A thought from the scriptures
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"Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said? - If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you." (1 Ne. 15:11.)
In the 1979 October general conference, President Howard W. Hunter of the Council of the Twelve suggested that "scriptures contain the record of the self-revelation of God, and through them God speaks to man. Where could there be more profitable use of time than reading from the scriptural library . . . ?
"There is nothing more helpful than prayer to open our understanding of scriptures. Through prayers we can attune our minds to seek the answers to our searchings.
"The Lord said, 'Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.' (Luke 11:9.) Herein is Christ's reassurance that if we will ask, seek and knock, the Holy Spirit will guide our understanding if we are ready and eager to receive."
