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Introducing “Your Weekly Gospel Resource for Gospel Scholarship” At the RSC, we started a video series summarizing our free “Come, Follow Me” resources. Each week you can find scholarly articles related to that week’s reading. To watch the video summaries, search “Religious Education YouTube” on Google, or go to rsc.byu.edu/come-follow-me.

“The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days,” by Aaron P. Schade and Matthew L. Bowen, is now available to purchase online or at Deseret Book! Synopsis: The Book of Moses is canonized scripture spanning the epochs of Creation, Adam and Eve, Enoch, and Noah. Its content was revealed anciently by God to Moses and re-revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith in modern times. This book explores the origins and development of the Book of Moses, its ancient nuances, the linguistic features of its revelations, and how its sweeping visions and rich doctrines inspired and guided Joseph Smith and the early members of what would become The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in their pursuit of Zion. https://rsc.byu.edu/book/book-moses

Daniel K Judd recently recorded a podcast with “Y Religion” about God’s grace and mental health. In this episode he discusses how experiencing the grace of Christ can have a direct positive relationship with mental health. Listen here: https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion. Photo: Joel Henry on Unsplash

Mark 4:39 reads, “And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”    During these turbulent times, let us turn to the Savior to help us calm the storms of life.  Stilling the Storm, by Ted Henninger.

Register today for the 2022 Church History Symposium! Date: March 10-11, 2022 Location: BYU Conference Center and Harman Building (March 10) & Salt Lake City: Temple Square (March 11) Keynote Speakers: Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints & Sarah Barringer Gordon, professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Admission is free. Everyone welcome. Watch live at rsc.byu.edu/conferences/church-history Registration required (rsc.byu.edu/conferences/church-history) Sponsored by the BYU Department of Church History and Doctrine and the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This quote comes from this week’s RSC recommended reading, titled “Zion, Zion, Zion: Keys to Understanding Ether 13,” by Jeffrey S. O'Driscoll. Read the article here: https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-fourth-nephi-through-moroni-zion-destruction/zion-zion-zion-keys-understanding-ether-13.

Stay up to date with the Religious Studies Center’s most recent publications at https://rsc.byu.edu/books/recent.

The video for this week’s “Your Weekly Gospel Resource for Gospel Scholarship” is now available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W3B997EEDiw

Enrich your “Come, Follow Me” reading this week with a poem about the Old Testament prophet Noah in “The Days of Noah” by Merthyr J. Davis. Read here: https://rsc.byu.edu/defending-faith/days-noah.

Monte S. Nyman said, "The sacrament is indeed a saving ordinance for the membership of the Church, and through righteous participation in the ordinance, we may build upon the rock of Christ that becomes our foundation as we come out of the waters of baptism. Through building upon the rock of Christ, we can achieve eternal life.” Painting: Gary E. Smith

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.