Please Pass the Scriptures

by John Hilton III

Teenagers, young adults, and even adults will find nuggets of great information and valuable tools to deepen personal scripture study. This book is ideal to help anyone get excited about the scriptures. You'll learn... How to keep a record of what you've read How to memorize scriptures How to find and use scripture one-liners How to apply gospel principles you discover How to study by topic How to mark your scriptures (as well as President Hinckley's invitation to mark the Book of Mormon)

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Lds, Spirituality, Church

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2007

Reviews

[Trace · Rating 5 out of 5]

March 21, 2015 - this was my second read-through. I still give it 5 stars. Full disclosure: It is written for an audience that is a different Christian denomination than I. What didn't apply, or what I couldn't adapt, I just skipped but there was remarkably very little that I had to skip. I will add this to my to-read list for next year as well.


May 2014 review:
Despite the fact that this book is geared towards Christians of a different denomination, I found this to be one of the best books on scripture study that I've ever read. Learned a lot of new-to-me techniques. I'm not of the LDS faith, but I have found that they are very intentional in their bible study and therefore I'm not surprised that they have wonderful study tools such as this book.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a little dated but still has great and applicable scripture study ideas. The book is geared towards youth, but we can all apply the ideas to improve our scripture study time and be more engaged in applying what we learn, seeking answers, and finding connections.

[Hannah]

This particular download hasn't worked for me yet, but the other seven did. So at least those seven will probably migrate from my to-read to read at some point =).



As a part of his doctoral studies, John Hilton III is "studying what happens when books are made available for free." He worked with "Deseret Book and they have made 8 of their books available for free." They can all be downloaded at http://deseretbook.com/free. Several of the books are ones you might be interested in. The books are:

1. Please Pass the Scripture (by John Hilton III).
2. What I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Single (by John Bytheway).
3. Women at the Well (by Richard and Jeni Holzapfel).
4. Digging Deeper (by Robert Eaton).
5. 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know (by Brent Top and Bruce Chadwick).
6. Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex (by Brad Wilcox).
7. Saving Kristen (by Jack Weyland). (fiction)
8. The Hidden Path (by C.B. Andersen). (fiction).


I recommend that you go download them all and save them for future reference as they will only be available online for free for a short time.

[Danette · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been really helpful. Some of the ideas are good reminders and some are new ways to study. I hope to get my family to read this to help them with their scripture study.
I finally finished the last two chapters, not because of the book, because of life. I didn't have alot of extra time to read extra things. This is well worth the time to read and do the activities for each chapter. We will keep this around to re-read and re-invigorate our scripture study.

[Shanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book is geared for seminary & institute students, I personally got so much out of it that I'm planning a series of Family Home Evenings on scripture study using the techniques and ideas presented in Please Pass the Scriptures. I took it a chapter at a time and took notes so it took me a while to get through it, but that's the whole point! A book to OWN, especially if you have seminary age children.

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book on a sale rack for very cheap; it is geared toward teens but had good insight to studying the scriptures. I mostly skimmed the book looking for ways to spice up our family scripture study and the author had some good ideas to use individually and collectively.

Now the trick is to actually implement some of the things I learned as well as to encourage my teenager to read the book.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I send my teens to study the scriptures, but too often they just read a chapter. This book has brief chapters on HOW to Study the scriptures, along with short assignments for improving your scripture study. He recommends prayer before you begin, having a place to record your impressions, and several other great ideas. My kids are now reading it and implementing the ideas. Scripture reading is turning into scripture study.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I went to a couple of the author's classes at BYU Education Week and really enjoyed them. This book is directed at the youth, but I found it just as applicable to adults. It is more of a workbook for enriching scripture study with various tools you can use and challenges to do so at the end of each chapter. I read it through to get a general idea and am excited to go back and read again and apply the principles. My husband and I decided to use it for Family Home Evening.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked how John Hilton gave many different ideas and encouragments for STUDYING the scriptures. Not just reading. Most of them I knew, but I liked examples and other things about scriptures he wrote about. He has 'homework' at the end of each chapter. You apply what you just learned. Chapters are 3-4 pages long. SO they are quick reads.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a must for the person who is trying to learn how to really study the scriptures. It is written for high school age youth, which made it perfect for me! Contains lots and lots of tips on how to "dig in". I'll definitely be using what I learned in my seminary class this year.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another free ebook on deseretbook.com. I didn't realize until part way through that this book was geared towards teens. A quick read with some good ideas, especially if you don't already have a system for reading your scriptures. I think it would be a great book for youth.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful motivation and reminders of whys and hows of reading the scriptures. Picked it up at a church bookstore as a $5 weekly special. Basic and helpful inspiration and ideas.

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

need to buy this one. Excellent ideas and suggestions on studyign the scriptures

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am learning a lot from this book. I have known a lot of this, but now it is making sense to me. I guess I am at a stage in my life that I need to be doing some of the things.

[Lara · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great book for kids 14 and under.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book, a lot of great ideas. It was written a little more to teen-agers or college students, but great as a help to improve scripture study.

[Stella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book. The many true stories in it, made me realize that when we make a commitment to God, he expects us to seriously keep it. I wonder how God tolerates man's fickleness.

[Calli · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this was written with YA in mind, I found that it had much useful application for my own scripture study.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

One to return to in the future and use as reference