Four things: record a verse, write notes on it, link it to other things,
and find it all again later.
1. Adding a scripture
The Add Scripture page starts with a volume dropdown. Pick one
and the Book list populates with only that volume's books — the 39 books of
the Old Testament, the 27 of the New, the 15 of the Book of Mormon, all 138 sections
plus two Official Declarations of the Doctrine and Covenants, or the five parts of
the Pearl of Great Price.
Chapter and verse sit side by side, reading like a reference:
Chapter 32 : Verse 21. For the Doctrine and Covenants
the section is the book, so the chapter field disappears and you enter only
the verse — D&C 76:22 is Section 76, verse 22.
Volume drives the book list; chapter and verse read as a reference.
2. Notes stack, they never overwrite
Open any verse and you will find a note form. Write a thought, save it, and it
joins a numbered list. Come back tomorrow and add another. There is no limit and
nothing is replaced — the count beside the heading tells you how many notes a
verse holds, so you can see at a glance where your thinking has gathered.
3. Linking scripture to scripture
Below your notes is a form to link another scripture. Choose its volume, book,
chapter and verse, and optionally paste its text plus a note explaining the
connection.
Two useful things happen. First, if that verse is not in your collection yet, it
is created automatically — so you can link forward to something you have not
written up, then click through and fill in its text later. Second, the link is
bidirectional: open the verse you linked to and it shows the
original under "Linked Scriptures," tagged so you know it points back. You record
the relationship once and see it from both sides.
Links appear in both directions without duplicate entry.
4. Search across everything
One search box covers everything you have written. Each word you type must appear
somewhere — in verse text, a reference, a note, a link comment, or an adage.
Searching faith trials finds items containing both words, in any order and
any distance apart.
Matches are highlighted, and each result shows a 150-character preview of your
notes so you can tell what is there before opening it. Short words work too:
searching God or sin or joy returns results, which is not
true of many search systems.
Your data stays yours
Every verse, note, link, and adage belongs to your account alone. There is no
public view and no sharing. From your Account page you can export the whole
collection as a single file whenever you like.
