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.