Recently during our family scripture study, we read 2 Nephi 25:26 which says, “And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.”

Recently, I also received a question from a follower (a question I have heard and received many times) asking “How do I build a relationship with Christ?”. A similar question asked was “How can I come to know Jesus Christ personally?”

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Have you ever asked a similar question? I know I have many, many times..

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One specific way we have to come to know Jesus Christ is through scripture study.

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Several years ago, when we started Come, Follow Me, my family and I had a mini family council to decide what we were going to do for family scripture study. We decided we would read and discuss a small section of scripture each night.

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If you have followed me for a while, you know I talk about Floors (bare minimum), Stairs (everything in between), and Ceilings (our ideal).

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​CEILING: Our ideal for family scripture study would be every night (remember our ideal is our very best and is something we do not reach all the time).

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​STAIRS: We hardly ever read seven nights together in a week, it’s more like 3-4 times per week (I have a teenager and two young adults who are currently home off and on because of college).

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​FLOOR: Keeping it real, there are some weeks it is only once or twice– and every once in a great while we read 6-7 times per week.

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During our mini family council it was also decided that I would be the one to choose which scriptures we read. The past few years, most of the verses I have chosen teach about the life, the mission, the characteristics and attributes, and the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

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Why have I focused the verses we read specifically on Jesus Christ? Because reading and learning and talking about Jesus Christ helps us to know and recognize Him working in our lives.

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As Brother Jan B. Newman, of the General Sunday School presidency taught in the October 2023 General Conference, “The voice of the covenant….is preserved powerfully in the scriptures. It is there that our children will come to know Jesus.” I will add that in the scriptures YOU and I come to know Jesus, too!!

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To help us focus our scripture study on Jesus Christ, I will be compiling  specific verses for our weekly Book of Mormon reading. 

I intentionally grouped them in small readings–sometimes there is only one verse, or two, or three (and every once in a while there are 4-5 verses).

The weekly readings will follow the same weekly reading blocks as outlined in Come, Follow Me.  The full manual “Book of Mormon 2024: Come, Follow Me For Home and Church” is available at churchofjesuschrist.org or on the Gospel Library App. 

Each weekly PDF will include 7 scriptures about Jesus Christ: His life, His mission, His character and attributes and His atoning sacrifice. Also included are reflection questions and a few study ideas. There is also a page to write your own notes and impressions as you learn. 

How can these 7 scripture passages about Jesus Christ be used?

1. Read and discuss them during your family scripture study
2. Read and ponder these few verses for your personal scripture study
3. As you read the verses, mark the names of Christ (also mark the pronouns that refer to Christ in the verses–Jesus Christ is all over in the Book of Mormon)
4. Share one of the passages with a friend or ministering sister during the week
5. Journal how the verses can help you come to KNOW Jesus Christ
6. ___________ (you fill in the blank–I know there are many more ways)

I hope this helps as you and your family come to know and love Jesus Christ and see Him working in your life.