by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 15, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
In many ways, the Book of Mormon and the Bible are similar. Both testify of the Savior’s divinity and of our Heavenly Father’s active role in our lives. However, there is one significant difference: the Book of Mormon was written for us. Although it was written in...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 15, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
My father was not a member of the church. I converted as a teenager without my family. One day I found a copy of the Book of Mormon under the driver’s seat of the car while retrieving something he sent me for. It had a bookmark in it, and was clearly well-read. I...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 13, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
The Book of Mormon begins with a celebration of good parents. Nephi, who was a teenager when the Book of Mormon begins, but a grown man by the time he began to record his record, wrote, “I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents…” Nephi’s parents were Lehi and...
by Cindy B | May 10, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
I love the scriptures. Some days they are the only things that brings me peace. I particularly enjoy the Old Testament, as odd as that sounds. Even though it is a loooong book of scripture, the stories within it are rich and instructive. Generally speaking, the first...
by Laurie W | Apr 3, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
Nephi, an ancient prophet whose emigration from Jerusalem to the Americas is recorded in the Book of Mormon, revered two particular Bible men: Moses and Isaiah. As we read through Nephi’s words we can see that he has taken studying his scriptures quite seriously. It...
by Laurie W | Apr 2, 2008 | Mormon Scriptures
For those who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon Church), the words ‘Scripture Mastery’ have a double meaning. The first thing we’ll think of is a set of 100 verses of scripture that “have been deemed especially...
