Treasure Up in Your Minds

 I will tell you the first thing I used to do when I went preaching, particularly when I went to a [new] place—and that was to go aside to some place, anywhere I could get, into a field, a barn, into the woods, or my closet, and ask God to bless me and give me wisdom to meet all the circumstances with which I might have to contend; and the Lord gave me the wisdom I needed and sustained me. If you pursue a course of this kind, he will bless you also. Do not trust in yourselves, but study the best books—the Bible and Book of Mormon—and get all the information you can, and then cleave to God and keep yourselves free from corruption and pollution of every kind, and the blessings of the Most High will be with you.

Chapter 16: Strengthening Our Relationship with God

John Taylor

Teachings of Presidents

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-john-taylor/chapter-16?lang=eng&verse=#p

I received renewed confirmation through studying the scriptures and praying to stay true to the covenants

 After I was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, some friends tried to convince me that I had made the wrong decision. But each time I faced such doubts or opposition, I received renewed confirmation through studying the scriptures and praying to stay true to the covenants I had entered into with God. Since then, the Book of Mormon has been my companion and has become an immeasurable treasure in my mortal journey.

The Book of Mormon—an Immeasurable Treasure on Our Journey

October 2025

General Conference

Ozani Farias

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/57farias?lang=eng&verse=#p

The Secret's Called the Scriptures

Scriptures Are God’s Recipes for Happy Living.” I immediately clicked on that two-minute video and watched President Nelson teach a group of Primary kids a simple and powerful message about how to be happy. He taught: “If you’re making a cake, you follow the directions, don’t you? And you’ll get a good result every time, won’t you?”

He continued, speaking about turning 95 years old soon: “People say, ‘What do you eat? What’s your secret?’” He replied, “The secret’s called the scriptures. You might read them and try them.”

Well, there we have it. The simple secret for happy living is to just follow God’s recipe as detailed in the scriptures. I call it the “Good News Recipe.”

What do you do if something goes wrong when following the recipe? Well, embedded in the Good News Recipe is the “secret ingredient” to ensure you always get it right in the end. The answer is always Jesus Christ.

I think we all have moments when we feel our ingredients are not good enough, or we struggle to follow the directions, or perhaps we do something out of order, or something happens that is out of our control, and so on.

What’s the remedy? It’s simply to add more of what invites Jesus Christ into your life.

The Good News Recipe

October 2025

General Conference

John D. Amos

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/56amos?lang=eng&verse=#p

Stand In Front of Them With Your Scriptures In Your Hand...Let [them] See Where You Find Your Inspiration

 Please teach the scriptures to your missionaries,” Elder Holland said. “Stand in front of them with your scriptures in your hand. Let those elders and sisters see where you find your inspiration. …

“Make your testimony of and from the scriptures so obvious that nothing negative your missionaries will face in their marriages, in their universities, or in their professions … will ever deflect them from the course on which you have set them.”

Jeffrey R. Holland, July 2021, New Mission President Seminar

Tags:  Physical Scriptures

Comforting Power of the Book of Mormon - a simple story

 Recently, we learned of a little three-year old girl who awakened from her nap. To entertain her, her brother brought her one stuffed animal after another. But what finally brought her comfort and joy? Her very own copy of the Book of Mormon! This little girl watches her mother read from the Book of Mormon every day. She wanted to be like her mother!

Russel M. Nelson, The Influence of Women, 2024 Worldwide Relief Society Devotional

Clear Declaration Of Truth Makes A Difference In People'S Lives. That Is What Changes Hearts.

Clear declaration of truth makes a difference in people's lives. That is what changes hearts.

Author: M. Russell Ballard
Title: Pure Testimony
Where: Ensign, Nov 2004, 40–43