Book of Mormon: God Speaks To Us
"Brothers and sisters, I testify that the scriptures have been 'kept and preserved [for us] by the hand of the Lord . . . for a wise purpose in him.' Lehi prophesied, 'These plates of brass should never perish; neither should they be dimmed any more by time.'
The Lord covenanted with Enos to preserve and bring forth the scriptures 'in his . . . due time.' Of the Book of Mormon, the prophet Moroni recorded, it was 'written and sealed up, and hid up unto the Lord, that they might not be destroyed.' The scriptures which we have give prophecies and promises, and they have been fulfilled in our day.
"What a glorious blessing! For when we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures."
-- Robert D. Hales, "Holy Scriptures: The Power of God unto Salvation," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 26-27