. . . for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.
This one sentence describing the sons of Mosiah holds a promise that all of us can find "sound understanding" as we search the scriptures. We can find wise and reliable advice about how to live our lives and it can be found throughout all of our books of scripture.
Sometimes we will learn from the good examples of people like King Benjamin or Ruth or Esther. Sometimes we will learn from the bad examples of people like a king who murdered to cover his adultery or a scripture writer who portrays God as vengeful.
But in between all the stories of the full gamut of human love and depravity are verses that lift and inspire and encourage us to be better people. And throughout all we have the voices of deity beckoning us to follow and learn, to remember who we are, to find joy in God's promise redemption, to love as they love, to seek Jesus, to be fishers of men.
Some passages will lift us - The Lord is my shepherd...
Some will give comfort - Come unto me, all ye who are weary and heavy-laden...
Some will bring hope - Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst...
It would take a whole book for me to share the scriptures that have guided my life. My minutes and hours of time spent here have hopefully made me a better person, a devoted disciple of Jesus.
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