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Teachings of George Albert Smith 10: The Scriptures, the Most Valuable Library in the World
Mormon Life says: "God loves all His children. He wants all of them to return to Him. He desires everyone to be in tune with the sacred music of faith." - Quentin L. Cook
Excerpt from "In Tune with the Music of Faith" by Elder Quentin L. Cook, April 2012 General Conference:Clearly, a dividing line between those who hear the music of faith and those who are tone-deaf...
Comparing the use of 'Christian' and 'saint' in scriptures
If a man were fraudulently attempting to establish in the 19th century a counterfeit of the original Church of Jesus Christ, his claimed revelatory writings would likely contain the descriptive term “Christian” with some degree of regularity. During the 19th century, “Christian” was the common...
FHE: Scripture Study
Mormon Life says: "Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high." -Richard G. Scott
Conference Talk:For more information on this topic read “The Power of Scripture,” by Richard G. Scott,Ensign, Nov 2011, 6Thought:Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and...
Missionary preparation: Pruning our olive trees
Zenos’ allegory about olive trees blossomed with new life when our youth Sunday School class read from the perspective of preparing for missionary service. Book of Mormon prophet Jacob used the allegory to preface a powerful plea to know the importance of repentance and make wise decisions. I...
Digital versions of LDS scriptures gaining popularity
Technology has brought about many changes in our lives, and now electronic gadgets have made their way into Sunday meetings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members are reading their scriptures from smartphones, tablets, e-readers and iPads rather than from the traditional...
Additional Scripture Translations Now Online
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has published additional translations of the triple combination online in Albanian, Cebuano, Czech, Icelandic, and Indonesian in the scriptures section of LDS.org (scriptures.lds.org) and in the Gospel Library mobile app.
Danish: The first foreign language edition of the Book of Mormon
Editor's note: This is one in a series on the Book of Mormon translations and translators. Latter-day Saints in Denmark were the first to read the Book of Mormon in their native tongue. Elder Erastus Snow of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Peter Olsen Hansen labored with a few others to...
Book of Mormon translation: The Philippines
Editor's note: This is one in a series on Book of Mormon translations and translators. An article titled “Translation and Transculturation in the Pacific,” by Lowell Bishop and Bruce Van Orden, part of a collection in the book “Pioneers in the Pacific,” details the struggles of getting the Book...
New languages, content, features available on Gospel Library app
In an effort to provide additional Church content to more people around the world, the free Gospel Library app is now available in more than a dozen languages across five platforms. At mobile.LDS.org, members can download the app for Android, Apple, BlackBerry, webOS, and Windows Mobile,...
Book of Mormon Lesson 9: "My Soul Delighteth in the Words of Isaiah"
Mormon Life says: Nephi's small plates are a wonderful witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ, and his inclusion of these chapters from Isaiah is an important element of this testimony.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: It just may be that my salvation (and yours also) does in fact depend upon our ability to understand the writings of Isaiah as fully and truly as Nephi understood them. (Elder...
New triple combination published in Russian
A new triple combination edition of the scriptures featuring the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price bound together in one volume is now available in Russian.
Scriptures.lds.org Provides Pictures and Videos
The scriptures on the Church website (scriptures.lds.org) now provide access to gospel art and New Testament videos.
Decanonization has occurred in Mormon scriptures
Mormon Life says: I had no idea Lectures on Faith used to be included in the Doctrine and Covenants.
Remember the Lectures on Faith sections in the Mormon scripture, “Doctrine and Covenants?” No? But they were there for 86 years? I’m reading an 1918 “Doctrine and Covenants” and sure enough, there’s...
Where are all the missing scriptures?
Mormon Life says: "Are they missing, or are we just unwilling to recognize the traditions and sacred writings of other cultures as scripture?"--Interesting thought.
How much scripture are we still missing or not recognizing? If we take Nephi seriously, perhaps quite a bit! Latter-day Saints are quick to quote Nephi in defending the logic behind recognizing...
Competent to Proclaim and Defend the Savior: 30 Years of the LDS Scriptures
“The older generation has been raised without them, but there is another generation growing up. The revelations will be opened to them as to no other in the history of the world. Into their hands now are placed the sticks of Joseph and of Judah. They will develop a gospel scholarship beyond that...
