"Do eternal consequences rest upon our response to this book? Yes, either to our blessing or our condemnation.
"Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life. There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays hold of that iron rod, and one who is not."
- President Ezra Taft Benson
I love to read. Especially when my kids come home with a new book, I like to see what they are reading and have been known to read several hundred pages over the course of a week in just the few minutes I can muster here and there. When I saw this quote, however, I realized that more than a few minutes every day should be spent studying the Book of Mormon. Making a study of the book is more than just reading the obligatory chapter daily. It is prayerfully reading it and seeing how we can apply the things we read in our lives. Only then can this Book help draw us nearer to our Father in Heaven and realize our full potential.
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