- Stalwart Friends
- Not limited by geography
- Not limited by calendar
- Are always available when needed
- Their use provides a foundation of truth...awakened by the Holy Ghost
He then teaches us the great power of the appropriate use of these tools in the following manner:
- Learning
- Pondering
- Searching
- Memorizing
He demonstrated the power of memorizing scriptures. From my historical reading, it was not unusual for families to memorized many parts of the Bible after it became available in English many centuries ago. He gave this description of the effects of memorization:
- Forge a new friendship
- Like a new friendship
- Like a new individual who can help in time of need
- Give inspiration
- Give comfort
- A source of motivation for needed change
His demonstration then included a number of scriptures that he had in memory and the benefits.
For an Individual - Make a plan to regularly read, ponder and search those books and then choose a few, perhaps one or two a week and memorize them. Review them in memory when you have personal time, driving, waiting or just alone in the house or at work.
For a Couple - From your own individual study and pondering, explain what you might have learned to your mate and then choose one or more to memorize together, perhaps as a part of your Family Home Evening.
For a Family - Use memorization with the children, perhaps including this as an activity at the dinner table or Family Home Evening. If they are of High School Age, consider using the Scripture Mastery verses for this to help them.
I love Elder Scott because of his wisdom, but also because of our family personal experience with him in our home years ago.
What have you learned from his talk?
2 comments:
I love Elder Scott and his remarks! All of the above that Jim pointed out but also that he called the scriptures "a handbook for those who have faith...inspired from the Holy Ghost."...that they.. "calm an agitated soul...they can accelerate physical healing...they take on a new meaning when we face a new challenge in life. Elder Scott gave his wife Jeannie credit for being an example to him by her "consistently reading the Book of Mormon every year". I've done that since I challenged my first Seminary class twenty years ago to read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover. I have a testimony that the scriptures do take on new meaning with each new challenge we face in life, just as Elder Scott said.
We read this talk and your Blog post tonight for FHE. We are working on memorizing some particular scriptures. Justin has learned James 1:5, Megan has learned the fifth article of faith. The kids were impressed that Elder Scott stayed in our home.
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