Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young

Send us Fan Mail Host Cindy Young is back with a new guest - 9yo Maycie! Together they discuss family and personal scripture study, that understanding what you're reading is important, and how the terms Search, Ponder, and Pray can help your scripture study be more effective. Cindy assigns homework: read one of the reference scriptures for the Primary Song "Search, Ponder, and Pray.&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Host Cindy Young wraps up her visit with 12yo Ashlyn and they discuss what they learned. Ashlyn's biggest takeaway is that you'll miss things if you just read the scriptures quickly, and she mentions that there's probably still more to find in the verses they studied. Cindy encourages Ashlyn to do the "homework" of recording her thoughts in a journal and d...

Send us Fan Mail Cindy Young continues studying with 12yo Ashlyn. They read 1st Nephi chapter 1 verses 4-5 and discuss what Lehi did after he was told by prophets that Jerusalem would be destroyed. While we might not have the same kind of destruction in our own lives, we will all experience problems. We can follow Lehi's example and turn to the Lord in prayer when these problems come up. Supp...

Send us Fan Mail Host Cindy Young meets with 12yo Ashlyn and they read 1st Nephi 1:2-3 together. Ashlyn points out that language used in the scriptures is a little different from our modern language, but together she and Cindy find that we can still understand the scriptures if we slow down and think about it. Cindy finds Nephi's testimony and they add "testimony" to their list of t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first ever episode of Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young! This is a place dedicated to helping big kids learn how to STUDY the scriptures instead of just reading them. It's not hard, in fact our guests are kids like you who are learning to study. Primary means first or most important, and that's what the scriptures should be in your gospel learning. So g...

Send us Fan Mail Primarily Scripture host Cindy Young is joined by 11yo Vienna and together they discuss the importance of writing down the thoughts that come as you study the scriptures. Cindy teaches us that it can be like having a "conversation with heaven," and who wouldn't want a record of that?! But how do we know if this is "doctrine" or just Cindy's great idea...

Send us Fan Mail Cindy and 11yo Vienna begin studying 1st Nephi 1:1 in The Book of Mormon. They look for Jesus, not only by name, but with indirect references as well, and are surprised at how many they find in just one verse. Cindy and Vienna also discuss what "favored of the Lord" means, and begin a list in their journals of what they're looking for when they study the scriptures....

Send us Fan Mail Cindy and Vienna take another look at 1st Nephi 1:1 and explore footnotes. They talk about how to find them, and then follow a footnote reference to The Book of Enos where they find a similarity between Nephi and Enos, and a surprising connection to Vienna's everyday life.  Support the show And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and...

Send us Fan Mail Cindy asks Vienna to take a few minutes to write down thoughts about what they studied. She says, "the conversation with Heavenly Father is going to continue" and describes how journaling can lead from one thought to the next. Vienna and Cindy also discuss how much time went into studying only one verse and whether or not it was a waste of time, and how reading scripture...

Send us Fan Mail Here's a small taste of what's to come! This is Primarily Scripture, a place to help big kids learn simple strategies for getting the most out of their scripture study. And even though it's simple, it's also so effective that you’ll want to use these tips and tricks for the rest of your life. I’m your host, Cindy Young, and I love the scriptures! Come with me a...

Send us Fan Mail In this Primarily Scripture sneak peek, Vienna and I discuss the importance of scripture study to prepare to go to the temple, and also because it is the last days. There is a lot of evil in the world (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 2 Nephi 26:20-22) and many people call evil things good and good things evil (Isaiah 5:20). Therefore reading scriptures to strengthen your testimony and fight agai...

Send us Fan Mail Primarily Scripture host Cindy Young briefly explains the Parable of the Snowball to 11yo Vienna as they prepare to study in The Book of Mormon. Stay tuned for more episodes where Cindy will meet with children and youth to discuss tips and tricks for having a more meaningful scripture study. If they can do it, so can you!  Support the show And if you've found this helpful, th...