ACQUIRING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE- A.S.K.

NEW in INSTITUTE - A. S. K. !

 Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge   
  (Lesson 3 Class Preparation Material 2019 "Foundations of the Restoration") 

"Sometimes we discover new information that surprises us or sparks questions regarding the doctrine, practices, or history of the Church. How you frame your questions and where you turn for answers can either strengthen or weaken your faith. As you study how to acquire spiritual knowledge, identify principles that can help as you seek answers in the Lord’s way."  
                                                                          

 SEMINARY STUDENTS CAN REVIEW A.S.K.  in their seminary student journals or link-below                                            SEMINARY Doctrinal Mastery - Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge

A.cquiring S.piritual K.nowledge about Additional Scriptures

 The Lord Reveals Additional Scriptures

(lesson 14 new 2019 Foundations of the Restoration)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/foundations-of-the-restoration-teacher-material-2019/lesson-14-class-preparation-material-the-lord-reveals-additional-scripture?lang=eng

President Russell M. Nelson has noted, “Through [the Prophet Joseph Smith] we have received more pages of scripture than we have from any other prophet”                            (“Catch the Wave,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2013, 47).

 A.S.K. (Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge) 

       How can the Doctrine and Covenants help me receive more personal revelation?

Elder Steven E. Snow of the Seventy explains the power of the Doctrine and Covenants in the article   “Treasuring the Doctrine and Covenants” (Ensign, Jan. 2009, 50–53).

A.S.K. (Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge)

Where can I learn more about the book of Abraham?

Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, a trained Egyptologist, discusses the book of Abraham and provides a meaningful testimony of the importance of relying on revelation as we seek to acquire spiritual knowledge in his article “The Book of Abraham, Revelation, and You” (Ensign, Dec. 2018, 54–57). See also his article “Assessing the Joseph Smith Papyri: An Introduction to the Historiography of Their Acquisitions, Translations, and Interpretations,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, vol. 22 [2016], 17–49.

Dr. John Gee, an Egyptologist and Brigham Young University professor, explores various theories about the Joseph Smith papyri in his publications A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri (2000) (scholarsarchive.byu.edu) and An Introduction to the Book of Abraham (2017).

What is your vision in 20/20 ?

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President Russell M. Nelson  Jan. 1st 2020

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/blog/my-2020-invitation-to-you-share-the-message-of-the-restoration-of-the-saviors-gospel?lang=eng

My 2020 Invitation to You: Share the Message of the Restoration of the Savior’s Gospel

         "God loves all of His children and has a VISION  for each of us.

 Just as He listened to Joseph Smith's
     prayer in 1820, He listens to you and yearns to speak with you through the Spirit. "