This morning, I have been studying this document about the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. I assigned colors to the following topics and began marking:
- God the Father (bold yellow)
- His Son, Jesus Christ (narrow yellow)
- Joseph Smith (blue)
- Invitations, i.e.what are we to DO with this information? (orange dots)
- Truths about who we are as God’s children and how He relates to us (green)
- Things restored that were lost (red dots), and by whom they were restored (pink)
I will mark more another time:
- Purposes the Book of Mormon–Another Testament of Jesus Christ
- Prophecies about the future of the Church of Jesus Christ
- Blessings the Church offers
Joseph Smith’s name is mentioned only 3 times, but you can see how often God the Father and Jesus Christ are mentioned. (See yellow markings). It shines out to me that we are taught that God loves all of His Children and the heavens are open to us.
I recommend this practice of using color and symbols during scripture or gospel study. You could make a photocopy of a page of scripture and really go for it, not worrying about permanent markings in your scriptures.
Restoration Proclamation here:
Later…
I just realized that as of today, I have been writing this blog for 13 years. Happy birthday, old bloggy.