We took a list of religion course readings and repurposed them for our website for FREE! These readings, composed of writings from BYU educators and authors, are available now by visiting rsc.byu.edu/my-gospel-study/recommended-readings.

This week's "Come, Follow Me" lesson focuses on Jacob. Enhance your study by reading "Jacob in the Presence of God" by Andrew C. Skinner. https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-old-testament/jacob-presence-god

Enhance your “Come, Follow Me” study this week with the Religious Studies Center’s free resources. This week Michael Goodman discusses the importance of eternal marriage in God’s plan in his article "Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament.” Read more here: https://rsc.byu.edu/gospel-jesus-christ-old-testament/eternal-marriage-family-old-testament

If you were asked what a temple was, how would you respond? Richard O. Cowan's article titled "What Is a Temple?" explains how revelation guided the designing of latter-day temples, what the facilities of individual temples were designed to accommodate, how they were used, and how all these changes reflected the early Saints’ unfolding understanding of the nature of temples. Read here: rsc.byu.edu/foundations-restoration/what-temple

“Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns,” edited by Kent P. Jackson. Purchase now: rsc.byu.edu/book/joseph-smiths-translation-bible Synopsis: Latter-day Saints are familiar with the Joseph Smith Translation because of the excellent selection of excerpts included in the standard works. What many do not realize, however, is that the Prophet’s Bible revision contains more than those excerpts and is a text that starts at Genesis and ends at Revelation. Joseph Smith made changes in about 3,600 existing verses of the Bible (about 12 percent of the total) and added thousands of words of new text. This volume contains all the changes and all the new words—all the scriptural text that he and his scribes recorded on the manuscripts they prepared for publication—in standardized spelling and punctuation and conveniently arranged in columns opposite the words of the King James translation. This volume contains the complete text of the Bible revision made by Joseph Smith, presented with modern punctuation and spelling and with the original chapter and verse divisions created by Joseph Smith and his scribes. The Prophet labored on the Bible project from June 1830 until July 1833. In his lifetime, he and his contemporaries referred to this work as the New Translation. Since the late 1970s it has most often been called the Joseph Smith Translation. The New Translation makes significant contributions to Latter-day Saint beliefs, particularly in the early chapters of Genesis. Key topics in which the Old and New Testament revisions are the source of significant Latter-day Saint beliefs include the nature of God, the universal impact of God’s work, the plan of salvation, the character and motives of Satan, the fall of Adam and Eve, the antiquity of Christianity, the creation of an ideal community called Zion, the purpose of the law of Moses, and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This volume is published in parallel columns with the corresponding verses of the King James Bible.

The 2022 Church History Symposium is less than two weeks away. Be sure to register for the event if you haven’t already: rsc.byu.edu/conferences/church-history. Also check out the program here: https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/conference/program/2022_Church_History_Symposium.pdf

@byureligiouseducation and @utahvalleyinstitute are hosting the Prospective Missionary Devotional with Elder Marcus B. Nash, Executive Director of the Church Missionary Department. Where: BYU Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom & livestream When: 7:00 p.m. MST Livestream link: religion.byu.edu/missionarydevotional/watch

In this week’s “Come, Follow Me” resources, Larry E. Dahl provides perspective on hardships in relation to the experiences of Abraham. Read his full article here: https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-old-testament/abrahamic-test.

Preview the Religious Studies Center’s “Come, Follow Me” resources by watching a short video featuring Jared Ludlow, publications director. View now: https://youtu.be/ggPe-Ao6NZo

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation is hosting their monthly Interfaith Conversation Series about “Come, Follow Me” this Sunday, February 27, at 5:00 p.m. PST. Special guest Rabbi Annie Tucker will speak at the event. To register for this Zoom event, visit https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/joseph-in-egypt-gen-42-45-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations.

@byureligiouseducation is hosting the 2022 BYU Student Symposium tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Join us! Admission is free, and no registration is required. For more info, visit religion.byu.edu/event/student-symposium

The most recent episode of Y Religion features Jared Ludlow, Religious Studies Center publications director. Dr. Ludlow shares his recent publications that focus on the Prophet Joseph Smith and his translation of the Bible. He explains what the Joseph Smith Translation is and the nature of his work. From this episode, listeners will gain a greater understanding of the importance of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and how it was created. https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion