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11/11/06
"I have found repeated in different places in the scriptures two major
promises for reading and studying the scriptures that pertain to the next
life: one is exaltation, and the other is eternal life. For example, Nephi
said: 'Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of
Christ, and endure to the end, behold, … Ye shall have eternal life.' (
2 Ne. 31:20.)
"The surprising discovery was that most promises that come to us for reading
and studying the scriptures pertain to mortality. Three categories of
promises to consider are promises of power, promises of increase, and 'other
promises.'" - Jay E. Jensen, "'Remember
the Promises'," Ensign, November 1992
12/5/06
"Through studying and pondering the scriptures and the words of the
latter-day prophets, we can feast upon the words of Christ, and the words
will tell us all the things that we should do. (See
2 Ne. 32:3.) Then we
must nourish the word and allow it to take root. (See
Alma 32:41-43.)
After we hearken to the word and hold fast to it, we are promised that
temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary will not overpower us. (See
1 Ne. 15:24.) We will
be able to recognize the truth when we hear it just as the shepherds and the
Wise Men knew when they were told about the Saviors birth. The scriptures
are the word of God and a light to us and the world, and we can follow this
light as if they were our guiding star." - Betty Jo N. Jepsen, "By
Way of Invitation (Alma
5:62)," Ensign (CR), November 1992, p.76