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| − | On this site you can read and provide commentary on [http://mormon.org Mormon] scripture, or in other words, the Standard Works for [http://lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. The Standard Works for the Church include: [[The Old Testament]], [[The New Testament]], [[The Book of Mormon]], [[Doctrine & Covenants|The Doctrine & Covenants]] and [[The Pearl of Great Price]].
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| − | Content in four categories:
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| − | # Exegesis: Explanation and analysis of the scriptural text in question
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| − | # Lexical notes: Notes about the meaning or origin of words
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| − | # External links: Links to information outside this site connected to this scripture
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| − | Help is needed to create this free resource. We are just getting started so it is an exciting time to contribute your ideas. There are [[how to help|lots of ways]] to help, but the most important is to create and improve the content of this site. It's easy for anyone to do this--keep reading.
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| − | ==Getting started==
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| − | Anyone can add or edit content on this site. Here are some simple steps to get started.
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| − | # Take a quick read of site [[policies]]
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| − | # Find a section of scripture you are interested in (see below)
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| − | # Add and revise content by clicking the edit link
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| − | # Click "Show preview" to verify what you are about to post
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| − | # Don't forget to "Save page" when you are done
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| − | Finally, if you haven't done so already, please [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]. Though we allow anonymous edits, by creating an account you help create a sense of community here. Further, when you log in, certain personalized features of this site will be available to you that are not available to anonymous users.
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| − | ==Finding scriptures==
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| − | ===Drilling down to scriptures===
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| − | You can find the scripture you are looking for by drilling down through these links.
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| − | * [[The Old Testament]]
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| − | * [[The New Testament]]
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| − | * [[The Book of Mormon]]
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| − | * [[Doctrine & Covenants|The Doctrine & Covenants]]
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| − | * [[The Pearl of Great Price]].
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| − | ===Searching for scriptures===
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| − | Alternatively you can type in the reference to any verse in the Standard Works and go directly to its commentary page. To do this, you'll need to use the standard abbreviations used in the footnotes of the scriptures published by the Church. For example, type:
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| − | * [[1 Ne 16:28]], but not 1 Nephi 16:28
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| − | * [[Mosiah 5:2]], but not Mos 5:2
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| − | * [[Philip 2:5]], but not Phil 2:5
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| − | For a complete list of standard LDS abbreviations, click [[standard LDS abbreviations|here]].
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| − | ==Help==
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| − | If what you really need is something fixed rather than help, check out the [[feedback]] page.
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| − | For help see
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| − | * [[Help:Editing]]--Basic help editing articles
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help Wikipedia's help pages] are a great source since they use the same platform we do on this site
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| − | * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide MediaWiki User's Guide]--An exhaustive help guide to all things media-wiki (the platform this site is built on)
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| − | * [[TheStandardWorks:Sandbox|Our Sandbox]]--Go here to experiment with editing--a great way to learn by trying.
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