Are my answers in the scriptures?

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Are My Answers in There?
Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
“We say that the scriptures contain the answers to every question because the scriptures can lead us to every answer. …
“… Even though the scriptures [may] contain no words to answer our specific personal question, a prayerful study of the scriptures will help us obtain such answers. This is because scripture study will make us susceptible to the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, which, as the scriptures say, will ‘guide [us] into all truth’ (John 16:13), and by whose power we can ‘know the truth of all things’ (Moroni 10:5).
“We may also find that a specific verse of scripture that was spoken for quite a different purpose in an entirely different age will, under the interpretive influence of the Holy Ghost, give us a very personal message adapted to our personal needs today. …
“… The scriptures will help us resolve all of our personal questions because by reading them we invite and qualify ourselves for the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, which will guide us into all truth.”
“Are My Answers in There?” New Era, May 2016, 40–42 lds.org/go/answersNE516.

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