“When we … read and study the scriptures, benefits and blessings of many kinds come to us. This is the most profitable of all study in which we could engage."
-President Howard W. Hunter
DOCTRINAL FOUNDATION:
AN APPROACH TO SCRIPTURE STUDY
- SETTING (History, Culture, Geography, People, Season, Events, etc.)
- MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES (Etymology, Idioms, Literary Devices)
- SPEAKER'S ATTITUDE (Reason for Speaking, Audience, Intention)
- SCRIPTURAL COMPARISON (Cross References, Parallel Stories)
- IMPLIED MESSAGE (What is the real lesson being taught?)
- WHAT OR WHO IS OR IS NOT INCLUDED?
- ORGANIZATION (Patterns in text, Logical Structure of Argument)
- REPETITION OF WORDS AND PHRASES
- EMPHASIS
- Have the right attitude; approach studying with clear intent
- Find the right place to study
- Bring everything you need, nothing you don't
- Outline and Rewrite your Notes
- Use memory games
- Practice by yourself, and in groups
- Make a schedule and stick to it
- Take structured breaks
- Eat healthily, stay balanced
- Know the expectations of your class
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES
- "A Man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge." Joseph Smith
- "The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable ends; whereupon we can exclaim like the wise man; righteousness exalteth a nation; for righteousness embraces knowledge and knowledge is power.” Joseph Smith
- http://www.thestudygurus.com/
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/study.html
- https://www.iusd.org/chs/Handbook%20Files/HB_Seven_Habits_of_Highly_Efffective_Teens8.pdf
