December 26- January 1
The purpose of the scriptures is to help you come unto Christ and become more deeply converted to His gospel. Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families can help you understand the scriptures and find in them the spiritual strength you and your family need. Then, in your Church classes, you will have opportunities to share insights and encourage your fellow Saints in their efforts to follow Christ.
Main points to ponder
I am responsible for my own learning. John 7:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; James 1:5–6, 22; 2:17; 1 Nephi 10:17–19; 2 Nephi 4:15; Alma 32:27; and Doctrine and Covenants 18:18; 58:26–28; 88:118.
I need to know the truth for myself. Luke 11:9–13; John 5:39; 7:14–17; Acts 17:10–12; 1 Corinthians 2:9–11; and Alma 5:45–46.
- Faith and Reason
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a “different” Jesus than “mainstream” Christians?
- Question: How does the Latter-day Saint view of the Atonement compare to the evangelical Christian view?
- Question: Why do Latter-day Saints not pray directly to Jesus Christ?
- Gospel Topics on LDS.org: “Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unequivocally affirm themselves to be Christians”
- Question: For Latter-day Saints, when our leaders speak, has the thinking been done?
- Question: Why did President Tanner say: “When the prophet speaks the debate is over”?
- LDS Newsroom: “Belief in prophets and apostles at the head of the Church does not mean that members blindly follow their leaders”
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School
The Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson (1): (December 26–January 1), Jonn Claybaugh
The New Testament in Context: Come, Follow Me Lesson 1- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 1, We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning
Ideas to Improve Your Personal Scripture Study: Ask Questions as You Study, Hales Swift- We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning, Hales Swift
- We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning: I Need to Know the Truth for Myself, Hales Swift
BYU Studies/RSC
- Jews and Greeks, Kent P. Jackson
- “Plain and Precious Things”, Kent P. Jackson
- What the Bible Means to Latter-day Saints, Kent P. Jackson
Book of Mormon Central
- Tyler Griffin & Taylor Halverson PART 1 | We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning| Dec 26-Jan 1 | Come Follow Me Insights
- Tyler Griffin & Taylor Halverson PART 2 | Intertestamental Period | Dec 26-Jan 1 | Come Follow Me Insights
Other Helpful Sources
- Lynne Hilton Wilson Come, Follow Me: New Testament with Lynne Wilson (Introduction)
- John Hilton III Seeking Jesus, Class 1: Introduction
- John Hilton III Seeking Jesus, Class 2: Learn of Me
- The Scriptures are Real – Kerry Muhlestein Keys to the New Testament from what happened between the Testaments
- BibleProject – New Testament Overview
- FollowHim – New Testament
