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Ezra 1; 3–7; Nehemiah 2; 4–6; 8
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Reading Plan
Monday
- Verse of the Day: Ezra 3:12–13
- Video: Casey Paul Griffiths, Rebuilding Jerusalem and Ourselves (Ezra, Nehemiah)
- Scripture: Ezra 1:1–11
- Scripture: Ezra 3:1–13
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: Ezra 5:1–2
- Video: Lynne Hilton Wilson, Understanding the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
- Scripture: Ezra 4:1–24
- Scripture: Ezra 5:1–17
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: Ezra 6:3
- Video: Taylor Halverson, Ezra Reinstates the Passover to Remember God (Ezra 6–7)
- Scripture: Ezra 6:1–22
- Scripture: Ezra 7:1–28
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: Nehemiah 2:12
- Video: John Hilton III, Nehemiah Rebuilds Jerusalem's Wall (Nehemiah 2–4)
- Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1–20
- Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1–6
Friday
- Verse of the Day: Nehemiah 5:19
- Video: Marianna Richardson, Who was Nehemiah in the Bible? (Nehemiah 4–5)
- Scripture: Nehemiah 4:7–23
- Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1–19
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: Nehemiah 6:9
- Video: BibleProject, Overview: Ezra-Nehemiah
- Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1–19
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: Nehemiah 8:16–18
- Video: Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye, Why is the Feast of Tabernacles Significant to Latter-day Saints? (Nehemiah 8)
- Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1–18
Bibliography
Ezra & Nehemiah
Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Dana M. Pike, and David Rolph Seely, Jehovah and the World of the Old Testament: An Illustrated Reference for Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 2009), 360–373.
Adam D. Lamoreaux, “The Work of Ezra and Nehemiah,” in Studies in Scripture, vol. 4: 1 Kings to Malachi, ed. Kent P. Jackson (Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1993), 373–385.
Nehemiah 8
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Quote Long Passages of Scripture? (1 Nephi 19:22),” KnoWhy 473 (October 4, 2018).
Nehemiah 9
Book of Mormon Central, “How Does Christ “Seal You His”? (Mosiah 5:15),” KnoWhy 558 (April 21, 2020).