Why is living without scriptures spiritually devastating?

Thomas R. Valletta

“The untaught can, so quickly, become unbelieving. They form a rising generation who do not understand the words of prophets and who do not believe in the Resurrection of Christ [see Judges 2:10 and Mosiah 26:1–4] … .

“Holy scriptures testify powerfully, but they also familiarize us with the history of what God has done for His people. This spiritual memory is so essential … .

“Holy scriptures, when searched and believed, help us to ‘remember,’ as it were, from the sacred records” (Maxwell, “Richness of the Restoration,” 10).

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