Our Tuesday Tip today is on scripture journals. A fantastic way to study the standard works and more specifically the New Testament this year, is to create and use a scripture journal! Why create a scripture journal you say? Here are a few words from the prophets and apostles on why it can be important to have a scripture journal:
Elder Richard G. Scott: “We often leave the most precious personal direction of the Spirit unheard because we do not record and respond to the first promptings that come to us when the Lord chooses to direct us.”
President Spencer W. Kimball: “Get a notebook, my young folks, a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it for eternity.”
Elder Gene R. Cook: “I've found, as I’m sure you have, that when you’re trying to learn from the Lord and you feel an impression from the Spirit, it’s important to make a note so it will not be forgotten. The more you not only hear but abide by what you've been told, the more the Lord will give to you. It will come more and more rapidly and you will begin to hear and feel those impressions of the Spirit more quickly than you have previously done.”
Elder Neal A. Maxwell: “The prompting that goes unresponded to may not be repeated. Writing down what we have been prompted with is vital. A special thought can be lost later in the day through the rough and tumble of life. God should not, and may not, choose to repeat the prompting if we assign what is given such a low priority as to put it aside.”This method of scripture study can really help the scriptures come alive and help us to understand the meaning of the scriptures as well as reveal things we may not have come across by just reading the scriptures alone.
We absolutely love the line from President Kimball when he says that the words we may record in our journals may just be quoted by angels!!!! Imagine that!
There are amazing templates to help us in our quest to journal our findings in the scriptures and we would like to share a few of these for those of you ready to dive a little deeper into the scriptures this year! These templates were found from various bloggers who shared their templates and printables through Pinterest. The link are provided.
The first FREE printable to share is one that focuses on General Conference. This is one that could be printed and used in your study of the General Conference Addresses, which is ALSO SCRIPTURE!
The link to this fabulous printable is from a blog named Our Scribbled Walls and you can find the link to download here,
Another very simple FREE printable comes from the blog Rock, Paper, Scriptures.
This we love as a way to record those promptings and inspiration that comes through studying the word of God. Click here to download this printable.
An amazing site called The Red Headed Hostess, provides some amazing and beautiful printable resources for scripture study. And although they are not free downloads, it might be worth a few dollars for those of you who love beauty and organization.
The link for these amazing downloads are here. Again, there is a fee, but these are so fantastic.
There are more resources online, these are just the tip of the iceberg, and if you want to keep it super simple like a lot of us just find yourself a notebook and start recording what you are studying and the inspiration that can come so that you one day can just maybe be QUOTED BY AN ANGEL!
