LDS Week in Review – March 24th – 29th

Life never seems to get less busy! If you were too swamped to join us here in LDS, here’s your chance to get caught up. We began with an article from Miriam entitled, “Food Storage Items Available Online.” She tells us about the things she found at the Church’s website, including a pamphlet that tells us how to cook the foods we’ve purchased. It’s important that we remember to include foods to flavor our grains and that we not purchase items that family members may be allergic to. At the same time, we can prepare for our spiritual droughts by … Continue reading

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 6 and thoughts about the war chapters

To summarize most of the verses in this chapter, Nephi explains that he is not going to record his genealogy on the plates he’s writing, because it’s already recorded elsewhere and he wants to use his plates to record the things of God. He says, in verse four: For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved. 5. Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write, but the things which are pleasing … Continue reading

LDS Week in Review September 25-September 29

We have had a great week in the LDS blogs! I hope that you will take the time to review these great articles. Tristi continued her series on scripture study with 1 Nephi 4:21-38, 1 Nephi 5:1-6, and 1 Nephi 5:7-15. Miriam offers some insight on spiritual development with Your Prayers. Additionally The Gift of the Scriptures talks about the many blessings that the scriptures can bring into your life. Your Preparation for the Sacrament gives suggestions on how to prepare yourself spiritually each week for the Sacrament. Several articles focused on strengthening the family. You can review your children’s … Continue reading

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 5:16-22

Lehi finally has the brass plates and is delighted to discover not only the words of the prophets written on them, but his genealogy as well. 16. And thus my father, Lehi, did discover the genealogy of his fathers. And Laban also was a descendant of Joseph, wherefore he and his fathers had kept the records. 17. And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled with the Spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed— 18. That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed. … Continue reading