Send us Fan Mail

This week in Primarily Scripture we shift from “searching” tips to the practice of pondering, which means focusing on identifying and deeply considering what you find in scripture stories. Using Daniel 3, we ponder the feelings behind King Nebuchadnezzar’s threatening tone, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego’s bold courage and faith, and the king’s escalating fury that endangers even his own soldiers. This pondering leads to self-reflection about controlling temper and the idea that the natural man is an enemy to God. Then we talk about how pondering the “big picture” across several chapters can help us to better understand Nebuchadnezzar’s character and appreciate his later humbling and turn to the Lord.

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

This week we are in the book of Ezekiel, which is FULL of symbolism, so I’m giving you a simple 3-step pattern to help you understand symbolism better. First find the object’s literal meaning, next explore the context, and then relate it to a spiritual meaning. We work through a couple of verses and symbols together so you can see just how easy it is!

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

Cindy Young introduces this week’s Come, Follow Me reading (Jeremiah 31–33, 36–39; Lamentations 1 & 3) and teaches how to “search for what comes next” in the scriptures beyond simple if-then statements. Using Lamentations 3, she highlights how “though” and “yet” show that grief and consequences are not the end of the story because the Lord can still have compassion and mercy. She also reviews how “therefore” signals a dependent consequence, focusing on Lamentations 3:21 (“This I recall… therefore have I hope”) and models how to find what “this” refers to by looking backward and forward in the verses, connecting hope to humility, the Lord’s mercies, and compassions that are “new every morning.”

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

This week kicks off a multi-week focus on what to “search” for in scripture study! We use this week’s Come Follow Me reading in Jeremiah to demonstrate one of Cindy Young’s favorite methods. Focusing on Jeremiah 1 (especially verses 4–10 and 17–19), she highlights the promise “I am with thee” (Jeremiah 1:19) and shows how to find the same principle through repeated phrases and repeated ideas expressed in different words. She compares focused searching to noticing colors around you, encourages using her free worksheet at primarilyscripture.com, and suggests annotating insights so the Holy Ghost can help you remember them later. She invites viewers to look for this theme and others in Jeremiah, including agency and consequences, repentance, and the Lord reaching out in love through His prophet.

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

Welcome back to Primarily Scripture! 🎉 After a longer-than-expected break, Cindy Young is thrilled to be back in the studio — and diving into the final chapters of Isaiah (chapters 58–66).

In this episode, we explore one of the most fascinating features of Isaiah's writing: layered prophecy — where a single passage can speak on multiple levels at the same time. We zero in on Isaiah 61, the very verses Jesus Christ Himself stood up and read aloud to announce His ministry (see Luke 4). But here's the twist: those same words can be read as Isaiah's, as the Savior's, and even as yours.

Here's what we cover:

• 📖 Why Isaiah can be confusing — and why that's okay
• 🗝️ How prophecies can apply to the past, the present, and the last days all at once
• 🙌 The multiple layers of Isaiah 61: prophet, Messiah, and YOU
• 💛 Why you don't need to understand every verse to have a meaningful scripture study
• ✨ Encouragement to open your scriptures this week and find your own "nuggets of truth"

Isaiah doesn't have to be intimidating. You don't need to be a scholar — you just need to find something that draws you closer to the Lord. That's it!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• ✝️ Isaiah 61:1–2
• ✝️ Luke 4:18 (where Jesus quotes Isaiah 61)
• 📝 Free worksheets at primarilyscripture.com

Thanks for being patient while life got crazy, and welcome back. Let's get into the scriptures together! 📖💛

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

Learn how to transform your scripture study with "mirror questions" — a simple technique that helps you connect ancient stories to your everyday life. Using the story of Esther, Cindy shows you how to ask personalized questions using "I," "me," and "my" to make scripture study meaningful and memorable. Download the free worksheet at primarilyscripture.com!

📖 This week's reading: Esther

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

 In this episode of Primarily Scripture, Cindy Young explores how to find practical applications when studying scripture – moving beyond doctrines and principles to real, personal action in daily life. Using Elder Bednar’s Venn diagram and insights from For the Strength of Youth, this episode helps you understand that applying gospel truths is deeply personal and always your own responsibility.

📖 This week's reading: 2 Chronicles 14-20; 26; 30

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips

Send us Fan Mail

This week we're diving into gospel principles — the "WHAT" of the gospel — and how they're rooted in eternal doctrine. Using Elder David A. Bednar's teachings, we break down how to spot gospel principles in scripture, then apply that method to 2 Kings 16–25, focusing on King Josiah's covenant in 2 Kings 23:3–4.

📖 This week's reading: 2 Kings 16–25

Sources:

• Excerpt from Elder Bednar’s book, “Increase in Learning”: https://religion.byu.edu/eternal-family/doctrines-principles-and-applications
• Elder Bednar’s conference talk, “The Principles of My Gospel”: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/56bednar?lang=eng
• Cindy’s incomplete list of gospel principles: Agency * Accountability * Benevelonce * Charity * Chastity * Consecration * Diligence * Discipleship * Education/Knowledge/Learning * Enduring * Faith * Fasting * Friendship * Forgiveness * Gratitude * Hope * Honesty * Humility * Integrity * Leadership * Love * Ministering * Missionary work * Modesty * Obedience * Patience * Prayer * Progress/Become * Repentance * Reverence * Sabbath Day observance * Sacrifice * Scripture study * Service * Tithing * True (we believe in being) * Unity * Virtuous * Word of Wisdom * Work

Support the show

And if you've found this helpful, then please Subscribe, Follow, Like, Share, and leave a review. =o)

• YouTube
• Download Free Worksheets
• Sign Up for the Newsletter
• Instagram
• Facebook

Don't forget the parable of the snowball: listening to someone else talk about the gospel is like having snowballs thrown at you. Reading the scriptures is like making your own snowball. Taking the time to search, ponder, and pray about what you've read is like rolling the snowball around and around so that it grows and grows. So don't just listen to me - please go read for yourself so your knowledge and testimony can grow and grow!!

Come Follow Me Old Testament
Beginners Guide to Scripture Study
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
CFM 2026
Teens, Youth, Kids, Family
Primary
LDS
Latter Day Saint
Young Women
Young Men
Temple
Aaronic Priesthood
Scripture Study
Study Tips