Card of the week: Fasting and Service

 Verse:  OT, Isaiah 58:6

Text: “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens...”

Verse Rule: ABILITY: Add (S)(S) if you sacrificed another Fasting verse to play this verse.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Life, Fasting
Icons: (L)

When I first made this card, I thought about a couple of other scriptures. One is in Matthew 6:16. It says, “Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”

Another is: D&C 59:14-15. That one says this: “Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.

“ And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—”

The whole point of fasting is that it should be a joyful gift. Part of making it a joyful gift is doing service while fasting. Give up your own food and comfort, and take care of someone else’s needs. That includes, obviously, a generous fast offering, but it can also be more direct service and gifts of time and effort.

This verse is also in the fasting deck that I made and offer. The idea of the deck is to have 3 copies of each other fasting verse, and other verses that help return verses from the discard. In that way, you can accelerate your own icons to complete books and receive blessings!


This verse may be found in the Learning Game set, the Fasting Deck,  and the Scripture Mastery Set!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the week: Future Perfect

Verse:  GConf April 2017, Dieter F Uchtdorf, Sun AM Sess

Text: “God knows you perfectly. He loves you perfectly. He knows what your future holds.”

Verse Rule: DISCARD 2: Seek any verse, then end your turn.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Faith
Icons: FF

This “verse” is one of the Latter-Day voices set, and the text is taken from General Conference of April 2017. I loved hearing this reassuring quote in conference. It’s a chance to look forward into the future with faith that Heavenly Father loves me and has all prepared for me. While I still need to my part, it’s good to know that the path is there.

With that in mind, I made this verse able to reach “into the future” and pull forward another verse from your deck. This allows you to pull one of the verses needed for a combo to your hand.

This is an amazing ability, so I had to make sure that it had some limitations. First of all, It’s a DISCARD 2 rule. That means that you’ll have to discard a total of three verses to be able to seek one. Second, you’ll end your turn immediately after the play, so you’ll have to wait a turn to be able to use the verse you just drew.

All of that means that it’s a Power Verse. It’s a great one to include in just about an combo-based deck!

This verse may be found in the Latter Day Voices Booster Pack!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the Week - The City on the Hill

Verse:  Matthew 5:14

Text: “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

Verse Rule: Unique, ALSO, ABILITY: When you play any other verse, you may set another chosen verse into the same chapter.
Sacrifice Cost: 3
Markers: Pearl
Icons: Pearl

This scripture is a great one, where Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, tells his followers to go out and do good, and flavor the world (verse 13) or light it up (verse 15,16). The point is summed up in verse 16, to “glorify your Father which is in Heaven”. It’s interesting that we increase God’s glory by serving his children.

This card is a powerful one, that can really speed up your chapter-building. You play it, and from that point on, you set a verse every time you play a verse. That can accelerate things quickly.

To keep things from getting too out of hand, however, we made it unique, so that it can’t be played again. So, if your opponent plays it, close out the chapter it’s in as soon as you can, or play something that removes verses from the tabletop!

This verse may be found in the Scripture Mastery Set!

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the week: Show Me My Weakness

Verse:  Ether 12:27

Text: “And if men come unto me, I will show unto them their weakness.”

Verse Rule: You may reveal 2 other chosen verses with a sacrifice cost of 0 or 1 instead of sacrificing to play this verse.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Trials
Icons: Faith Trials

Here's a Book of Mormon verse this week!
This verse goes on to assure us that when we humble ourselves, our weaknesses turn into strengths. This is one that has helped me many times throughout my life as I’ve faced my own weaknesses and challenges.

In game, this one allows you to drop a card for free, which can be a nice move in the play phase. That’s especially if you’re about to close out a book and receive some verses from your blessing stack!

This verse may be found in the Learning Game set and the Scripture Mastery Set!

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Know the Law

Verse Database: Know the Law
ID: PRO-SM-012 BSC SMLegacy Learning

Verse:  OT, Joshua 1:8

Text: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: You may search your deck for another chosen verse with a "Law" Marker, and add it to your hand.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Wisdom, Law
Icons: S W    

The early books of the Old Testament are often referred to as “The Law and The Prophets”. This verse is one of the great Prophets, Joshua, declaring the importance of the Law.

Many years and lives later, the Law would become twisted and overly important, and Jesus would fulfil the law and teach its deeper meaning.

Combos, tips:  This verse could be an important part of a Law deck, allowing you to seek another Law verse. See: Love Thy Neighbor, The Ninth Commandment, others
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Verse Database: Choose Wisely

Verse Database: Choose Wisely
ID: PRO-SM-011 BSC SMLegacy Learning

Verse:  OT, Deuteronomy 7:4

Text: “For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you”

Verse Rule: ABILITY: If this verse is in a non-Trials chapter, any opponent with a verse in that chapter must discard a chosen verse from his/her hand in his/her end phase.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Trials
Icons:     T

This verse was a little bit difficult to express in game terms. I finally decided that it would cause ongoing troubles in the form of the discard.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Love Thy Neighbor

Verse Database: Love Thy Neighbor
ID: PRO-SM-010 BSC SM Legacy


Verse:  OT, Leviticus 19:18

Text: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:”

Verse Rule: During your turn, you may give this verse from your hand to another chosen player's hand. You may then set one chosen verse from your hand.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S     L

In the making of the game, we tried to a number of things that would make Seeker’s Quest be both cooperative and competitive. We wanted to reward actions that benefited your opponents by giving you benefit as well. This verse is an example of that.

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Verse Database: God and Moses

Verse Database: God and Moses
ID: PRO-SM-009 BSC Learning SM Legacy

Verse:  OT, Exodus 33:11

Text: “And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Seek: "Man/Men"
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Histories
Icons:    H  L

We, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints believe that God has always spoken with prophets. He did so in ancient days, and he does again, now.

Combos, tips:  This is a great verse to use to fetch up The Work of God or The Glory of God. If you have both of these in a chapter, you can close it up as a book, regardless of the icons. Having a verse like this one to get those two verses into your hand can speed up that process!
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Errata:    Revised, verse rule previously read: EFFECT: Keyword: "Man/Men"

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-008 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:16

Text: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    T

Here’s another verse from the 10 Commandments. It’s a Law verse, because, of course, Moses is The Lawgiver. There are other verses (like Know the Law) that let you seek or set Law verses, so it could be a good basis for a deck!

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Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment

Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-007 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:13

Text: “Thou shalt not kill”

Verse Rule: DISCARD:Negate the effect of a chosen verse that removes one verse from the tabletop. OR, ABILITY: No verse effect can remove a “Law” verse from the table
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    

This verse’s rule keeps an opponent from “killing” one of your key verses. This would be a good one for a Law deck, with a lot of the other 10 Commandments.

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Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment

Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-006 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:12

Text: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Law
Icons: S     L

I usually quote this one at my kids. Most of the time, one of my sons is getting ornery at me, and talking back, and I’ll say, “Honour thy father and thy mother...” then I pause and get more menacing... “That thy days may be LONG in the land the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

It usually doesn’t work, but I think it’s funny.

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Verse Database: A Holy Nation

Verse Database: A Holy Nation
ID: PRO-SM-005 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT,    Exodus 19:6

Text: “And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: You may set another chosen Priesthood verse from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Priesthood
Icons: S     L

As The Lord was instituting his law with Moses, he clearly saw a need for organization. He established those that were authorized to act in His name. This has always been through the Priesthood.

There are a number of verses with the Priesthood marker. If you’re building a deck and using this verse, have a few more of them, and several copies each. That way, when you play this verse, you’ll likely have one in your hand to drop.

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Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure

Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure ID: PRO-SM-004 BSC SM2014 Learning Verse: OT, Exodus 19:5 Text: “...ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: ” Verse Rule: EFFECT: Draw a verse Sacrifice Cost: 1 Markers: Life Icons: L Those that believe have always been a bit peculiar from those around them. In this verse The Lord describes them as a “Peculiar Treasure”. So, if you play this verse, you can draw another verse. Combos, tips: Rulings: Errata: Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

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Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation

Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation
ID: PRO-SM-003 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 39:9

Text: “Thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Trials
Icons:    H TT

This is a great story. The art for the card came from a classic painting of Joseph running and Potiphar’s wife grabbing his cloak. Not only was the temptation a trial for Joseph, but it started his time in prison, another trial! In play, this verse will give you two Trials icons for only a 1-drop sacrifice cost.

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Verse Database: Man and Wife

Verse Database: Man and Wife
ID: PRO-SM-002 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 2:24

Text: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Histories
Icons:    H  L

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Verse Database: The First Man

Verse Database: The First Man
ID: PRO-SM-001 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Genesis 1:27

Text: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

Verse Rule: DISCARD: Set up to two chosen verses from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Histories, Event
Icons:    HH  L

This one is based on the idea that God created Adam and Eve. In like manner, you get to set two verses into a chapter. It’s a good way to get a few additional icons into a chapter without a lot of cost!

The cool thing about this is that you can do it in a gap, even in an opponent’s turn. Is he or she about to close up a book that you have no verses in? Drop a couple! Maybe he or she has more icons in it than you do. You can even it up or surpass, and get the extra blessing!

Or maybe your opponent ends his turn, and you’re about to start with too many verses in your hand! Yikes! You don’t want to add those to your blessing stack. In the gap between turns, discard this one, set two more, and suddenly you’ve dropped three verses from your hand, and you’re under the 7-verse limit!

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