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Here you can download articles I have written, as well as excerpts from books, talks on CD, and video clips. For more information about Deseret Book publications, please visit the “Books, CDs. DVD” tab.

Deseret Book Publications

Download some chapters from What Girls Need to Know About Guys; What Guys Need to Know About Girls here: Guys-Girls Download. Also see this section of the website.

See clips from the WHY? DVD.

Get lots of downloads from HOW?

Download a short clip from the talk on CD “I can do hard things” here: i can do hard things

A complete copy of the dating book I lost my phone number, can I have yours? can be downloaded for free via http://freeldsbooks.com/dating. An audio version of the book can be downloaded (for free) either from iTunes (search LDS Books) or at  http://www.freeldsbooks.com/ilostmyphonenumberaudio.

For a limited time a complete digital copy of Please Pass the Scriptures can be downloaded at http://deseretbook.com/free.

The complete PDF version of the book, The Little Book of Christmas Spirit can be downloaded at http://freeldsbooks.com/christmas. A Kindle version is also available.

WHY? Powerful Answers and Practical Reasons for Living LDS Standards (Deseret Book). You can visit the LDSWHY website (pretty cool) and/or Download “Why?” Excerpt

You can watch a talk I gave at Education Week on the subject of WHY? here.

The Little Book of Book of Mormon Evidences (Deseret Book) Download The Little Book… Excerpt

Please Pass the Scriptures (Deseret Book) Download Please Pass the Scriptures Excerpt

Isn’t Being Good, Good Enough? (video clip) (Deseret Book)   [Will be available shortly -- currently sections of it can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3Xb_6SYjk and www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwzguixUDYc ]

The Dog Ate My Scriptures (audio clip) (Deseret Book) Download The Dog Ate My Scriptures Excerpt

Dating and the Plan of Happiness (audio clip) (Deseret Book) ) Download Dating and the Plan of Happiness Excerpt

Articles on Teaching and Learning

“Helping Students Act” (Religious Educator, 2012). Download Helping Students Act

“Multiple Intelligences in the Gospel Classroom” (Religious Educator, 2011) Download Multiple Intelligences

“See that ye do them” (Religious Educator, 2009) Download see-that-ye-do-them

“Helping Students Ask Questions” (Religious Educator, 2008). Download Helping students ask questions

“Powerful Lessons from Less Familiar Old Testament Stories” (CES Conference, 2003). Download Powerful lessons…

“Teach Your Students to Fish” (CES Conference, 2001). Download Teach your students to fish

“The Power of Student Discovery and Sharing” (Religious Educator, 2007). Download The power of student discovery

Other

“Three Great Reasons to Give Thanks” ( December 2011 ). Download Three Reasons to Give Thanks.

“Speaking in Sacrament Meeting?” (New Era, October 2011).  Download Speaking in Sacrament Meeting

“‘For This Child I Prayed’ Motherhood in the Old Testament” (Sperry Symposium, 2009). Download “For this child I prayed.” Or you can watch the video.

“Have ye inquired of the Lord?” (Ensign, 2008) Download Ensign-inquire

“Gaining Power as a Righteous Teenager” (Education Week, 2005). This is a 55 minute audio presentation and is available via iTunes. Search “John Hilton III.”

“They Have Changed the Ordinances” (Sperry Symposium Presentation, 2004). Download They have changed…

“Finding Simple Truths in the Deep Doctrines of Isaiah” (Sperry Symposium Presentation, 2001). Download Finding simple truths