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by Molly from Molly-Mormon.com. Her 2 cents on April’s Visiting Teaching Message to “Search the Scriptures Diligently.”
“I remember as a young single woman, feeling like I really wanted to be able to read the scriptures in a way that would keep me focused on reading, yet, not put me in a position where I felt like I “had” to read them a certain way. I am kind of funny that way
if I feel like I have to do something, chances …

So this post is a bit late, but for those of you who are Last Minute people like myself then feel free to take advantage of these free printable ideas and print one off for the sisters you Visit Teach. I promise to give you way more notice next conference.
(These ideas and printables are all found on other sites and they are not my ideas, so I thank all of those who have taken the time to make these and have them available for us to use.)
1. 2009 General Conference …

No Joke! This month’s Visiting Teaching message encourages us to read the scriptures more and make them part of our daily lives. I’ll be the first to admit I sometimes skip a day or two or three and those are the days satan starts to creep in and weaken me. So, for this month I want to read the Book of Mormon in 30 days by April 30th! I haven’t ever read the BOM that fast before nor have I even read it as many times as I’m sure you …

Hm, what if I want to read the entire Book of Mormon in 30 days, 60 days or by April 27th? How many pages per day will that be or how many chapters will I need to read each day to meet my goal? I found some pretty cool tools which will help me with these and other scripture reading goals. Check them out!

Here’s a chart of exactly how many pages and chapters each book has.

Book of Mormon: 531 Pages / 239 Chapters
Doctrine & Covenants: 291 Pages / 138 Chapters
Pearl …

This month’s Visiting Teaching message to Search the Scriptures Diligently is great! I’m sure most of us could spend a little more one on one time with our scriptures, especially me. I’m glad I get to find fun and creative ways to motivate myself and others to read and search the scriptures more.

Here’s a cute mini Treasure Chest Printable which includes just a few reasons taken from the message which tells us why we should “treasure” the scriptures.

Download Printable PDF here

Instructions:

Print in color on white or light colored cardstock.
Cut …

Search the Scriptures Diligently – Ensign, Apr 2009, 63

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Why Search the Scriptures?
President Howard W. Hunter (1907–95): “I commend to you the revelations of God as the standard by which we must live our lives and by which we must measure every decision and every deed. Accordingly, when you have worries and challenges, face them by turning to the scriptures and the prophets” (“Fear Not, Little Flock,” in 1988–89 Devotional and Fireside Speeches [1989], 112).