The Savior invited us to, “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me” (John 5:39). Modern-day prophets have also invited us to make this a daily practice. Taking some time each day--even if it is only for a few minutes--will strengthen us to overcome the temptations of daily life, temptations that are made more and more alluring as the world descends into ever greater wickedness.
The scriptures will also help us to face adversity with faith, hope, and courage--especially as we come to feel and understand what a loving Savior has done and is yet prepared to do to help us through life's trials.
Consider these words of scripture: "We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:15-16).
The Savior, in his great atoning sacrifice, suffered and overcame every temptation and tribulation we will ever face. Therefore, He is perfectly able to come to our aid in time of need. As we go to him in faith, we have the opportunity to call on his grace to strengthen us in our time of trial. The scriptures help us to know and to feel the love of a gracious Savior and Redeemer.
William Tyndale paid the ultimate price for having made an English translation of the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew. Because he made this sacrifice, “Millions have come to experience for themselves what Tyndale taught throughout his life: ‘The nature of God’s word is, that whosoever read it, . . . it will begin immediately to make him every day better and better, till he be grown into a perfect man’” (Elder Robert D. Hales, “Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming,” Ensign, Nov. 2005, 90).
William Tyndale paid the ultimate price for having made an English translation of the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew. Because he made this sacrifice, “Millions have come to experience for themselves what Tyndale taught throughout his life: ‘The nature of God’s word is, that whosoever read it, . . . it will begin immediately to make him every day better and better, till he be grown into a perfect man’” (Elder Robert D. Hales, “Preparations for the Restoration and the Second Coming,” Ensign, Nov. 2005, 90).
President Spencer W. Kimball said, “I feel strongly that each of us must return to the scriptures…and let them work mightily within us, impelling us to an unwavering determination to serve the Lord" (Ensign, July 1985, 5; http://www.lds.org/ensign/1985/07/how-rare-a-possession-the-scriptures?lang=eng).
