The new year is a perfect time to renew one's determination to study the scriptures. Studying the scriptures increases the likelihood that one will have a gospel conversation, and that the conversation will be substantive, spirit-filled, uplifting.
Elder Neal A Maxwell said "The disciple, through the living scriptures, hears the strains of immortal music played by prophets, a symphony of seers." (from Things as they Really Are, p. 109)
When are you most likely to "hear the strains of immortal music played by prophets?" When does your experience with the scriptures strike you as "a symphony of seers?" If you can remember when your scripture study has been thrilling, satisfying, soul-filling, then you might be able to figure out how to invite that experience more often. Otherwise, our minutes reading dutifully might be more like hearing a jingle advertising a product--which we deliberately tune-out--than immortal music that heals, guides, and enlivens.
So, think back on a time when the scriptures excited you. Why did that happen? What can you do to feel that way again?
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