The following is excerpted from the Deseret News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reengaged with his dear friend, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal, of Oxford University and the Church of England, in another discussion of theology Tuesday at the 31st annual International Society Conference.
As part of that discussion, here’s what Elder Holland said to his friend about his approach to daily scripture study for 2021:
“The reference to scripture, Andrew, you and I have that in common from the beginning, a love of scripture. I’m marking a new set. It’s hard for me to read without a pencil. I need to highlight and I need to make arrows and make little notes in the margins. So, once I’ve been through a set of scriptures, I have to set them aside or give them away. Then I start a new set. I’m just starting a new set myself, and I’m reading concurrently the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants — the whole church is reading the Doctrine and Covenants this year — but we always are supposed to dabble as we can each day in the Book of Mormon, so I’m doing both of those in a kind of concurrent and parallel way. But in honor of my love for you and my devotion to things British, I’m also doing the Oxford Study Bible, which is the revised English version, a hard copy, a hardback and is a delightful work, which I am loving.
“Thirty years ago I’d gone through the new English Bible, but this has got some updated scholarship, a much more extensive series of footnotes, and of course the Apocrypha is included, which I find delightful and use from time to time. So in my little morning study, I’m running down three paths with the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants and the new English Version in its most recent form, and I think of you when I open that latter book and remember how much I love you, and how much I enjoy Oxford and how much I am anxious to have you come and teach at BYU.”
The Rev. Dr. Teal will be a visiting affiliate scholar at BYU’s Maxwell Institute in fall 2021.
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Rochelle HaleApril 12, 2021
Thank you, thank you Elder Holland for saying that you "dabble" in your Book of Mormon reading. It is difficult to keep up with our Come, Follow Me studies, Conference talks, etc., and regularly study this precious book. I am thankful for audio capabilities and all of the resources made available through the Gospel Library. Thank you for your example.
Carlos RoundyApril 9, 2021
Elder Holland is a fine example of finding light and truth in many places, and with a variety of other good people.