Understanding the Scriptures, part 4 | March 16-22 2026 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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In part 4 of her understanding the scriptures series, Cindy Young explains the power of “replacing” words to improve understanding. She teaches three ways to do this: first, identify antecedents by replacing confusing pronouns with the nouns they refer to; second, replace unfamil...
Understanding the Scriptures, pt5 | Mar 23-39 2026 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture
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In this final part of her Understanding the Scriptures series, Cindy Young explains three types of scripture passages you’ll encounter—informational, stories, and sermons—how to identify them, and how to approach each. Informational sections (like genealogies, land descriptions, ...
The Power of the Pencil, pt2 | Apr 13-19 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture w Cindy Young
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In part two of “The Power of the Pencil,” Cindy Young teaches how annotating scriptures—writing short notes, single words, tags, or questions in the margins—can turn passive reading into active study. She explains tagging story sections at the top of pages to quickly find and rev...
The Power of the Pencil, pt3 | Jun 22-28 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture w Cindy Young
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After several weeks of a break, Cindy Young is back with the third and final segment of her Power of the Pencil series, where she teaches you ways that writing can elevate your scripture study. In this episode she talks specifically about 2 different approaches to journaling - on...
What’s the Point - Learn the Doctrine | Jul 6-12 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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This week we’re focusing on doctrine. What is it? How can you find it? And why it’s so important.
📖 This week's reading: 2 Kings 2-7
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Elder Bednar teaches about doctrine: https://religion.byu.edu/eternal-family/doctrines-principles-and-applications...
What’s the Point - Finding Principles | Jul 13-19 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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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 Josi...
What’s the Point - Application | Jul 20-26 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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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,...
Asking Mirror Questions | Aug 3-9 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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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 me...
The Layers of Isaiah | Oct 12-18 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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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: layer...
Searching for Repeated Ideas | Oct 19-25 | CFM Old Testament | Primarily Scripture with Cindy Young
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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 ...
