Scriptures, Writing of

     The scriptures are a permanent link to God and His covenants and thus a permanent link to joy, peace, hope, prosperity, knowledge, and repentance. The writing of scriptures is inspired, pure, and permanent. When you read the scriptures, you learn more and more of your identity - both physical ancestry as well as spiritual ancestry. You learn of covenants, of promises, of Christ. The more you learn, the more you are filled with hope. The scriptures are a source of purity (of language, of doctrine, of repentance). They have a power unlike anything on earth - use them, read them, know them, teach from them.

*Ex 32:16(Deut 4:13, Deut 5:22, Deut 10:4) Strong emphasis that scriptures are God's

*Ex 34:27 - It is through scripture that God has made a covenant with His people

*Psalms 102:18 - Scriptures are written for future generations - "the people created" will praise the Lord

*Isaiah 30:8 - By writing it down, it will be forever and ever

*Jeremiah 36:3-8 - by the mere hearing of scripture, people will turn from evil ways.

*Ezekiel 37:15-22 - Sticks of Joseph &Judah shall come together and be "one in thine hand" - scriptures are symbolic of nations.

*Mal 3:16-17 - Your name will be written in the book of remembrance and you will be spared.

*Moses 6:5,46 - A book of remembrance, written by finger of God, keeps pure language, teaches children.

*John 21:24 - Scriptures are testimony of those who wrote them.

*Acts 15:23 - The apostles and elders sent out letters to teach(kind of like General Conference)

*Rom 15:4 - Scriptures are written for our learning, that through their patience and comfort we might have hope. LEARNING = HOPE.

*1 Cor 10:11 - Everything in the scriptures happened for our example, our admonition

*2 Cor 1:12-13 - testimony, simplicity, sincerity

*2 Cor 2:9, 1 John 1:4, 2 Peter 3:1 - Scriptures were written to see if we would be obedient to all things and to stir our minds to remembrance and also that our joy may be full(obedience=fullness of joy)

*1 Ne 3:3, 5:10-22 - Scriptures have history, genealogy, prophecies - some people have risked their lives for scriptures.

*1 Ne 14:26 - Some scriptures are sealed in their purity, waiting to come forth in due time of the Lord

*1 Ne 19:6-7 - Nephi doesn't write anything unless it's sacred, great worth to the body and the soul.

*2 Ne 3:12 - The fruit of Judah and Joseph will both write, they will work together to do many things. Purpose of Scriptures: 1)Confound false doctrine 2)Lay down contentions 3)Establish peace 4)Give knowledge of latter-days 5)Give knowledge of covenants

*2 Ne 3:17 - Sometimes the Lord makes people mighty in writing, but not in speaking. If so, the Lord always provides a spokesman. Being mighty in writing is because God writes unto the servants His law "by the finger of mine own hand."

*2 Ne 4:15-16 - Nephi ponders scriptures continually and writes them for the learning and the profit of his children. He writes the things of his soul = things he delights in the Lord.

*2 Ne 6:3-4 - When Jacob teaches the people, he teaches from the scriptures - that they may learn and glorify God - read Isaiah. *REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE A MOM TO ALWAYS USE THE SCRIPTURES.    

*2 Ne 25:23 - Those who write, do so to persuade children and brethren to believe in Christ, be reconciled with God.

*2 Ne 29:10-14 - The Lord has commanded all men to write, for we will be judged from our books.

*Jacob 1:2 - Everything Jacob wrote was what he considered "most precious"

*Jarom 1:2 - Jarom wrote for benefit of Lamanites, his fathers wrote the plan of salvation

*WofM - Hopes Moroni will write of people and of Christ that some day it will help them.

*Alma 37:1-12 - Scriptures have genealogy(give people identity), have holy protection, saved for wise purposes, handed down from one generation to another, will retain brightness(defy natural laws), enlarge memories, convince people of errors, bring knowledge of God(salvation, knowledge of Christ, repentance, rejoicing).

*3 Ne 27:26 - We will be judged from the scriptures - did we obey all its commandments?

*Ether 3:22 - Languages are confounded - you can only read by power of God while in the Spirit.

*Ether 4:1, Moses 2:1, D&C 76:36, D&C 90:32, D&C 9:4, D&C 24:1 -Writing is a calling and a commandment

*D&C 104: 58-59 - Purpose of scriptures(fullness = continual revelation)to build church and kingdom and to prepare people to dwell with Him.

*D&C 107:57 - Adam's prophecies are written in book of Enoch

*Moses 6:5-6 - A book of remembrance - all called by God, written by language that was pure and undefiled.

*Abraham 1:28 - Abraham writes chronology back to creation

*JSH 1:67 - Oliver wrote for Joseph

*D&C 18:34-35 -  The words written are of God, not man, given by the Spirit, only by His power can we have them.

***************D&C 63:56 - You need to be meek with good intentions or the Lord will not accept your offering(writing)****remember this when you write

*D&C 68:4 - When servants speak by the Holy Ghost - it is scripture.

*D&C 94:10 - The Lord dedicated a whole building to printing

*2 John 1:12, 3 John 1:13 - He has many things to write, but joy is full speaking face to face.