A Chapter a Day

All members are encouraged to read a chapter a day from the four Gospels and from 3 Nephi.

“Learn of me;” counseled our Lord Jesus Christ, “and ye shall find rest unto your souls” (Matt. 11:29).

As a means to build faith and increase our understanding of the Savior and his teachings, all members of the Church are encouraged by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve to more earnestly study the gospel on a day-to-day basis. It is recommended that all families immediately begin reading the scriptural books that detail the life of Christ, both in Palestine and in ancient America.

In the recently completed April general conference President Gordon B. Hinckley said: “Every Latter-day Saint has the responsibility to know for himself or herself with a certainty beyond doubt that Jesus is the resurrected, living Son of the living God. The Brethren of the Council of the Twelve are advocating that we read a chapter a day of the Gospels—that is, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the Bible; and Third Nephi in the Book of Mormon, particularly beginning with the eleventh chapter of Third Nephi where is found the account of Christ’s visit among the Nephites in this hemisphere” (Ensign, May 1983 p. 80).

“Come, follow me” (Luke 18:22), our Savior pled. To do so wisely, each of us must know as much as we can about his life and teachings.

Let’s begin now Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and 3 Nephi contain a total of 119 chapters. That’s 119 days that could influence our lives forever!

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