Sister Scriptorians



In 1979, President Spencer W. Kimball expressed a desire for our homes to be blessed with Sister Scriptorians[1]. What an amazing Invitation to Act! President Nelson has echoed this call for Sister Scriptorians several times since becoming President, including last week in General Conference. There are plenty of opportunities to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, so how am I carving out time in my schedule to accept the Prophet's invitations?



Invitation #1: “I invite you to study prayerfully section 25 of the Doctrine and Covenants and discover what the Holy Ghost will teach you.”
Promised Blessing: “Your personal spiritual endeavor will bring you joy as you gain, understand, and use the power with which you have been endowed.”
Invitations #2 and #3: “I entreat you to study prayerfully all the truths you can find about priesthood power. You might begin with Doctrine and Covenants sections 84and 107.”
Promised Blessings: “As your understanding increases and as you exercise faith in the Lord and His priesthood power, your ability to draw upon this spiritual treasure that the Lord has made available will increase. As you do so, you will find yourselves better able to help create eternal families that are united, sealed in the temple of the Lord, and full of love for our Heavenly Father and for Jesus Christ.”[2]
Invitation #4: “In the next six months, I hope that every member and every family will prepare for a unique conference that will commemorate the very foundations of the restored gospel. You may wish to begin your preparation by reading afresh Joseph Smith’s account of the First Vision as recorded in the Pearl of Great Price.”
Promised Blessing: “I leave with you my love and my blessing that each of you may become happier and holier with each passing day.”[3]
[1] https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1979/10/the-role-of-righteous-women?lang=eng
[2] Invitations #1-3: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/36nelson?lang=eng
[3] Invitation #4: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/57nelson?lang=eng

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