LDS Collector's Library 2006

One of the most irritating aspects of past gospel research products is the way they copy and paste selected text into your word processor – especially the reference citation. In the past, you always had to fix the reference by hand and manually strip out extraneous characters and formatting like footnote markings and link underlines. Not any more.

iCP automatically creates a reference line that includes and correctly concatenates every verse in the passages you paste into your lesson or talk. For example, if you tag Alma 12 verses 1-6, verses 14-17, and verse 21 and then copy and paste them into your lesson, iCP will now automatically create the following reference line: Alma 12: 1-6, 14-17, 21.

Alma 12: 1-6
1 NOW Alma, seeing that the words of Amulek had silenced Zeezrom, for he beheld that Amulek had caught him in his lying and deceiving to destroy him, and seeing that he began to tremble under a consciousness of his guilt, he opened his mouth and began to speak unto him, and to establish the words of Amulek, and to explain things beyond, or to unfold the scriptures beyond that which Amulek had done.
2 Now the words that Alma spake unto Zeezrom were heard by the people round about; for the multitude was great, and he spake on this wise:
3 Now Zeezrom, seeing that thou hast been taken in thy lying and craftiness, for thou hast not lied unto men only but thou hast lied unto God; for behold, he knows all thy thoughts, and thou seest that thy thoughts are made known unto us by his Spirit;
4 And thou seest that we know that thy plan was a very subtle plan, as to the subtlety of the devil, for to lie and to deceive this people that thou mightest set them against us, to revile us and to cast us out--
5 Now this was a plan of thine adversary, and he hath exercised his power in thee. Now I would that ye should remember that what I say unto thee I say unto all.
6 And behold I say unto you all that this was a snare of the adversary, which he has laid to catch this people, that he might bring you into subjection unto him, that he might encircle you about with his chains, that he might chain you down to everlasting destruction, according to the power of his captivity.

When preparing for a talk or lesson, you can use the tag feature available from the Read and Personalization view to tag scriptures and passages that you want to include in your word processing document. You can then use iCP to copy and paste any tagged references into your talk or materials. Once done, there is no need to spend time reformatting or editing the reference lines.