We learn to teach by study and also by faith

September 6th, 2008
We learn to teach by study and also by faith
Principle 1: Bearing testimony invites the Spirit into our teaching.
2 Nephi 33:1
I like the scripture says that the Holy Ghost carry the message to unto the hearts of the children of men. We cannot remember everything we have learned. We cannot teach everything that we know to the investigators in a short time. But if we teach by the power of the Holy Ghost, we will feel which is more important to teach.

D&C 100:5-8
We will be able to come up with our testimonies and share them with investigators. The Holy Ghost will carry our testimonies unto their hearts. If they accept the Holy Ghost, they will feel our testimonies are true, they will also feel joy and peaceful.

Principle 2: We obtain the word by faith.
D&C 42:14
If we have faith, the spirit will come to us as we pray, ponder scriptures. Without faith, even we pray hard, study scripture hard, the spirit will not be with us. Also, personal worthiness is necessary to invite the spirit. The spirit will only be with righteous. We should keep the commandments that the Lord has given us.

D&C 88:118
The Lord's way of teaching is teaching by the spirit, which is the best way. Before we go out and teach, we should have the spirit to be with us. If we do not have, we do not teach. We should seek the spirit through many ways until we feel it: pray with faith, ponder scriptures with faith, fast...