I am so excited to introduce you to the latest Scripture Notes feature. Meet Daniel, the Scripture Notes AI research assistant. Daniel is available by every verse and paragraph in the Scripture Notes library to help you find context and meaning for what you are studying. This is only the very beginning stages of what this new research assistant will be able to do, so please try it out and put it to work for you. Watch this brief demo video to see how to use it ..read more

On this Easter morning, I’m very grateful to have discovered a word in the Book of Mormon that perfectly describes this day. The word is “snatched” and it’s use in the Book of Mormon is perfectly suited for God’s mercy in sending his Son to save us. Alma the younger is an interesting story. His father was part of wicked king Noah’s court, but believing on the words of Abinadi the prophet, Alma Sr. had to flee for his life from Noah and his officers. Hiding himself but secretly preaching the word to the people, Alma convinced many of the truth of God’s redeeming message and baptized them at th ..read more

Whether you’re a newbie to Isaiah or a seasoned student, Scripture Notes can help you get into a study of Isaiah quickly using Avraham Gileadi’s resources on this incredible book of prophesy. Watch this video to see how to get going. Thanks for watching! Make sure you sign up for the Isaiah Institute conference here: https://bookofmormonisaiah.com/join ..read more

After posting the last video with Dave Butler on “Approaches to Scripture Study,” someone commented on YouTube that they were disappointed we didn’t dive deeper into one of the verses we were discussing in 2 Enoch 30 and to show how we would go about studying it using Scripture Notes. So last night we got together and did a study session on these verses that neither of us was familiar with. We believe this is valuable to not only see how you can use Scripture Notes for research, but also some methodology for anyone to research in the scriptures. Though I didn’t pop this up during the event, on ..read more

Join Avraham Gileadi this Sunday, March 17th at 3 pm Mountain time for fascinating insight into the upcoming eclipse, and the reversal of circumstances that happens between the Ephraimite Gentiles and the house of Israel in a very short time period. You can help prepare for this event by reading 3 Nephi 16, 20, and 21. Sign up here ..read more

Covering a range of topics, Dave Butler and I discuss techniques to scripture study and look at some specific examples on how to go deeper ..read more

Last week while doing a search in my scriptures, I stumbled on a verse in 2 Enoch 30 which stunned me. I had been reading somewhere about the four parts of the earth and wondered if there might be more meaning behind this phrase. The scriptures talk about the four parts, four corners, four winds, four quarters, etc…. The number four in Hebrew can mean: Divine revelation; complete harmony; sufficiency; completeness and perfection; totality; God’s creations; man; and glory So the four parts of the earth represent the complete creations of God. Some might suggest groupings like air, water, fire ..read more

When considering why certain relationships in your life are still struggling, have you ever taken inventory of yourself wondering what you were missing? Your heart is right; your love is strong; you’ve prayed without ceasing; you’re a truth seeker and have tried everything imaginable to make things better…  What do you yet lack? The answer that completely transformed my family culture — the grand clue for which I had searched so long — was found hiding in plain sight: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” As it turns out ..read more

Please join us, Tuesday, February 13th at 7 pm Mountain time, for a fascinating look into some basic elements of Egyptian religious thought, paralleled by a look into modern day religious thought. Then we will focus on parallels with LDS temples, and finally we will look at how it helps us understand the purpose of Christ’s atoning sacrifice. Bio: Kerry Muhlestein is a Professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU. He has a PhD in Egyptology from UCLA. He is the director of the BYU Egypt Excavation Project. He is also the author of scores of academic articles and ten books, including a book on an aspe ..read more

I love seeing word patterns in the scriptures, particularly when a word appears only or mostly in the Book of Mormon. In this example, the word is “encircle.” This word appears 24 times in the Book of Mormon, and once in the Doctrine and Covenants. Webster’s 1828 puts the definition as: ENCIR’CLE, v.t. ensur’cl. [from circle.] [.] 1. To inclose or surround with a circle or ring, or with any thing in a circular form. [.] 2. To encompass; to surround; to environ. [.] 3. To embrace; as, to encircle one in the arms. It’s this third definition I find fascinating. To be encircled by God can be calle ..read more