Introduction

I, like many people, have read the scriptures and study the gospel. From cover to cover, and from one Sunday School study guide to another, I have been able to find symbolism and truth in the stories and sermons of the ancient witnesses of God and His Son Jesus Christ. Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price; their stories are familiar to me like an old friend and the testimony they have helped me develop is a priceless treasure.

My name is Marinda and I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - or more commonly known as LDS or Mormon. This blog is a place where I would like to share my thoughts and impressions while endeavoring to study through the entirety of the Topical Guide published by my church on different gospel subjects. Each subject is a word, and the scriptures listed are selected places within the text of the books mentioned above where that word appears. I'm hoping to achieve a new level of understanding and testimony as I approach my gospel study from commonality between verses of scripture rather than chronologically.

I am not going to set an amount of time to finish this study, and I'm not going to promise to write everyday. The Topical Guide is 598 pages long and has 3513 sections, and though I have a goal to study the scriptures everyday - sometimes life happens. Though 3513 is a lot of topics to get through, not all topics have scriptures associated with them and merely reference other sections within the Topical Guide. The Topical Guide that I will be using can be found at scriptures.lds.org/en/tg/contents.

I hope that you, whoever you are out there, finds this blog interesting at the very least - and inspiring at the very most. Happy reading!

Disclaimer: I would like to say that I SPEAK ONLY FOR MYSELF. I AM NOT AN OFFICIAL SPOKES PERSON FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Everything I say are MY thoughts and impressions, so don't go off believing that the Church's doctrine is exactly how I say it. For the Church's official doctrine and beliefs, visit www.mormon.org or www.lds.org.