COME UNTO CHRIST

January 23, 2016 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Adulterous Woman Alone with Jesus, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. We invite you to use this study guide as a tool to increase your knowledge and love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. The reading for each day includes approximately 50-75 verses of scripture (about 10-15 minutes of reading per day), with…

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Day 1 | Here Am I; Send Me

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Detail from Sistine Chapel, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING John 1:1-14 Abraham 3:19-28 D&C 88:4-13, 93:1-5, 20-24 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ How do you feel about yourself when you think that you knew and were known by Christ in the pre-existence? Does it give you confidence to know…

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Day 2 | Called Jesus Christ

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Isaiah Detail. Sistine Chapel, Vatican (public domain). DAILY READING Mosiah 3:5-23Helaman 14:1-13Isaiah 53Moses 6:50-68 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Does the fulfillment of these prophecies inspire you as the Lord intended? Does prophecy limit free agency (must these things come to pass)? Why are the Book of Mormon prophecies more specific…

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Day 3 | Was Born Jesus

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

Sallie Poet, Women in Christ’s Line. Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City (used with permission). DAILY READING Matthew 1:1-17 Luke 3:23–38 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Why does the lineage of Christ matter to us? Do you sense that Christ had a lineage that would give him standing among the…

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Day 4 | Prophet of the Highest

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806–1858), Head of John the Baptist, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (public domain) DAILY READING Luke 1:1-25, 57-80 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Have you ever questioned, as did Zacharias, whether the Lord could work a miracle through you? Have you found joy and satisfaction when called to play a supportive role—like…

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Day 5 | Handmaid of the Lord

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

William Bouguereau, L’innocence, 1893, Private Collection (public domain). DAILY READING Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 1:26-56 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Can you imagine how Mary must have felt at the appearance and message of the angel? Would you be willing to say, “Behold the handmaiden [servant] of the Lord, be it unto me according…

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Day 6 | Her Firstborn Son

December 19, 2015 / 0 comments

Gerard van Honthorst, Adoration of the Shepherds, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING Luke 2:1-20 1 Nephi 11:8-23 3 Nephi 1:4-22 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Watching these events as a spirit, how do you think you felt? What do you think Mary “pondered” in her heart? SUPPLEMENTAL READING Bethlehem is the…

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Day 7 | Did She Know?

December 19, 2015 / 1 comment

Gerard Horenbout, Nativity, 1517British Library (public domain). DAILY READING There is no scripture reading assigned today. Use this day to catch up as needed and ponder the supplemental reading. For Younger Disciples SUPPLEMENTAL READING Even as believers, however, when we are a part of encapsulating events, we can scarcely savor all that swirls about us….

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Day 8 | Was Called Jesus

November 10, 2015 / 0 comments

Giovanni Bellini, The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons DAILY READING Luke 2:21-39 Malachi 3 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Why did Simeon have such a complete vision of the mission of Christ—perhaps even greater than Joseph and Mary? In what way do we “present…

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Day 9 | The Grace of God

November 10, 2015 / 0 comments

Georges de La Tour, Joseph the Carpenter, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons DAILY READING Matthew 2 JST Matthew 3:4-6, 24–26 Luke 2:40-52 Helaman 14:1-9 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Isn’t it remarkable how the words, “Go and search diligently for the young child” were used by both enemies and followers of Christ? Are…

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