709. How President Henry B. Eyring studies the scriptures. Interesting and insightful!
We all look forward to hearing these brethren this coming weekend, in GENERAL CONFERENCE! How Do Apostles Study Scriptures? President Eyring Shares In-Depth Look Into His Own Study Recently, President Henry B. Eyring shared the process he uses to study the scriptures so that he might find the counsel Heavenly Father has for him specifically: When I came into the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Richard G. Scott suggested I buy an inexpensive set of scriptures and mark the insights and revelations I would gain in my new calling. So I did. But I went a little further. I asked Heavenly Father what He would have me do as an Apostle. I wrote down what I felt His answers were. I typed, color coded, and pasted those answers in the front of my scriptures. For example, the first one was “I am to be a witness that Christ is the Son of God.” Then I read my scriptures looking for ideas that taught me how to witness that Christ is the Son of God. Every time I cam