Note some of
the important words and phrases Alma uses in this chapter:
Awake and
arouse your faculties
Experiment
upon my words
Exercise a
particle of faith
Even if ye
can no more than desire to believe
Let this
desire work in you
Give place
for a portion of my words.
Each of
these phrases encourage us and motivate us to just try; start small and build;
wake up to spiritual things in a way that doesn’t get us discouraged and
defeated before we get going.
The most
important scripture study skill we will ever master is this: open the
book! Let me repeat, OPEN THE BOOK. Once the scriptures are open it is surprising
how easy they are to read. But first we
must summon the courage to open them.
Awake, arouse, exercise the tiniest particle of faith, desire, give the
words a chance to sink in, then the miracle of the word will lead us to the
Word who is Christ.
The word is
like a seed. Plant it; water it; nourish
it; be patient; don’t quit; let happiness and faith spring from within your
heart. The goodness of Jesus Christ will
push out doubt and fear.
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