Come on Mormon Studies Collection community price!!!!

George Somsel said:

Perhaps we have some insecure participants in the forum who are afraid they might be converted if they read these works.  If that is their problem, I think they do indeed have a problem.  I should think they would want to learn about the faith of their next President.

http://www.logos.com/product/16021/mormon-studies-collection

Thanks for posting the link.  I had forgotten to.

True, it is public domain.  And the work that Logos would do in linking resources, etc, may or may not add very much value.  For these reasons, the collection very well may not be worth $100 (to most people).  However, the linking plus simply having easy access to the collection in a single place where they can be compared to a number of other resources as well easily makes this collection worth something.  $30 isn't a steep price in my opinion, but of course, that's just my opinion.  I mean think about the other options.  One might find a website that contains all of the same resources and more in a single place.  But it would be without any linking.  A person would have to open a number of individual tabs or windows with their web browser that would doubtfully be comparable to the flow and use of the tab system within Logos software.  A person would have a more difficult time comparing these resources that may be in one place online to other resources that may or may not be public domain.  And on top of that, other useful features of Logos, like the "Information" tab, couldn't be used in conjunction with the resources online.  It's for benefits like these that would make paying a measly sum for the Mormon Studies Collection worth it.

Ben said:

" I should think they would want to learn about the faith of their next President."

If that's the case, these resources are even more irrelevant. JD has little to do with the day-to-day faith of Mormons. To draw a parallel, you won't learn much about Santorum's decision-making day-to-day faith by reading old obscure Catholic preaching. They're useful as a historical reference, but again, they're in public domain.

In terms of understanding our "next President" himself, yeah, they wouldn't mean much.  However, to have a professing Mormon president would very likely increase Mormon pride and overall activity.  Just consider what would happen among Evangelicals if one of us became president.  It would be a big deal to us.  Same for Muslims.  And same for the Mormons.  Because of the increased activity, chances for witness would probably increase as well.  Therefore, learning about the faith of our potential next president would definitely be useful.