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.

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!

“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

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

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.

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