Week 1

The Nature of God

"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent" (John 17:3)

"If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 343).

Questions & Activities

• What are the characteristics of our Heavenly Father?
• What does it mean to be a spirit child of our Heavenly Father?
• Name several instances when God appeared to man.
• How can you come to know God?
• What experiences have led you to believe in God? Record them in your journal.
• How do you know that your Heavenly Father loves you?
• How will your relationship with your Heavenly Father influence what you do today?

Topical Guide

God, body of---Corporeal Nature

God, glory of

God, Justice of

God, manifestations of

God, Mercy of

God, Omniscience of

God, Power of

God the Father---Elohim, Eloheim

Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father

Man, Potential to Become Like Heavenly Father

Scriptures

Mosiah 4:4-12

D&C 76:1-5, 19-21, 130:1-3, 22

Acts 17:22-29

Articles of Faith 1:1

Bible Dictionary

Glory of the Lord

God

Other sources

Gospel Principles, chapter 1

A Marvelous work and a Wonder, chapter 2-3

Welcome to our blog

Starting January 1, 2012, we will be providing a weekly study topic from the scriptures. Our goal is to increase our faith and testimony of Christ. We welcome your comments and participation, and in fact feel that we learn and grow from one another.

Each week we will present a topic, a quote, a list of scriptures, questions to ponder, and additional resources. From this information, you can choose to spend five minutes each day or much longer. Don't feel guilty about what you are not doing, but challenge yourself to do more than you have done. We hope everyone will choose to BE IN THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY! Including Bishop Nelson's personal invitation to read the Book of Mormon by Easter is a very good way to be in the scriptures every day.

Each day we spend time taking care of our physical bodies. For example, we comb our hair, we brush our teeth, we prepare our meals, sometimes we even put on makeup! Each day, we need to address our spiritual needs and nourish our souls by partaking of His word.