Sister Scriptorians

We will resume class on Thursday, January 10th at 10:30 am. Melinda will be teaching and the class will be held at Melinda's home . The lesson will be: Lesson 11: The Lord's Voice in the Doctrine and Covenants. The assigned readings are: Introduction  to  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants ;  Doctrine  and  Covenants  1:1–39 ;  5:10 . Ezra  Taft  Benson,  “The  Book  of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,”  Ensign,  Jan.  2005,  24–28. Hope to see you there! Also, we are looking for a teacher for Thursday, January 31st if any of you would like to volunteer. . . or if you have suggestions of someone you would like us to ask, please please let us know. 

Melinda Huyck will be teaching our class on December 13th. The class will be held at Jen Peacock's hom e. 2721 Jennifer Hope Blvd. Longwood, FL If anyone knows of Priesthood holders that are available on Thursday mornings, please let us know as we need a Priesthood holder to be in the building in order for us to hold class at the church. Melinda will be doing a mash-up class of both Lesson 8 and Lesson 9 , but focusing more on Lesson 9: Follow the Living Prophet. Here are the readings to prepare for class: Doctrine and Covenants 21:1–6 ;  28:2, 6–7 ;  43:1–7 ;  90:1–6, 16 . Russell M. Nelson ,  “Sustaining the Prophets,”  Ensign  or  Liahona,  Nov. 2014, 74–77. Hope to see you there!

This week we will be discussing Lesson 8: The Gathering of Latter-day Israel . Again, we will be able to meet at the church because there will be Priesthood Holders in the building guarding the nativities. If you have time to listen to podcast "Leading Saints" episode " Church Doctrine, Policy, & Leadership " (not sure if that link will work or if it would be best to look it up in your podcast app on your phone) an interview with Professor Anthony Sweat it will help with the first part of our discussion of the class. The readings are: □    Doctrine and Covenants  39:15 ;  45:62–67 ;  95:8 ;  110:9 ;  115:5–6 . □     Russell M. Nelson, “The Gathering of Scattered Israel,”  Ensign , Nov. 2006, 79-82 Hope to see you there!

This week for Sister Scriptorians class we will have the treat of hearing from one of our ward's beloved seminary teachers, Brother Dave Nielsen. It will be held at the church in the Primary room. The lesson will be from our Foundations of the Restoration manual and will be Lesson 7: Proclaim the Everlasting Gospel . Here are the assigned readings for the class: Doctrine and Covenants  29:4–7 ;  31:1–12 ;  34:5–6 ;  88:81 Neil L. Andersen ,   “It’s a Miracle,”  Ensign   or   Liahona,   May 2013, 77–80. L. Tom Perry,   “Bring Souls unto Me,”  Ensign   or   Liahona,   May 2009, 109–12. Hope to see you there!

This week's class will be taught by Melinda and will be Lesson 6: The Organization of the Church .  Here are the assigned readings: □     Doctrine and Covenants 1:30 □     Henry B. Eyring, “The True and Living Church,” Ensign , May 2008, 20-24

This week's class will be Lesson 5 The Restoration of the Priesthood .   Here are two questions to ponder before class:  How do you know that the Priesthood power is real? How does the Priesthood relate to the Atonement?  Here are the readings:  Jeffrey R. Holland, "Our Most Distinguishing Feature," April 2005 General Conference.  JS—History 1:68–72 Thomas S. Monson, “The Priesthood—a Sacred Gift,”  Ensign , May 2007, 57-60

We had a great discussion today led by our amazing Relief Society President, Josette Thebaud. We all could learn a lot from her especially on how to increase our faith in the power of prayer and fasting. She is incredible! Next week our class will be taught by Stacey Collins. We will be studying the fourth lesson in the Foundations of the Restoration manual The Book of Mormon--The Keystone of our Religion . The assigned readings for the class are: Doctrine and Covenants  19:26 ;  20:5–12 . Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion,”  Ensign , Nov. 1986, 4-7 Jeffrey R. Holland, “Safety for the Soul,”  Ensign , Nov. 2009, 88-90 No one signed up to share the spiritual thought that week and I forgot to bring the sign-up, so if you wouldn't mind sharing a thought, please let me know; otherwise, I will do it. :) Hope to see all of you that can make it next week!

This Thursday's class on October 18th will be The Coming forth of the Book of Mormon . Here are the assigned readings: Neal A. Maxwell, “By the Gift and Power of God,” Ensign , Jan. 1997, 36-41 “Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon and Restoration of the Priesthood,” chapter 5 in Church History in the Fullness of Times Student Manual, 2nd ed. (CES manual, 2003), 52-66 Doctrine and Covenants 17 Joseph Smith—History 1:29–54 . Thank you to Melinda Huyck for sharing our 5 minute "devotional/thought" at the beginning of next week's class. 

Thank you to Stacey for teaching our first class. If you weren't able to make it and would like to read the lesson, you can find it here . We will be holding class next week even though it is Fall Break. Melinda has generously offered the babysitting services of her older kids to help with the extra kids and we are thinking of maybe allowing them to play in the gym or in another room next week. However, if you would feel more comfortable keeping your children in the room with us, you are more than welcome to do that as well. Next week's lesson will be Lesson 2 "The First Vision" and will be taught by Melinda. Here are links to the suggested readings from the manual for this lesson: Joseph Smith History 1:1-26 Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Marvelous Foundation of Our Faith," Ensign , Nov. 2002, 78-81. If Melinda wants to add any additional readings, she will create a new post or add them in the comments of this post. Thanks to Lisa for being willing ...

Hello and welcome to our Sister Scriptorians page. Here you will find easy access to the upcoming week's suggested readings in order to best prepare for class. We are so excited to have you join us on this journey as we all help strengthen each other's testimonies and knowledge of the scriptures together. Our first class will be on Thursday, October 4th 10:30 to 11:30 am in the YW room of the Lake Mary Stake Center 2255 Lake Emma Rd, Lake Mary, FL.