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Oak Norton - Just trying to share a love of the scriptures with others.

Eyes to see, ears to hear
Jan 28

How do I Obtain Eyes to See and Ears to Hear?

Last week we had Dave Butler on as a guest webinar speaker. At the beginning of the webinar as I was introducing him, I shared that I had purchased his book “Plain and Precious Things” and that I barely got 10 pages into the book and it took me 2-3 hours. On page 9 he […]

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Leading Saints How to Prepare a Church Talk Interview
Jan 14

Leading Saints Interview on Preparing Sacrament Meeting Talks

Kurt Francom of Leading Saints podcast interviewed me this past week and I had the opportunity to show how to research to prepare a talk using Scripture Notes. You can watch the video on this page or directly on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/live/qVRKqWJ5u4s?si=_2Cb9JdQUHj2nMLG). This would be a great video to share with others to see the power […]

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This is the way
Dec 17

This is The Way

Recently, while reviewing scriptures on covenants, I came to Moses 7:52. And he sent forth an unalterable decree, that a remnant of his seed should always be found among all nations, while the earth should stand; I wondered about the word “unalterable” and where else in scripture that word might appear. What else is “unalterable?” […]

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A scriptural approach to temple doctrine with Cory Jensen and Meghan Farner
Dec 10

A Scriptural Approach to Temple Doctrine Webinar

Author Cory Jensen and podcast host Meghan Farner share the inspiration, process, and personal insights that lead to the creation of the first-of-its-kind online temple class, “House of Learning: Understanding the Doctrine of the Temple.” Cory Jensen is the author of 3 books on preparing for, understanding, and completing your endowment. They are fascinating books […]

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Infinite Degrees of Glory
Dec 03

There are Infinite Degrees of Glory

I remember some years ago in a stake conference one of the speakers shared a quote that blew my mind. The quote related to 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 where Paul is talking about resurrected bodies being of varying degrees of glory. There are 3 broad categories we know as celestial, terrestrial, and telestial, which are respectively […]

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Saving and Marking a Chiasm
Nov 26

Saving and Marking a Chiasm using 3 Nephi 20

After receiving an email from Avraham Gileadi’s Isaiah Institute this week which included the outline of a chiasm in 3 Nephi 20, I wanted to show a few ways you can save something like this in Scripture Notes, and a trick for how to mark it up. Check it out here.

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How to search the scriptures - for beginners to advanced
Nov 19

Searching the Scriptures Video Series

This week I thought I would make some videos to help you understand how to search the scriptures in deeper ways. There will probably be more videos coming in this series which you will find on our YouTube channel, but here are the first 3 in increasing complexity. I guarantee you’ll learn something from these […]

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