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Deseret Book recently spotlighted our publications in their newsletter. Did you know that we copublish most of our books with Deseret Book? Visit our website for more information about the RSC: https://rsc.byu.edu/.

If you haven’t already, check out the most recent Y Religion podcast! "Expanding Understanding of Eve" with Amy Easton-Flake and Mark Ellison from BYU Religious Education. https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion.

In his article “Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament,” Michael A. Goodman discusses how the Old Testament powerfully informs readers about the centrality of marriage in God’s plan. Read the full article here: https://rsc.byu.edu/gospel-jesus-christ-old-testament/eternal-marriage-family-old-testament.

Check out our newest book trailer! It focuses on new books for Old Testament study that will enrich your "Come, Follow Me" reading. Visit https://youtu.be/iwMLFznnrdg to watch the book trailer!

In his article, "The Scriptural Accounts of the Creation: A Scientific Perspective,” Michael D. Rhodes examines scriptural accounts of the Creation from a scientific point of view. Learn how our knowledge of God can coexist with laws of science by reading the full article here: https://rsc.byu.edu/converging-paths-truth/scriptural-accounts-creation-scientific-perspective.

Looking for a book to read for your New Year’s resolution? Visit https://rsc.byu.edu/books/recent to browse our vast collection of gospel-related literature! Photo: David Lezcano on Unsplash

Curious about how we received the Book of Moses in the scriptures? Read “How We Got the Book of Moses,” by Kent P. Jackson on the RSC website! https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-3-no-1-2002/how-we-got-book-moses. Image: Moses 1:1–19, on Old Testament Manuscript 1, page 1, “A Revelation given to Joseph the Revelator.” This is the beginning of Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible. Dated June 1830, in Oliver Cowdery’s handwriting. Courtesy of Library-Archives, Community of Christ, Independence, Missouri.

Daniel K Judd said, "The Fall of Adam and Eve was a blessed event in the development of humankind. And even though there are many questions about the Fall yet to be answered, we can be assured that all God does is designed 'to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.’” Read more here: https://rsc.byu.edu/no-weapon-shall-prosper/fortunate-fall-adam-eve. Photo: Tim Mossholder, Unsplash

Our latest book, "Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament,” is here just in time for this year’s “Come, Follow Me” study! Learn more: https://rsc.byu.edu/book/approaching-holiness.

Andrew C. Skinner said, “The condescension of God occurred on two levels. First, God the Father condescended to voluntarily associate Himself with our fallen world by siring a son to live as a mortal. Second, it was a condescension of almost incomprehensible magnitude for God the Son, the great Jehovah, the Eternal God, the Creator of all things from the beginning, to forsake His throne of radiant glory and enter human history in the small town of Bethlehem as a helpless baby who had to learn to crawl and walk, who cut his first tooth, who stubbed his toes and bruised his shins, and who suffered the effects of cold, heat, hunger, thirst, and pain of every sort and kind.” Image: Gareth Harper, Unsplash