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The “My Study Notebook” is your own personal, private space on LDS.org to organize and study your notes from living prophets, scriptures, and the gospel library. The following video provides a short introduction to My Study Notebook. For more tutorial videos, see the help page for My Study Notebook. Share on Facebook  Read More →

What matters most to you? A question of importance that we all should reflect on. After watching this video, share … Continue reading »  Read More →

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“Not My Will be Done, But Thine, be Done”         New Testament Lesson #25 Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46   … Continue reading »  Read More →

New Testament Lesson #24                      “This is Life Eternal”                                     John 16-17 Study outline: John 16:1-15: Jesus prepares his Apostles for the … Continue reading »  Read More →

The Church has released an audio version of the Book of Mormon, Bible, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price for free download on iTunes in audiobook and MP3 formats. The audiobook format makes it easy to download an entire volume of scripture in one file. MP3 files for individual chapters are also available for free download. This is the same audio as found on the Church’s scripture CDs, but at a higher quality. It also allows you to listen to an entire volume of scripture without having to change discs. The audio of all the standard works is available in English and Spanish, and the triple combination is available in Japanese, Portuguese, and Korean. Learn more by reading the article in Church News and Events. To access these new resources, go to the scriptures section of the Church’s channel at iTunes.lds.org. Share on Facebook  Read More →

The Samoan edition of the triple combination of the scriptures—the Book of Mormon; the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Guide to the Scriptures—is now available at store.lds.org and from distribution centers. The First Presidency encourages members to obtain their own copies of the scriptures and to use them in regular personal and family study and in Church meetings and assignments. Share on Facebook  Read More →

If you use an e-reader, you will be happy to know that there is a plethora of materials available now on LDS.org that are provided in ePub format. You can access the ePub materials here (or to go LDS.org, select ‘Menu’ at the top, and then ‘Manuals’ (under ‘Study’), and then look on the right sidebar for the ePub link. Larry Richman explains more at LDS Media Talk: The list of publications includes scriptures, general conference, and manuals for Melchizedek Priesthood, Relief Society, Aaronic Priesthood, Young Women, Primary, Sunday School, and optional courses. Other languages and other materials will be forthcoming. There are no current plans for creating Kindle versions, but there are a number of free programs available to convert ePub books for use on Kindle.  Read More →

Q: Do Mormons believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? A: Oh, yes. You probably won’t hear members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints call it the rapture, and you shouldn’t hear predictions of a certain day or time or year when He will come again from Mormons, but we do believe that He will come and that it’s important to live each day in a way that shows that we want to be ready for whenever that day may come. We plan to write a little more about this soon, but in the meantime, here are some scriptures and articles from lds.org about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. (You can find nearly 10,000 results at lds.org if you search for “second coming”) Elder recently talked about this in General Conference. Here are some of the scripture references he included in his talk: You can find a list of other scripture references from the Bible here. And read scriptures from the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price Following... Read the rest of this entry »

I just saw the following bit of exciting news, found on the News and Events webpage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: A Samoan edition of the triple combination of the scriptures–the Book of Mormon; the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Guide to the Scriptures, a study aid, all bound together–is now available in local Church distribution centers and at store.LDS.org. Those familiar with me and my blog know that I served a full-time, two-year mission to the Samoan islands, beginning in 2001. Ten years ago we were hearing rumors of this project, and now it has come to complete fruition. You can imagine how stoked I am. Though the Samoans have had the LDS scriptures in their language for many years, this is the first time all three volumes have been bound together with the footnotes, maps, chronologies, etc. The Book of Mormon was first translated into Samoan beginning in 1900, and was finished sometime in 1903; whereas the Doctrine... Read the rest of this entry »

In the video below, a living Apostle explains what the Book of Mormon is and how anyone can know that it is true. Learn more about the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. You can also request a free copy or read it online in many languages. Share on Facebook  Read More →

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that it has printed 150 million copies of The Book of Mormon since its first printing in March 1830. See articles in Church News and Events and in the Newsroom. Pretty impressive: 150 million copies in 181 years. In 2003, Book magazine included the Book of Mormon as one of its “20 Books That Changed America.” The Book of Mormon is now available in 82 languages with selections translated and published in another 25 languages. Anyone who would like to read it can get a free copy of the Book of Mormon, or you can read it or listen to it online at scriptures.lds.org. That site also has personalized study tools that let you take notes, highlight/underline verses, tag verses, and save them to a folder. There are also mobile apps for accessing scriptures on the go and tools for memorizing scriptures. Children can read and watch scripture stories for children and listen to a weekly radio program with children sharing... Read the rest of this entry »