Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Online Scripture Study

WHY should I incorporate the internet into my Gospel study?
 - We talked about reasons such as for your own benefit, for your family, to share the gospel, to stay up on your technology, and just for something new and fun!

SCRIPTURES.LDS.ORG - From a personal or desktop computer:

1. Create an account. You just need your member number and birthday. Record your member number here: _________________________
2. Sign in - this brings you to your account, and back to the home page.
3. Go to the scriptures. Either click on Scriptures on middle left of screen or Under the Menu > Study > choose scriptures from the list of study options.
*Note all the other study options!!!
*You can also go straight to where you left off by going to your study notebook (Or at least the last thing you marked).
4. When you click on Scriptures, you can search for keywords or scriptures, view or listen to any of the standard works, use study helps (including searching headings, verses, and footnotes), download the scriptures and use the scriptures in many available formats, share links to passages, and personal notes (email, twitter, facebook, and delicious), change languages (21 offered currently), or click on several great study spotlights, such as Fires of Faith and Stories for Children.
5. Start reading, listening, watching, and feasting!

MY STUDY NOTEBOOK
  • From the home page, it is under Tools > Study Notebook or Menu > Study > My Study Notebook. You can also access it at any time by signing in using the bar at the bottom of the page you are studying. Then each time you read something that is available for Study Notebook, the study tools will automatically appear at the bottom of the page.
  • As you’re reading content on LDS.org, such as scriptures or lessons, you can highlight or bookmark the content, add notes, and save this information to your Study Notebook. Your Study Notebook is your own personal, private space on LDS.org to collect your gospel content and notes.
  • The Study Notebook is especially helpful if you're doing research for a talk or lesson and are browsing resources across LDS.org. You can read cross-references easily. You can "tag"  your notes to categorize them.
  • It includes a personal journal, FAQ, video tutorials, and a very helpful Help section.
  • FYI - The Relief Society book Daughters In My Kingdom, our manual for the year, and other curriculum is available to read online using your study notebook! https://lds.org/manual/relief-society?lang=eng

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Book of Mormon Challenge

We are so excited to officially kick off the 90 day Book of Mormon read.
We want to encourage everyone to pick up the book and start reading away.
Also, we want to invite you to record your thoughts as you read.  President Benson has promised: "Brothers and sisters, without reservation I promise you that if you will prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you previously have read it, there will come into your hearts an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord.  There will come a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to his commandments, and there will come a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God."
To stay on track, by February 1st we
will have read up to Mosiah 19.
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January Relief Society Activity