“How to Liken The Scriptures Unto Ourselves”

Ed J. Pinegar, Richard J. Allen

All scriptures are for our profit and learning—our compass for living. To obtain full value from them, we must take them personally and apply them to our lives. Here is a simple method for applying the word of God:

I will, I must, I shall, I can—these first-person commitment statements will make the scriptures live in our lives.

Take, for example, 1 Nephi 3:7: “And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.”

Now apply it:

Further example: “And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do” (1 Nephi 4:6).

Commentaries and Insights on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1

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