Scripture Studies

Things of value must be translated and/or made simpler for the understanding of man, regardless of one's origins Multiple sources are important to validate the truth of anything, God and the Holy Ghost being the most important sources Literacy and diligence in correct record-keeping God speaks through prophetic writings Clear and distinct Repetition when listening; recitation to others to solidify remembrance Spiritual matters should first be understood/sought out before secular history. All solid foundations are first spiritual We can also teach by pictures and illustrations 1 Nephi Parents teachings are the child's first exposure to language More knowledge is not always comforting The Spirit increases our ability to see and learn Visions and dreams can teach Search the scriptures There are unimportant things to write about (so do not do it) Learning by topic -- differentiating between secular and spiritual Teaching in symbols for enhanced memory and unde...

This blog is for my own personal studies. If anyone wants to benefit or learn from it, I hope you find new truths, but please take into account that the things I write may not all be perfectly doctrinal. Some may be thoughts that I have had during the study, sometimes speculation. I have questions that I am trying to study out, and my hope is that writing them out like this will help increase my own understanding. If it bothers you that I do not always put references to things I'm writing (which I almost never do), I apologize, but I'm not losing sleep over it. Initially I didn't even have everything sorted into the books, so you can be happy about that. I have my own highlighted book and can find the references quite quickly if I want to, so if you have questions as to where I get some of these ideas from, feel free to comment and ask about it! I LOVE reading the Book of Mormon, and so if anyone else wants to learn from this way of studying, then please try it out! I...