The Need For Scriptures

For many of us, a user manual is only used when a trouble comes up. We are perfectly content with the way  something is going until it spontaneously combusts, shatters, or  fails in any other possible (or impossible) way. We then turn to the user manual looking for the solution to our problem, often ignoring the maintenance section which if viewed and used before hand would have stopped the problem from arising. If used as intended, a user manual would help stop problems from forming instead of fixing when the problem becomes too severe

For some, the scriptures serve the same purpose; they turn to the scriptures in times of great need, and leave them sitting underneath a mountain of dust during the other days of their lives. Instead the scriptures, like a user manual, should be used not just to fix a problem, but to help us maintain ourselves. The scriptures are inspired of God, the creator of each one of us, and are loving guidance and counsel from him.

Many good people were willing to be persecuted and even killed to help us have the scriptures in our lives today. They understood just how vital the scriptures are to our lives. William Tyndale is only one example of someone willing to do all he could to give us the scriptures. As stated in the video, with so many scriptures, and with them now readily accessible at the tips of our fingers thanks to technology, our need from them is great. Let us therefore, use the scriptures daily and treasure them up like the sacred treasures they are. How have the scriptures blessed you?

for more info read this talk by Elder D. Todd Christofferson.