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