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
A while ago I decided to seek out common temple phrases and words in the scriptures. The first word I studied was “sealing.” I thought I knew what I would find, but it seemed like a good place to start since I knew for certain that it was discussed … 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
Several years ago around Thanksgiving time, I became acquainted with a hymn about the Pilgrims called “O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand.” Now, I thought I knew about the pilgrims. I knew about Squanto fertilizing maize with fishes and other quaint anecdotes of early American life. However, the solemn … Read more
It is a strange truth how regularly God denies us the blessings we want most, even the blessings HE MOST WANTS FOR US. Think about it. God planned to give mankind the Abrahamic Covenant through Abraham’s son Isaac, but for decade after decade there was no Isaac. It seemed … Read more
I’ve spent a good deal time thinking that God had my life mapped out for me, and that if I was faithful He would tell me where to go and what to do. There is a certain amount of truth to that, but it can be a paralyzing and … Read more
In the Church of Jesus Christ we speak often about coming unto Christ, and being perfected in Him. Generally, for the righteous, it’s considered to be a positive experience. Likewise, the great and terrible day of judgement is described as “great” for the good and “terrible” for the evil. … Read more