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  <title><![CDATA[Gospel Principles]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]></name>
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    <review id="19326544">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 02 17:03:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 02 17:04:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[great for people interested in the Church or just introduced to it... easy to understand]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19326544]]></url>
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    <review id="40782320">
    <user id="1827667">
    <name><![CDATA[Diana]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Federal Way, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 23 14:49:03 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 23 14:52:44 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was the Gospel Principles (Essentials) teacher for a year. It was probably the most spiritual and happy year of my life so far. It is the basic beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints religion(aka Mormons). Want to know what our church is all about, read The Book of Mormon and r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40782320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38502814">
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    <name><![CDATA[Joy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Worth, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 23 20:54:03 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 23 20:56:00 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first book I ever read about the Latter-Day Saints, even before the Book of Mormon.  It is a comprehensive, straightforward book that covers the basic beliefs of the Mormons.  There's a lot of bologna out there- if you really want to know what the Mormons believe, read this.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38502814]]></url>
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    <review id="24565861">
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    <name><![CDATA[Allirock]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Midvale, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Jun 15 16:07:25 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 15 16:10:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The one part of this book I will never forget, I read right after my Grandpa Rock died. It was a quote from President Ezra Taft Benson. He said something like, &quot;If you want to know where the spirit world is, it is right here among us&quot;. I really felt the truth of that, and it comforted me w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24565861">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24565861]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="22925649">
    <user id="922428">
    <name><![CDATA[Danny]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Sun May 25 11:36:01 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 25 11:40:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm glad I have been instructed that in my present calling whatever ward I am attending/visiting I am to attend Gospel Essentials class for Sunday School.  I enjoy this manual immensely; and though I have not read it cover to cover, I love the simple and heartfelt way it reassures us of Gospel truth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22925649">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22925649]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20783158">
    <user id="1067285">
    <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Bragg, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Wed Apr 23 07:19:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 23 07:19:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is great for all converts to the LDS church.  This is also a great book for those young adults that didn't learn much while in their youth and need a review.  (Like me).]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20783158]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="28479854">
    <user id="1131405">
    <name><![CDATA[Allison]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Trabuco Canyon, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 27 21:59:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 27 22:01:26 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nuts and bolts LDS dotrine. Moe like a primer than thoughtful disscussion. Very simply written, not meant to provoke deeper religious or philosophical thought]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28479854]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47791380">
    <user id="878427">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 09:29:51 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 09:57:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I spent my first 10 years in the Church in the Gospel Essentials class (first for myself, then as a participant with friends and family who were investigating, as a full-time missionary, and finally as a teacher at BYU). It never got old. I think, besides the scriptures and the hymnbook/children's s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47791380">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47791380]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41269170">
    <user id="130068">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bristol, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 05:42:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 04:50:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book for the basics. I had to reread this when I taught Gospel Principles. It has great ideas that give strong reasoning for action in the Church. Although the questions were often weak, it was easy to come up with ones to spark discussion. I loved to teach an eager audience that was willing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41269170">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41269170]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="44730758">
    <user id="1211323">
    <name><![CDATA[Travis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Korea, Republic of]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 23:54:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 03:31:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I've read this twice cover to cover, maybe more times if you count the broken times.  Good book, good explanation of the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I'll probably read it again someday during church.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44730758]]></url>
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    <review id="73927253">
    <user id="2783102">
    <name><![CDATA[Ernie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kidder, MO]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 08 19:57:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 08 19:58:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book in the past was used by the missionaries for recent converts but contains much information which actual members are probably not acquainted with.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73927253]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="73716531">
    <user id="2552889">
    <name><![CDATA[Cardiacnursee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Huntington Beach, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 07 03:01:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 07 21:07:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is used in Sunday School to describe the basic principles of the LDS church.  It is VERY easy to read, understand, and to apply in our daily lives. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73716531]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="41130269">
    <user id="1064820">
    <name><![CDATA[Deanna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richfield, ID]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 17:56:47 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 30 11:25:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've studied this several times on my own...<br/><br/>However, I just finished reading the whole thing to the kids. Lots to discuss and they easily understood it. I'm determined, that they (like I, thanks to my wonderful parents) enter the MTC and find these things a review and not a revelation. (...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41130269">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41130269]]></url>
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    <review id="20956709">
    <user id="548705">
    <name><![CDATA[Jill]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 06:40:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 25 12:43:49 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simple doctrines of the Church of JEsus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Good introduction for my primary aged children to all the basic tenets of our faith.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20956709]]></url>
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    <review id="28504949">
    <user id="831413">
    <name><![CDATA[Kaylynn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 28 08:43:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 02 09:02:01 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great review of what the church teaches. I really enjoyed it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28504949]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="36732549">
    <user id="1072340">
    <name><![CDATA[angelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Riverton, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 02 01:27:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 02 01:27:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great resource book to have in your home!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36732549]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24716860">
    <user id="926728">
    <name><![CDATA[Brittany]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lehi, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Brother and Sister Beecher]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 17 10:52:54 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of good info.  I'm glad I read it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24716860]]></url>
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    <review id="78883287">
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    <name><![CDATA[Denice]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Nov 24 13:56:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <review id="78811905">
    <user id="2947760">
    <name><![CDATA[Linda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Twentynine Palms, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 23 20:23:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 23 20:23:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <review id="78732659">
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