Young women 'read-a-thon' helps promote personal scripture study

By Susan Turley

For the Deseret News

Published: Sunday, Jan. 22 2012 5:00 a.m. MST

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The young women in the Prattville Ward, Montgomery Alabama Stake, participated in a 15-hour Book of Mormon read-a-thon aimed at helping them develop a personal scripture study habit.

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t702

Las Vegas, NV

What a great idea not only for young women but also for young men

10:38 a.m. Jan. 22, 2012
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tyndale1

Pullman, WA

There is great power in the scriptures if we will pay the price to unlock them. This is accomplished through reading them over and over.

12:29 p.m. Jan. 22, 2012
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djk

blue springs, MO

this is a good article. when i was the mia maid leader 8 years ago my mia maids did this. we met at my home, had snacks, shared our favorite Book of Mormon scriptures then as a group we started the reading. only 3 of us made it through to Ether in More..

12:36 p.m. Jan. 22, 2012
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