WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.250 align:middle line:90% 00:00:05.250 --> 00:00:07.080 align:middle line:90% The first time I learned from the scriptures 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:09.560 align:middle line:90% was from the missionaries back in Korea. 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:12.630 align:middle line:90% They were teaching me about the plan of salvation. 00:00:12.630 --> 00:00:14.280 align:middle line:90% I didn't understand everything, but I 00:00:14.280 --> 00:00:16.420 align:middle line:90% understood that it was something that God 00:00:16.420 --> 00:00:18.740 align:middle line:90% wanted me to do and read. 00:00:18.740 --> 00:00:20.420 align:middle line:90% I think a testimony of the scriptures 00:00:20.420 --> 00:00:24.500 align:middle line:90% comes by reading it and thinking about how it applies to me 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:26.120 align:middle line:90% personally. 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:28.330 align:middle line:90% I understood that more clearly because there 00:00:28.330 --> 00:00:31.030 align:middle line:90% was a scripture that impacted my mother to join the Church 00:00:31.030 --> 00:00:33.480 align:middle line:90% and really understand that this gospel has 00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:37.160 align:middle line:90% something to offer to her. 00:00:37.160 --> 00:00:42.320 align:middle line:90% That scripture is in 2 Nephi chapter 2, verse 24 and 25: 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:44.140 align:middle line:90% "But behold, all things have been 00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:47.570 align:middle line:90% done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things. 00:00:47.570 --> 00:00:49.780 align:middle line:90% Adam fell that men might be; and men 00:00:49.780 --> 00:00:52.050 align:middle line:90% are, that they might have joy." 00:00:52.050 --> 00:00:56.070 align:middle line:90% She really realized that there was a purpose in life for her 00:00:56.070 --> 00:00:58.110 align:middle line:90% and that this wasn't something vain 00:00:58.110 --> 00:01:00.380 align:middle line:90% that she just had to go through. 00:01:00.380 --> 00:01:03.660 align:middle line:90% That impacted us, obviously, a lot because through her we 00:01:03.660 --> 00:01:07.820 align:middle line:90% were able to be part of this Church. 00:01:07.820 --> 00:01:10.320 align:middle line:90% As a missionary, I had a similar experience 00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:12.570 align:middle line:90% where I was able to share that scripture 00:01:12.570 --> 00:01:14.580 align:middle line:90% and impact the life of this one lady. 00:01:14.580 --> 00:01:15.630 align:middle line:90% She was really depressed. 00:01:15.630 --> 00:01:18.970 align:middle line:90% She didn't know the purpose of her being here in life. 00:01:18.970 --> 00:01:20.430 align:middle line:90% And she was really touched, and she 00:01:20.430 --> 00:01:22.520 align:middle line:90% wanted to be a different person. 00:01:22.520 --> 00:01:23.890 align:middle line:90% And this scripture did impact her 00:01:23.890 --> 00:01:28.080 align:middle line:90% in a way that helped her understand the purpose of life. 00:01:28.080 --> 00:01:31.500 align:middle line:90% After the mission, I felt like I could accomplish everything, 00:01:31.500 --> 00:01:34.580 align:middle line:90% such as marriage, school, and work. 00:01:34.580 --> 00:01:36.220 align:middle line:90% And there were a lot of blessings 00:01:36.220 --> 00:01:37.700 align:middle line:90% that the Lord did give me. 00:01:37.700 --> 00:01:39.210 align:middle line:90% But there were others that I felt 00:01:39.210 --> 00:01:40.860 align:middle line:90% there were obstacles that prevented me 00:01:40.860 --> 00:01:43.690 align:middle line:90% from accomplishing those tasks. 00:01:43.690 --> 00:01:46.310 align:middle line:90% From the scriptures, I learned that the Lord gives us trials, 00:01:46.310 --> 00:01:48.710 align:middle line:90% and they're really hard to accomplish. 00:01:48.710 --> 00:01:51.370 align:middle line:90% But He has a specific purpose. 00:01:51.370 --> 00:01:53.830 align:middle line:90% The scriptures are a guidance that 00:01:53.830 --> 00:01:58.190 align:middle line:90% helps me become a better father, a better son, a better husband, 00:01:58.190 --> 00:02:00.570 align:middle line:90% a better student, a better person. 00:02:00.570 --> 00:02:04.040 align:middle line:90% For example, Lehi as a father leads his son and his wife 00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:06.840 align:middle line:90% and his family to the promised land. 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:08.930 align:middle line:90% And there's leadership, there's counsel in it 00:02:08.930 --> 00:02:13.090 align:middle line:90% that I can mimic and try to be as prophets in the past. 00:02:13.090 --> 00:02:15.240 align:middle line:90% And there are a lot of cool things 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:18.030 align:middle line:90% that I would like to share with my friends and people that 00:02:18.030 --> 00:02:19.870 align:middle line:90% aren't familiar with it. 00:02:19.870 --> 00:02:22.660 align:middle line:90% In times of difficulty, it's really 00:02:22.660 --> 00:02:26.090 align:middle line:90% a blessing to have something tangible to read and ponder 00:02:26.090 --> 00:02:27.220 align:middle line:90% about. 00:02:27.220 --> 00:02:28.860 align:middle line:90% I gain a testimony of the scriptures 00:02:28.860 --> 00:02:31.810 align:middle line:90% by reading them, following the principles, 00:02:31.810 --> 00:02:33.950 align:middle line:90% and seeing it for myself. 00:02:33.950 --> 00:02:42.290 align:middle line:90%