How Often Would I Have Gathered You, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Val D. Greenwood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982601727 ISBN 13: 9780982601723

Publisher: Edenwood Press, 2013

Synopsis

The book contains more than 200 stories from the Old Testament written in modern English for adults and young adults told in simple language without being simplistic. You will see the kings, prophets, and peoples of the Old Testament as you have never seen them before as the stories unfold in chronological sequence. You will also see that they were much like we are they were not perfect either.
The same stories are told as in the first edition (2007), but some stories have been enhanced by new insights, the scope of some stories has been expanded, errors have been corrected, the language has been tightened up to eliminate verbal redundancies, and many new footnotes have been added to provide more background information and greater insight.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Val D. Greenwood... tells familiar Bible stories masterfully in a simple, straightforward style free of fictionalizing and embellishment and consistent with the Latter-day Saint perspective... Although these stories do not replace the scripture, they are exciting and clarifying retellings that bring new life to a scripture often weighed down by confusing language."
--Richard Cracroft, BYU Magazine, "Book Nook"
 
 
      "The book is written for an adult audience, but young adults and teens will likewise benefit. It is faithful to the scriptural accounts, and its comfortable and reverent style makes it engaging. How Often I Would Have Gathered You is also simple without being simplistic."
--Janet Peterson in Meridian Magazine
 
      "The author has carefully gathered stories from the Old Testament that share the familiar theme of the title---then he has summarized those stories so that they can be quickly called to mind."
--Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret News
 
 
      "Greenwood has a goal -- he wants you to see the wonderful continuity of the Old Testament story, the blessings of obedience and the challenges of faith. And, in my opinion, he accomplishes this nicely. . .
"In a series of 229 brief studies, the author takes you through the story. His prose style is exceptionally easy; his grasp of the story solid. . .
"Many of us have enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. We spill the pieces onto the table and then proceed to put them together according to the pattern on the box top. Imagine trying to assemble the pieces without having the picture on the box top!  So many try to read the Old Testament piece by piece, without having the benefit of the big picture. This book gives you just that: the big picture."
-- Jeffrey Needle, Association for Mormon Letters
 
 
"Val Greenwood has done a wonderful service for the Latter-day Saint people. He has provided an incredible tool for a better understanding of the Old Testament. The stories, told from the Latter-day Saint point of view, are true to the scriptures and are without ornamentation, embellishment, or fictionalization. How Often Would I Have Gathered You will surely become an indispensable and timeless addition to the library of every LDS family."
--Thomas G. Chapman, LDS Institute Director.
 
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      There is no other book like How Often Would I Have Gathered You .  Its stories, written in modern English, are for adults rather than children, and it is more comprehensive than any other book of Bible stories.
The first edition was honored with the Golden Quill Award by the League of Utah Writers and it was named as a "Top Ten Read"by Carolyn Howard on MyShelf.com in 2007.

About the Author:

 
Val D. Greenwood was born in Utah during the Great Depression and was raised on a family farm. He started school during World War II and is a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism, and from the University of Idaho in 1974 with a Juris Doctor degree. He was a member of the Utah State Bar until his retirement. He worked for the LDS Church for thirty-seven years with assignments that included being a researcher and writer in the Genealogical (now Family History) Department and a faculty member at Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho). For the final nineteen-plus years he worked in the Temple Department and was a director in that department for fifteen years. He has been a lifelong student of the scriptures and has taught LDS Institute classes in Salt Lake City, Utah; Moscow, Idaho; Santa Barbara, California; and New York City--as well as religion classes at Ricks College. He has also taught at BYU Education Weeks in Provo and in Idaho and has taught at genealogy seminars and conferences throughout the United States.
 
Val Greenwood is the author of The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, first published in 1973 and in its third edition since 2000. This book is now considered by many to be a classic and is the standard textbook for those who teach American genealogical research. It has sold more than 100,000 copies. He has also written articles for genealogical periodicals and for LDS Church magazines.
   
He now lives in Riverton, Utah, with his wife, Patricia (Patty) Tanner Greenwood, whom he married in 2004. (His first wife, Margaret [Peggy] Turner Greenwood, passed away in early 2003 from cancer.) He has three daughters, a stepdaughter, and two stepsons. He and Patty have twenty-five grandchildren between them.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Edenwood Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0982601727
• ISBN 13: 9780982601723
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 378