A little while back the Gospel Library development team added some new functionality that makes planning personal scripture study a breeze. When this was released I posted a how-to picture guide showing it’s use. In honor of the new year, however, I thought a video might make it even … Read more
Early this year Gospel Library gained a new, and awesomely useful feature. Since I blog about Gospel Library functionality, I jumped aboard to see how it works, and I found it so useful I now have 6 study plans running consecutively. I don’t know about you, but between my … Read more
Today we are going to discuss the search function and the define function within Gospel Library. Both functions have useful applications but they both also have serious limitations that can be frustrating if not understood. Search First for the search function. The main search icon can be found on … Read more
This is possibly the most exciting tool a person can use in the world of digital note-taking. If you’ve never tagged your notes, get ready! This is a game-changer. One of the biggest weaknesses I have seen in traditional scripture study is the the worthlessness of handwritten note taking. … Read more
In a previous post (called Digital Journaling) we discussed how to use the Church apps to journal. Today we’re discussing the same functionality, but used in a different way. While the notes sections of Gospel Library and lds.org can be used to save journal entries and other loose notes, the … Read more
I am utterly convinced that digital scripture study can be more powerful than traditional scripture study methods, and this blog covers just a few of the many reasons. Today we will be talking about using the settings options in Gospel Library to make the app work well for you. … Read more
Linking can only be done from the Gospel Library app. It is not currently possible from within the Notes section of lds.org. However, it can be very useful. It gives you the power to tie scriptures together in a chain, which are then visible to you in the footnotes. … Read more
Whether you’re interested in scripture journaling, recording your personal history, or archiving motivational quotes and ideas, Gospel Library and lds.org Notes can do it! In fact, they can easily do all three at the same time! And you can instantly access both from either your computer or your … Read more
How to Highlight From the Gospel Library app, highlighting is very easy. Gently set your finger on a part of the text you want to highlight and hold it there. After a moment you will see two yellow cursors appear with a highlighted section between them. You might also … Read more
Glossary of Terms and Concepts Types – There are four different types of notes that can be saved to an LDS.org account. They are journal entries/notes, highlights, links, and bookmarks. Notebooks – Notebooks are a collection of journal entries, notes, highlights, links, and bookmarks organized together. If you don’t … Read more