Nephi said he read the scriptures to his people and did “liken all scriptures unto us” (v. 23). How does one liken the scriptures unto himself for his “profit and learning”? (v. 23). The following questions indicate possible ways this can be done:
What significance does this particular event or principle have for me today? For example, What does the rebellion of Laman and Lemuel teach me? What can I learn about faithfulness from Nephi’s obedience?
If I were in this particular situation or faced with this challenge or question, how would I react? What flaws or strengths would I find in my own character? Am I like Lehi’s family in the wilderness, or am I like Nephi? Do I complain when things get difficult, or do I trust in God no matter what the circumstances?
What do I learn about God and his dealings with his children from this event? Why does God put his children through the trials of the “wilderness”? Why did he send Lehi and his family to a whole new land? Why did God not just have them go to some isolated place until Jerusalem was destroyed?
As I study the lives of men and women in the scriptures, what do I learn about the things that please or displease God?
Why was this particular concept, principle, or event included in the scriptures?