Annotated LDS Scriptures

Probably more than any other course of study, The Annotated Doctrine and Covenants allows you to have a plethora of resources at your fingertips: The Scriptures; six volumes of the History of the Church; insights from the Institute and Teacher's manuals, biographies of important participants in the Restoration; Maps; and quotes from the General Authorities of the Church. Rather than choose what someone else might feel is important, the entire History of the Church is available, easily cross referenced, for you to find as little or as much as you need.

Doctrine and Covenants
These scriptures are cross referenced by	Quotes from Church General Authorities	Insights from Institute and Teacher's manuals	Teaching Emphasis as directed by CES	Stories from Church History
History of the Church	Six volumes of the History of the Church are included for your cross reference and study. You may find an event by page number, date or event. In addition, treatises of the Prophet Joseph concerning doctrines of the kingdom are highlighted in the table of contents. Each section is cross referenced to the History of the Church so that you may see what was happening at the time the revelations were received.
Biographies		As you meet important personages, whether in the pages of history or in the scriptures, you will find a brief character sketch is just a click away. In addition there are biographies of all the early apostles as well as the current twelve and all the presidents of the Church. Whenever possible pictures of these great men and women have been included.
Temple Doctrines	A listing of cross references to the History of the Church as the temple doctrines developed from Kirkland to Nauvoo
Maps	Includes maps of historic events as well as early church history
Pearl of Great Price	Includes the annotated Articles of Faith. The Joseph Smith History is contained within the History of the Church

Old Testament Highlights
Music	Fun songs such as “Jonah and the Whale,” “Ezekiel and the Wheel,” and “Go Down Moses,” have been included to add some fun to your lessons.
PowerPoint Presentations	The story of Judah, Joseph and the rise and fall of empires are a few of the presentations available for you to use on their own or incorporated into your own lessons.
Text Comparisons	You will find, clearly delineated, the comparisons of the Book of Moses with Genesis, OT Isaiah with the Book of Mormon Isaiah as well as the JST highlighted throughout.
Jeremiah	The Book of Jeremiah is presented in its current form in the OT as well as in its chronological sequence as delineated by the historical events that Jeremiah includes in his record.
Cross References	You will find the same system of cross-references as in the other Annotated Scriptures including General Authorities, Insights from noted scholars, Teaching Emphasis, Object Lessons and Stories
Graphics	MormonAds as well as Gospel Library Art are placed in their appropriate places as a reminder of their availability as you prepare your lessons.
Enjoy!

The Four Gospels are present in two views:

The Gospels in Harmony - You can view the chronological events of the four gospels with text appearing in parallel columns as that event applies to each book. In this view you may click the Book above any column to return to the chapter view.

All Joseph Smith Translations have been included and are noted in red while the Kings James text remains, highlighted in green.

Whether you are studying the gospels in harmony or by chapter, the same cross references, general authority quotes, stories and insights are available by merely clicking on the appropriate icon.

Comment	Matthew	Mark	Luke
The Temptation of Jesus	4:1 THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be ~~tempted of the devil.~~*with God.* 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, *and had communed with God,* he was afterward an hungred, *and was left to be tempted of the devil.* 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he *Jesus* answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.	Mark 1:11 1:12 And immediately the Spirit ~~driveth~~ *took* him into the wilderness. 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, ~~tempted of~~ Satan *seeking to tempt him;* and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:14	4:1 AND Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 ~~Being forty days btempted of the cdevil.~~ *And after forty days, the devil came unto him, to tempt him.* And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone.

The Gospels by Chapter - You will be able to navigate specific chapters within the gospels. If the comment beside the text you are studying is highlighted you may click it to see the parallel verses in the other books, as shown above. If the comment text is not highlighted then that is the only verse covering that subject.

Comment

Matthew

The Temptation of Jesus

4:1 THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be ~~tempted of the devil.~~with God.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, and had communed with God, he was afterward an hungred, and was left to be tempted of the devil.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he Jesus answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The Annotated Book of Mormon provides you a table of contents that allows you to pinpoint events within each chapter as well as have an overview of each book. If you want to go directly to the incident of Nephi breaking his bow all you need to do is click on number 3 of chapter 16 and you will go directly there.

Each chapter is annotated with quotes from general authorities, the writings of the Prophet Joseph Smith and insights from the Institute Manual and Teacher's Resource Manuals. There is a complete comparison of the Sermon at the Temple with the Sermon at the Mount and dozens of chiasms are diagramed for your use.

In addition you will find commentary by Arnold Friberg about his paintings, New Era posters, diagrams of major wars and other graphics to help you with your lessons.

JOURNEY of the party "south southeast" from the first camp to naham

16

The Broken Bow and the Liahona

The wicked take the truth to be hard
Lehi's sons marry the daughters of Ishmael
Nephi's bow is broken
The Liahona guides their course in the wilderness
Messages from the Lord are written on the Liahona from time to time
Ishmael dies; his family murmur because of afflictions.

JOURNEY TO THE ENCAMPMENT AT BOUNTIFUL

17

Nephi Builds a Ship

Nephi is commanded to build a ship
His brethren oppose him
He exhorts them by recounting the history of God's dealings with Israel
He is filled with the power of God
The Lord commands Nephi to stretch forth his hand to shock his brethren

JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND

18

Crisis at Sea;

Arrival

Exploration and Discovery

The ship is finished
The births of Jacob and Joseph are mentioned
The company embarks for the promised land
The sons of Ishmael and their wives join in revelry and rebellion
Nephi is bound, and the ship is driven back by a terrible tempest
Nephi is freed, and by his prayer the storm ceases
They arrive in the promised land.

Barb Gardner’s work career has spanned linotype to typesetting to WYSIWYG to webs and her teaching experience includes early morning and release time seminary as well as Institute at the University of Arizona and Arizona State Prison. Here she has combined her two great passions to create these annotated scriptures.

“For years I would sit down with my teacher’s manual, student manual, Institute manual, The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Church Hymnal and my scriptures to prepare lessons. Often I wished that I could literally throw them all up in the air in order to have one resource land back in my lap. A resource that would have everything integrated in its appropriate place. So that’s what I’ve done!”

The Annotated LDS Scriptures provide quotes, artwork, music and even such whimsy as “The Book of Mormon by Dr. Suess,” all available for you to cut and paste and use at will. Enjoy!