• 1 Nephi 16: 29…The things the Lord writes (scriptures) change (touch us differently) from time to time depending on our faith and diligence given unto it (our level of spirituality).
  • 1 Nephi 5:10…When Lehi first received the pates of brass, he searched them from the beginning.
  • 1 Nephi 6:4…The purpose of the scriptures is to persuade men to Come Unto God.
  • 1 Nephi 5:21…We should preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children by providing them with the scriptures
  • 1 Nephi 19:23-24…We should liken the words of the prophets and the scriptures unto us (our lives today)
  • 1 Nephi 19:18…Scriptures are written to help persuade us to remember the Lord
  • Alma 31:5…The word of God is powerful and leads people to do that which is just.
  • Alma 17: 2-3…Because of searching the scriptures diligently, giving oneself to much prayer and fasting one can (1) Have the Spirit of prophecy (2) Have the Spirit of Revelation (3) Teach with power and authority of God
  • Alma 17: 2…Search the scriptures diligently and you’ll (1) Wax strong in the knowledge of the truth (2) Be men of sound understanding (3) Know the word of God
  • Alma 14: 1…Inspired talks can encourage others to repent and search the scriptures
  • Alma 13:20…If your wrest the scriptures, your own destruction.
  • Jacob 7: 11…People are hard hearted b/c they don’t understand the Scriptures
  • 3 Nephi 23: 7-9, 11-13…The importance of the records of the church
  • 2 Tim. 3: 16…Inspiration is doctrine
  • 2 Nephi 29: 10-12…All tribes, people write
  • D&C 68: 4…Anything Apostles say w/ the Spirit is Scriptures
  • D&C 42: 12-14…Use the Scriptures to teach
  • Mormon 9: 7-8…Those who don’t believe in miracles don’t understand the Scriptures
  • Moroni 7: 19…Search diligently light of Christ (or Scriptures D&C 84: 45)
  • 1 Nephi 1: 11-12…Read Scriptures – filled w/ Spirit
  • Alma 12: 9-11…Those who don’t study, Satan controls them
  • 1 Nephi 19: 22-23…Use all sacred books
  • 1 Nephi 19: 23-24…We should liken all Scriptures unto us, why? (1) For our profit (2) For our learning (3) Have hope from others’ experiences
  • 2 Nephi 25: 23, 26…Why Prophets write in Scriptures
  • 2 Nephi 4: 15…Soul should delight in Scriptures, and one should meditate over them
  • 2 Nephi 31: 20…We need to feast upon the Word of Christ to be able to gain eternal life
  • 2 Nephi 32: 3…Study word of Christ b/c they’ll tell you all you need to do
  • Jacob 4: 6…Study the words of the prophets and then (1) You’ll have many revelations (2) You’ll have the spirit of prophesy (3) You’ll achieve hope (4) You’ll have unbreakable faith (5) You could command trees, mounts, and waves to move in Christ’s name.
  • Jacob 2: 23…If you justify sins, don’t understand the scriptures
  • Mosiah 1: 7…Study the Scriptures
  • Mosiah 2: 8…Prophets words should be written and given to those who couldn’t hear them
  • Mosiah 4: 10…If you believe in the things said in scriptures, make sure you APPLY them!
  • 2 Nephi 31:19 -20…19 And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done ? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.  20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
  • 2 Nephi 9:52…Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice.
  • 2 Nephi 9:50...Come, my brethren, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come buy and eat; yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price.
  • 2 Nephi 9:51…Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.
  • “So how can we shine the pure light of God’s truth into our souls and see ourselves as He sees us? May I suggest that the holy scriptures and the talks given at general conference are an effective mirror we can hold up for self-examination. As you hear or read the words of the ancient and modern prophets, refrain from thinking about how the words apply to someone else and ask the simple question: “Lord, is it I?” We must approach our Eternal Father with broken hearts and teachable minds. We must be willing to learn and to change. And, oh, how much we gain by committing to live the life our Heavenly Father intends for us.”  Dieter F. Uchtdorf, October 2014 General Conference
  • “We talk to God through prayer. He most often communicates back to us through His written word. To know what the voice of the Divine sounds and feels like, read His words, study the scriptures, and ponder them. Make them an integral part of everyday life. If you want your children to recognize, understand, and act on the promptings of the Spirit, you must study the scriptures with them.” Richard G. Scott, October 2014 General Conference
  • Omni 1:9….Now I, Chemish, write what few things I write, in the same book with my brother; for behold, I saw the last which he wrote, that he wrote it with his own hand; and he wrote it in the day that he delivered them unto me. And after this manner we keep the records, for it is according to the commandments of our fathers. And I make an end.
  • Jacob 7: 26…And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.
  •  Enos 1:15 -16 …15 Wherefore, I knowing that the Lord God was able to preserve our records, I cried unto him continually, for he had said unto me: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask in faith, believing that ye shall receive in the name of Christ, ye shall receive it. 16  And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he would preserve the records; and he covenanted with me that he would bring them forth unto the Lamanites in his own due time.
  •  Jacob 7:23…And it came to pass that peace and the love of God was restored again among the people; and they searched the scriptures, and hearkened no more to the words of this wicked man.
  • Jarom 1:14…And I, Jarom, do not write more, for the plates are small. But behold, my brethren, ye can go to the other plates of Nephi; for behold, upon them the records of our wars are engraven, according to the writings of the kings, or those which they caused to be written.
  •  Jarom 1:2…2 And as these plates are small, and as these things are written for the intent of the benefit of our brethren the Lamanites, wherefore, it must needs be that I write a little; but I shall not write the things of my prophesying, nor of my revelations. For what could I write more than my fathers have written? For have not they revealed the plan of salvation? I say unto you, Yea; and this sufficeth me.
  • Jacob 3:13 -14…13  And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began to be numerous, cannot be written upon these plates; but many of their proceedings are written upon the larger plates, and their wars, and their contentions, and the reigns of their kings. 14 These plates are called the plates of Jacob, and they were made by the hand of Nephi. And I make an end of speaking these words.
  • Jacob 4:2 -4…2  But whatsoever things we write upon anything save it be upon plates must perish and vanish away; but we can write a few words upon plates, which will give our children, and also our beloved brethren, a small degree of knowledge concerning us, or concerning their fathers— 3 Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents. 4  For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us.
  • February 18th, 1995 – Saturday. Puyo, Ecuador…”We ate breakfast with President this morning. We talked about some doctrine and he told me not to waste my time thinking of things that have nothing to do with my salvation. I’ll work on that in my thoughts & studies.” – Clinton Brown Missionary Journal 
  • Omni 1: 25… And it came to pass that I began to be old; and, having no seed, and knowing king Benjamin to be a just man before the Lord, wherefore, I shall deliver up these plates unto him, exhorting all men to come unto God, the Holy One of Israel, and believe in prophesying, and in revelations, and in the ministering of angels, and in the gift of speaking with tongues, and in the gift of interpreting languages, and in all things which are good; for there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil.
  • 2 Nephi 31: 19-20…Once we are baptized, is that all we need to do? No, because we have made it to this point because of our faith in Christ.  We should continue in Christ, with hope, love of God, love of all men, feast upon the word of Christ, endure to the end, then the Father says “Ye shall have eternal life”. 
  • Matthew 26:56…But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
  •  2 Nephi 33:14… And you that will not partake of the goodness of God, and respect the words of the Jews, and also my words, and the words which shall proceed forth out of the mouth of the Lamb of God, behold, I bid you an everlasting farewell, for these words shall condemn you at the last day.
  •  2 Nephi 33:11… And if they are not the words of Christ, judge ye—for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are his words, at the last day; and you and I shall stand face to face before his bar; and ye shall know that I have been commanded of him to write these things, notwithstanding my weakness.
  •  2 Nephi 33:3… But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For I pray continually for them by day, and my eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry.
  • Omni 1:20…And it came to pass in the days of Mosiah, there was a large stone brought unto him with engravings on it; and he did interpret the engravings by the gift and power of God.
  • “One of the best ways for leaders to understand correct principles is to have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the scriptures and the appropriate handbook. Most situations have already arisen before, perhaps many times, and policy and procedure have already been determined to handle the problem. It is always wise, therefore, to refer to and be familiar with existing written instructions and Church policy on questions as they arise.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson, Chapter 19, Leadership
  • “Leaders prepare themselves spiritually as they keep the commandments, study the scriptures and the teachings of latter-day prophets, pray, fast, and humble themselves before the Lord. With this preparation, they are able to receive inspiration to guide them in their personal lives, their family responsibilities, and their callings.” Manual Handbook 2: Administering the Church, Leadership in the church of Jesus Christ

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LOST SCRIPTURES

  • Exodus 24: 7…Book of the Covenant
  • Numbers 21: 14…Book of the Wars of the Lord
  • Joshua 10: 13…Book of Jasher
  • 1 Sam. 10: 25…The manner of the kingdom
  • 1 Kings 11: 41…Book of the Acts of Solomon
  • 1 Chron. 29: 29…Books of Nathan & Gad
  • 2 Chron. 9: 29…Book of Nathan
  • 2 Chron. 12: 15…Book of Shem-ai-ah
  • 2 Chron. 13: 22…Acts of Abijah
  • 2 Chron. 20: 34…Book of Jehu
  • 2 Chron. 26: 22…Amoz wrote Acts of Uzzihah
  • 2 Chron. 33: 19…Written among sayings of the Seers
  • 1 Cor. 5: 9…Epistle of Paul to Ephesians
  • Col. 4: 16…Epistle of Laodicea
  • John 21: 25…Christ did more
  • John 20: 30-31…Jesus’ signs written in other book

WHY READ DAILY?

  • 2 Nephi 3: 12…Knowledge of Fathers & Covenants
  • 1 Nephi 15: 14…Knowledge of Doctrine
  • D&C 20: 8-12…Fullness of Gospel
  • D&C 88: 118…Good books- wisdom
  • D&C 130: 19…This life- advantage in next

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