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The Original Chapter Breaks in the Book of Mormon
Did you know that the Book of Mormon prophets had different chapter breaks than we do now? Why did the book of Alma originally have only 30 chapters, and now it has 63? Here’s a table that shows the original chapter breaks in the Book of Mormon and a post on how knowing this can help your personal scripture study.
Book of Mormon Reading Charts
In the Book of Mormon section of the Study Aids page, you'll find two newly created reading charts. The StoryGuide Scriptures Reading Chart helps you track your progress while also teaching you about the organization of the books. The Come Follow Me Reading...
New Testament Reading Charts
In the New Testament section of the Study Aids page, you'll find two newly created reading charts. The StoryGuide Scriptures Reading Chart helps you track your progress while also teaching you about the organization of the books. The Come Follow Me Reading...
Old Testament Reading Charts
I've created a new study aids page where you can browse my printables and visual aids organized by scripture volume or doctrinal topic. In particular, there are two newly created Old Testament reading charts. The StoryGuide Scriptures Reading Chart helps you track...
Interview with Joseph Smith on the articles of his faith
I recently made a rare historical find in the dusty library archives of an unspecified American city (as I recall, it was midway between Lake Wobegon, Mayberry, and Metropolis). I have reprinted below the newspaper article from a mid-1800s issue of The Planetary...
Wild Pratts: Activate Preacher Powers!
My kids are huge fans of the educational PBS show Wild Kratts. It's a fun show where two real-life brothers voice their cartoon selves, who wear hi-tech suits that have "creature powers," giving them, e.g., a cheetah's speed or a gecko's ability to climb walls....
Saints table of contents aligned with the Doctrine and Covenants
This is the table of contents of Saints (volume 1), The Standard of Truth, with section numbers added (right-hand margin), so readers can see which Saints chapters cover the same time period as a particular string of D&C sections. For example, in the time period...
StoryGuide Scriptures: Doctrine and Covenants, Sections 1–40 (New York Period)
I am now posting a sample of my current draft of the StoryGuide edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, my custom edition of the scriptures. This PDF sample includes D&C sections 1–40 (i.e., the New York period) and makes for perfect reading during the Come Follow...
Come Follow Me reading schedule: Doctrine and Covenants (2021)
This reading schedule takes the weekly reading assignments from the Come Follow Me scripture study curriculum's table of contents and puts them into a weekly chapter checklist, lined up side-by-side with a calendar that shows which week those...
General conference women’s session notes worksheet
This worksheet is for taking notes on during the general women's session of general conference. Many readers have already used my more...
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