True to the Faith

Develop a plan for your personal study of the scriptures. Do not be afraid of reading the scriptures to small children.

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

We should pray before we study the scriptures each day. I urge you to recommit yourselves to a study of the scriptures.

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

This will give you some things to look for in the chapter.• Mark and annotate your scriptures. I was consistently into my scriptures, even though it was not part of a formal study program.

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

Answers should include the scriptures and the teachings of latter-day prophets.)• How can we ensure that we are teaching correct doctrine? I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover them once, but rediscover them again and again” (“How Rare a Possession—the Scriptures!

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

The following suggestions can help you teach from the scriptures.“Seek to Obtain [the] Word”Before we can teach from the scriptures, we must study the scriptures on our own (see “Seeking to Obtain the Word,” pages 14–15; “Developing a Personal Plan for Studying the Gospel,” pages 16–17). Conduct Discussions and Use QuestionsAs you teach from the scriptures, it is particularly important to conduct discussions and use questions, because these methods encourage those you teach to think about the scriptures and share insights.

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

Individuals who learn how to use these study helps become more confident in their ability to study the scriptures.• Give assignments that require study of the scriptures and the teachings of latter-day prophets. The scriptures come alive as we remember that the prophets and other people in the scriptures experienced many of the same things we experience.• Show learners how to find answers to life’s challenges in the scriptures and the teachings of latter-day prophets.

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Gospel Art Picture Kit

Many times, answers to our problems and concerns come as we study the holy scriptures and apply their teachings to our lives: “For I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning” (1 Nephi 19:23). As we read, search, and study these scriptures, we learn of Jesus Christ.

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Teaching, No Greater Call: A Resource Guide for Gospel Teaching

The language of the scriptures becomes familiar to them. Then you can continue to teach them to make good decisions, pray, and study the scriptures for answers to their questions.Use the scriptures to teach your children how to exercise their agency righteously.

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Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

As I search the holy scriptures,Loving Father of mankind,May my heart be blessed with wisdom,And may knowledge fill my mind.2. As I search the holy scriptures,Touch my spirit, Lord, I pray.May life’s myst’ries be unfoldedAs I study day by day.3.

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2008 Outline for Sharing Time and the Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation: I Am a Child of God

Help the children mark the stories in their scriptures and write gospel principles in the margin. 3. Families in the scriptures teach me how I can strengthen my family (1 Nephi 8; 16; Mosiah 27; Primary 3,lesson 39).

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2006 Outline for Sharing Time and the Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation: I Will Trust in Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ—Their Promises Are Sure

Their promises are recorded in the scriptures (D&C 1:37; Exodus 5–14; Primary 6, lesson 19). I learn the gospel as I study the scriptures (Primary 1, lesson 41;

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2007 Outline for Sharing Time and the Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation: I’ll Follow Him in Faith

Share other examples of faith and obedience from the scriptures, such as 1 Samuel 17; Daniel 3; or 1 Nephi 3–4. I will study the scriptures and pray (John 5:39; Matthew 14:23; Alma 37:37; “Search, Ponder, and Pray” [CS, 109]; “Scripture Power” [Outline for Sharing Time, 2006, 10–11]; “Prayer,”TTF, 118–23.) 3.

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Family Home Evening Resource Book

If you do not have musical accompaniment, the group may want to hum softly while the scripture is read. Song: Sing the third verse of “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful.” Scripture: Have someone read Luke 2:1–7.

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Gospel Fundamentals

We should help our families understand the scriptures. They will help us to return to our Father in Heaven.)• Mormon 7 (Scriptures teach us the things that we must know.)• Moroni 10:3–5 (The Holy Ghost will help us to know that the scriptures are true.)Apostle: An office in the Melchizedek Priesthood.

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The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women, Part A

How does studying the scriptures help us replace doubt and fear with faith? Logically, I knew it was impossible, but [the scriptures teach that if you always pray, you will be heard

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The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women, Part A

Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives When Lehi and his family arrived in the promised land, Nephi taught his brethren the scriptures. Preparing to Teach the Scriptures President Harold B. Lee stated: “I say that we need to teach our people to find their answers in the scriptures.

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Family Home Evening Resource Book

We Can Study the Scriptures Together Explain that the scriptures can help us and be a blessing to us only if we will read them regularly and think and pray about them. To study the scriptures with your younger children, read or tell bedtime stories from the scriptures, or read from Old Testament Stories (item number 31118), New Testament Stories (31119), Book of Mormon Stories (35666), Doctrine and Covenants Stories (31122), or Scripture Stories (31120).

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Family Guidebook

We have the scriptures to help us learn about the life, teachings, and commandments of Jesus Christ.The four books that the Church accepts as scripture are the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Families should study the scriptures together regularly to learn and follow the teachings of the Lord.

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The Latter-day Saint Woman: Basic Manual for Women, Part A

There are many ways to study the scriptures. Make a list of scriptures that inspire you. 5.

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Gospel Principles

Studying the Scriptures We should each study the scriptures every day. Discuss how to keep the commitment to study the scriptures each day.

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