Latter-day Saint Life

What You Didn't Notice about the Phrase "Come, Follow Me"

Don’t you just love commas?

The little periods with tails give great meter and rhythm to writing. They can do the same for speaking — acting as a breath, the pause or that pivot from one audience member to another.

Because I’m chummy with the comma and his colleagues in the industry, I often pay extra attention to punctuation during personal scripture study. While I try not to read too much into every period, semicolon or exclamation point, I do appreciate how often a perfectly placed piece of punctuation helps me liken the scriptures unto myself.

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