The Lord said, "Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed."  Sean, Brian, and John discuss the principles of effective study as a way to light your spiritual fire, obtain knowledge, develop skills, and prepare to help your friends progress in the gospel. 

Episode Highlights: 

1:00 First, seek to OBTAIN my word

8:30 The ability to teach with power will improve as we fall in love with the word of God

11:30 What can I do right now? 

12:20 What are my doctrinal “gaps”? 

14:28 Guides for study in each chapter of PMG 

15:05 Use of a study Journal 

16:30 What to study? 

21:10 Two greatest resources 

22:05 How to ignite the “flame of faith” to fight adversity 

32:00 What does a missionary’s morning study schedule look like? 

35:30 Why daily planning before personal study? 

41:42 Companionship study- practice and prepare 

46:30 Prepare to teach simply for understanding 

54:00 Concluding thoughts & suggestions.