How to know what to do.

Have you ever had a time where you didn't know what choice to make?  Today's scripture mastery (2 Nephi 32:3) tells us what we should do:

3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.

There are 2 key parts to this verse.  First is the Holy Ghost.  All members of the church have received the gift of the Holy Ghost.  If they are living righteously, and trying to follow Christ, they will be able to hear the promptings and teachings from the Holy Ghost.  That is perhaps one of the greatest blessings we have been given here on earth.  We do not have to fend for ourselves in everything.  The Holy Ghost, as a member of the Godhead, is there to help us navigate through life.  We only have to listen to His promptings, and act on them.  The Holy Ghost has different titles.  He can warn us of danger.  He can teach us what we need to know (as He knows all things).  He comforts us when we need comforting. And finally, He teaches us about Christ.

The second key part is that we should feast upon the words of Christ--that means that we should take time each day to read and ponder in the scriptures.  There have been many times in my life where I have been trying to figure out what I should do with a particular problem that I have been facing.  I have often found the answers I have been looking for in the scriptures.

God is aware of each of us.  He has the answers we are looking for.  He often only waits for us to ask Him before he gives the answer (though sometimes we must wait a bit before the answer comes).  I like this description of receiving answers found in the Bible Dictionary in the entry on Prayer:

As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. 7:7–11). Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship. Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings.

 So, in summary, if we listen to the Holy Ghost, and if we study and ponder the things we read in the scriptures--and if we ask the Lord in prayer.  We will be able to know the answers to all things that we need to know.  Try it!