Get excited for a new year of study with these amazing scriptures.
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The blessings of studying the Old Testament are there, but sometimes they only come through a wrestle.
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“The more we know these prophecies, the more we can step forward with courage and strength and do hard things and help gather Israel.”
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“To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship.”
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The latest wave of updates to the General Handbook includes an adjustment to a portion about editions and translations of the Holy Bible.
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“We sometimes talk about hearing a voice,” Elder Renlund writes. “But that may not be the way you sense the Holy Ghost.”
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“Let’s face it. You don’t have time for everything,” he says. “None of us do.”
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When you read between the lines of the stories you know well, new thoughts and bits of knowledge may shine through.
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Twenty-five section introductions of Doctrine and Covenants were adjusted.
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“The perfection idea will hold us back and actually invite failure,” says Shannon Foster. “There is no perfection. This is a mortal world.”
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Here are a few ways to press forward when life isn’t looking the way you hoped and prayed it would.
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“Scripture study has the power to change families.”
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Shannon Foster knows what it’s like to struggle with scripture study—and she’s found a solution.
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“Life-changing revelation is not reserved for prophets,” Dale G. Renlund writes in his new book.
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Additional resources will be available in the January issue of the “For the Strength of Youth” magazine.
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Vain imaginations are thoughts that are untrue and potentially damaging.
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What would you add to this list?
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Here are a few encouraging verses to save for when you need a pick-me-up.
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Here are five things missionaries do that can heighten the impact of your scripture study.
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These questions will help you learn as much as possible.
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In a recent podcast with the Church News, scholar Rosalynde Welch shared an approach for studying the Doctrine and Covenants that will not only help us interpret tricky scripture but also come to know the Savior.
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The Apostle says this is one of the best ways to maintain hope.
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These tips can help transform scripture study from a chore into a cherished family tradition.
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The cure for when the gospel feels like a checklist.
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Alisi’s story is a compelling example of how the Book of Mormon changes lives.
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To better understand how religion impacts mental health, a BYU professor set up a yearslong study.
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This list of creative ideas will breathe new life into your gospel study.
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One young woman wrote, “When I reflect back on the years I spent living at home and how we spent our Sundays, I can distinctly remember power hour.”
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This verse is one of the best hidden gems in the Bible.
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If it feels like you’re just going through the motions in your spiritual habits, read this.
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This is also the most compelling question I’ve been asked at church lately.
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Sheri Dew recently shared two things that have helped her recognize answers to prayer more clearly.
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Alma's son Corianton pursued a harlot and had significant concerns about the gospel. What can we learn from what Alma chose to say to him?
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Elder Andersen reassured new missionaries by sharing a scripture exercise you could easily try with your family.
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Did you know Alma chapters 30–35 were originally one chapter? Reading the text as one block reveals an important question (and inspiring answer).
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Encourage a missionary during a difficult transfer or season with these comforting scriptures.
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With this helpful study technique from Jared Halverson, we can find answers from God in the scriptures to even our most difficult—and modern—problems.
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If, when you open your scriptures, you find yourself just reading words on a page and not gaining lightning bolts of revelation, you’re not alone.
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This week’s Come, Follow Me chapters (and other verses in the Book of Mormon) offer important insights into why we need a church.
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Sometimes when you come across a very familiar verse, it can be easy to just gloss it over because you know it so well.
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Our challenge today is not a lack of access, but a lack of attention.
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We all strive to listen to the Spirit during general conference and find the messages meant for us. But for Latter-day Saints like Levi and Jovany, the truly transformative experiences come later.
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In his April 2023 general conference address, Elder Gary E. Stevenson challenged us to rethink the way we celebrate Easter by asking this question: “How do we model the teaching and celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Easter story, with the same balance, fulness, and rich religious tradition of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Christmas story?”
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Even if it seems that an interaction with a loved one or stranger doesn’t matter, we shouldn’t be disheartened.
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I think we all want to love Isaiah, but it can be challenging. Here is one confusing verse that, once unraveled, has beautiful application to life.
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While the truths revealed through temple worship are unchanging, the way our Heavenly Father reveals those truths and makes covenants with His children have changed from dispensation to dispensation. In the Bible, we see many similarities between the Tabernacle of Moses and modern-day temples, but there are also distinct differences between ancient and current temple worship. Take, for example, animal sacrifices, which were performed to foreshadow the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. But when Jesus Christ visited the Nephites, He explained animal sacrifice was to be replaced with the sacrifice of a broken heart and a contrite spirit (3 Nephi 9:19–20). Learn more about the way temple practices have changed over time with this fascinating video from Book of Mormon Central:
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These original puzzles are crafted to enhance your study of the Book of Mormon, whether for personal study, missionary preparation, seminary education, or just plain fun.
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Don’t you wish there was an easy button for applying the scriptures to your life? I do. Sometimes the analogies come easy, other times I really have to dig in and discover how a scripture relates to me and the realities of my life. The difficulty of finding these experiences doesn't dissuade me. Instead, it pushes me forward, as I know that I can grow closer to Heavenly Father through study and application of the scriptures. Reading in the Book of Mormon, I came across a verse in Helaman that caught my attention. This verse in Helaman 3:35 stuck out because I am always seeking ways to firm up my own foundation as a disciple of Jesus Christ, and it explains how to do just that:
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At the start of 2019, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began a new meeting schedule that consisted of two hours of church, replacing the previous three-hour schedule. Members are now instructed to use that time to learn the gospel at home with the guidance of the Come, Follow Me— For Individuals and Families curriculum from the Church.
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Over thirty years ago President Benson challenged Church members to keep reading the Book of Mormon daily, along with their other scripture studies. Similarly, President Hinckley invited Latter-day Saints in August 2005 to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year, and President Nelson extended the same invitation to the women of the Church in the last October Conference. If we add in our regular reading of the Book of Mormon in Sunday School, Seminary, Institute, and missionary scripture study, that’s a lot of times through 1 Nephi to Moroni.
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The gospel was given to Adam and Eve when, “after many days” of sacrificing, “an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam” and taught him the plan of salvation (Moses 5:6–9). Adam and Eve joyfully embraced it and taught it to their children (see Moses 5:10–12). But “Satan came among them, saying: . . . Believe it not; . . . and men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish” (Moses 5:13). The gospel entails a definite pattern or style of life best defined as the opposite of “carnal, sensual, and devilish.” One of the charges or responsibilities connected with adherence to the gospel is reiterated in the “Olive Leaf” revelation: “Organize yourselves; . . . establish a house, even a house of prayer. . . . Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter, from all your lustful desires, from all your pride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings” (D&C 88:119, 121).
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