Scripture Power! 8/29
Read these quotes, copy your favorite into your gospel library or journal, and make a plan to study the Book of Mormon every day this year
President Monson has said:
“Spending time each day in scripture study will, without doubt, strengthen our foundations of faith and our testimonies of truth” (Thomas S. Monson, “How Firm a Foundation,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 68).In our last conference (April 2017), Pres. Monson issued this challenge:
"If you are not reading the Book of Mormon each day, please do so. If you will read it prayerfully and with a sincere desire to know the truth, the Holy Ghost will manifest its truth to you. If it is true—and I solemnly testify that it is—then Joseph Smith was a prophet who saw God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Because the Book of Mormon is true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s Church on the earth, and the holy priesthood of God has been restored for the benefit and blessing of His children.
If you do not have a firm testimony of these things, do that which is necessary to obtain one. It is essential for you to have your own testimony in these difficult times, for the testimonies of others will carry you only so far. However, once obtained, a testimony needs to be kept vital and alive through continued obedience to the commandments of God and through daily prayer and scripture study."
President Benson promised:
“It is not just that the Book of Mormon teaches us truth, though it indeed does that. It is not just that the Book of Mormon bears testimony of Christ, though it indeed does that, too. But there is something more. There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. The scriptures are called ‘the words of life’ (see D&C 84:85), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance” (Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon—Keystone of Our Religion,” Ensign or Liahona, Oct. 2011, 56–57).
Elder Bednar taught:
“Through normal activity each day, you and I lose a substantial amount of the water that constitutes so much of our physical bodies. Thirst is a demand by the cells of the body for water, and the water in our bodies must be replenished daily. It frankly does not make sense to occasionally ‘fill up’ with water, with long periods of dehydration in between. The same thing is true spiritually. Spiritual thirst is a need for living water. A constant flow of living water is far superior to sporadic sipping” (“A
Reservoir of Living Water” [Church
Educational System fireside, Feb. 4,
2007], 1, 7)
Want More?
CLICK HERE to read, listen to, or watch Elder Bednar teach about how to get more out of your scripture study. Mark or take notes, then try his ideas for the next week.
CLICK HERE to read or listen to Pres. Monson's talk where he challenged us to read the Book of Mormon
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