Learning the Language of the Lord

Each of us has felt at times that our earnest prayers have fallen on deaf ears. But perhaps it’s our hearing that needs to be checked! Based on Dr. Lynne Wilson’s popular Education Week class, this book teaches us how to understand the principles of revelation, discern the influence of the Spirit, and find the answers we are seeking. After all, heaven is truly just a prayer away.

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Lynne Hilton Wilson

Dr. Lynne Hilton Wilson earned her PhD in theology and American religious history from Marquette University. She specialized in the study of the Holy Spirit or pneumatology. Her dissertation compared Joseph Smith’s understanding of the Spirit with his contemporaries. Her master’s degree focused on New Testament studies and her undergraduate on nursing. An accomplished cellist, Lynne played with the BYU Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra. After receiving her PhD, she returned to BYU to teach as an adjunct professor in religion. Lynne has also served in the Church Educational System for the past thirty years in France, Belgium, Wisconsin, and, most recently, California. She is a popular presenter at BYU Education Week, the Society of Biblical Literature, Mormon History Association, F.A.I.R, Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology, BYU Sperry Symposium, Silicon Valley Educational Conference, and Stanford Friday Forums. Her previous publications include Christ’s Emancipation of New Testament Women and articles in BYU Studies, The Interpreter, Religious Educator, and the BYU Religious Studies Center.