Sister Cheryl C. Lant
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President Hinckley not only gave Latter-day Saints an invitation to read the Book of Mormon, but also a promise that those who do so will be blessed.
In 2 Nephi 4:15, there are three important ideas about the scriptures. The first is delighting in the scriptures. "I find that what I take away from the scriptures is determined by what I bring. Each time I read them, I am, in a sense, bringing a new person with new eyes to the experience."
The second is pondering the scriptures in your heart. "The knowledge I have gained gives me guidance and direction. I have the confidence born out of obedience. . . . As I ponder the scriptures, something happens to me. I have a stronger desire to live close to my Heavenly Father. I long to serve him."
Through that desire, as members live the principles and "learn in the scriptures," the scriptures "become written" on individual souls.
"They govern my actions and are written there for my children to see and follow. I can build a legacy, a tradition of righteous living, based on the principles I learn in the scriptures."
"By reading the scriptures, I can be assured that I will know the 'light and truth' that will bless me and my family. As I know what to do, I can work to bring my actions — my 'traditions' — into line with what I know."
"When we read the scriptures we are hearing the voice of the Savior. He is not absent from our lives. He is actively positioned in the verses of these holy books."
