by Nathan Richardson | Feb 24, 2013 | gospel, New Testament, scriptures
The LDS Church has been producing a fantastic set of short videos depicting stories from the New Testament, found at BibleVideos.org. Here is a table of all the videos currently up, placed in roughly chronological order.
by Nathan Richardson | Jan 30, 2013 | Book of Mormon, scriptures
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.
by Nathan Richardson | Jan 18, 2013 | Doctrine and Covenants, scriptures
Track your reading of the D&C in conjunction with Joseph Smith—History and the Articles of Faith where three levels of headings help you see the geographical and thematic elements. There are two versions of this chart: one in numerical order (i.e., the same order the sections are printed in your bound copy of the scriptures) and the other in chronological order. The dates are based on the new 2013 edition of the D&C, with a few possible exceptions based on the Church’s Joseph Smith Papers project, including research by Robert Woodford and Steven Harper.
by Nathan Richardson | Dec 30, 2012 | Doctrine and Covenants, scriptures, StoryGuide Scriptures
Four Doctrine and Covenants Overview Handouts: 1. Helpful titles for sections, 2. a timeline of when the sections were given, 3. a diagram to help you read the it in chronological order, and 4. a chronological checklist to help you keep your personal scripture study goals as you read the D&C in chronological order. Especially useful for seminary or the Sunday school curriculum to help you understand the basic structure of the Doctrine and Covenants.
by Nathan Richardson | Nov 21, 2012 | Book of Mormon, redesigned scriptures, scriptures
Here is a Microsoft Word document I’ve created with the full text of the Book of Mormon with all the punctuation removed. I’ve done this because it more closely approximates what the original manuscript (and the printer’s manuscript) looked like as Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. While the translation was performed by a prophet based on inspiration, the paragraphing, sentence breaks, and punctuation were performed by a regular, non-LDS, educated man based on ordinary, mundane principles.
by Nathan Richardson | Sep 21, 2012 | Doctrine and Covenants, scriptures, StoryGuide Scriptures
A beautifully re-designed edition of the Doctrine and Covenants that looks more like a novel. Study aids such as headings and colored dialogue help anyone who wants to understand the storyline and events of the Doctrine and Covenants better.