Challenge Completed!!

Well, I have completed this reading of The New Testament.  I liked the way the readings were divided out and enjoyed the study guide that went along with it.  Reading the selections with the overall theme in mind for each week made the reading more relevant and gave me a goal of what to read for.  I you ever get the itch to make a quick tour of the New Testament, I highly recommend this reading plan.  Generally speaking, each day’s reading took between 30-45 minutes.  Since I was mostly focused on reading fluently, I didn’t take a lot of time to read cross-references or make notes – just a couple of things when I felt really moved!  I was marking Joseph Smith Translation references, so that was factored into my reading time.  Another nice thing about this plan was the two “grace” days each week.  Because there are no reading assignments for the weekend, that gave me a little wiggle room.  I finished up weekly assignments on two different Saturdays.  It was nice not to get completely behind, just because I missed a day’s assignment.

So what next?  I’m thinking about The Old Testament.  We are studying this book in church this year as the text for Gospel Doctrine, so it’s a natural choice.  Unfortunately, I’m in Primary during Sunday School, so I haven’t been attending class – but I can still read the book.  I was looking around for something similar to New Thru 30 for the Old Testament.  Didn’t really find exactly what I was looking for, though there are LOTS of reading plans for reading the entire Bible in a year.  I finally decided I wanted to read the Old Testament chronologically.  My cobbled together plan fills out the rest of the year, with one day off each week.  Most of the reading assignments are only about 3-4 chapters, so the time commitment will probably be a little less.  We’ll see how it goes …

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