, Robert L. Millet demonstrates that we can reach out and build bridges of understanding with those of other beliefs without compromising what we know to be true. Our responsibility to be a leavening influence in society means we cannot completely avoid the troublesome issues of our world. This book helps us put many of those issues in context, clarifying our doctrines and showing how to respond to opposition most appropriately and peacefully.