However, the smartphone is great for quickly adding a thought or two to your mind map while on the go. While you can create mind maps on your smartphone, it is not something you will want to do for an extended period.

One thing to keep in mind is mind mapping is more comfortable using a large screen such as your desktop computer, or tablet. The map helped me put all of the pieces together. I began to see the relationship of the Book Mormon to the Gentiles, Jews, and the House of Israel. After creating a mind map, its purpose becomes much clearer. A list of popular mind mapping apps is at the end of this post.įor me, the Title Page of the Book of Mormon is a difficult read because of the grammatical structure. In the early 1960’s a new way of outlining was introduced by Tony Buzan, a graduate of the University of British Columbia in psychology, English, Mathematics and General Sciences, and inventor of Mind Mapping.Īccording to Mind/Maps Unleashed, “mind mapping is a powerful graphic technique that increases your creativity and productivity because it’s an excellent tool to let you generate more ideas, identify relationships among the different data and information, and effectively improve your memory and retention.”īuzan’s concept of mind mapping started with colored pencils and paper, but has evolved in the digital age to powerful and fun applications. Creating an outline of verses, or a chapter provides clarity, reveals new insights, and brings forth further questions. Their purpose is to provide a way for us study it out in our minds, to ponder, and to know of what we need to inquire of the Lord so that the Spirit can work within us. However, they are only tools, and of little value without the Spirit’s guiding hand. Each of these books provides excellent suggestions for making your scripture study a rich spiritual experience. Faulconer, and, of course, my book Digital Scripture Study for the Busy Latter-day Saint. Cook, Scripture Study Tools and Suggestions by James E. To name a few”, Searching the Scriptures: Bringing Power to Your Personal and Family Study by Gene R. There are plenty of books on the subject of scripture study. Regardless of how we study the scriptures, there is always room for improvement.

How do you study the scriptures? Do you explore by topic? Use Footnotes? Make notes as impressions come? A combination of these and other methods?

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