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Only by searching the scriptures, not using them occasionally as quote books, can we begin to understand the implications as well as the declarations of the gospel. (Ensign, May 1986)
-Neal A. Maxwell

If you ponder the scriptures and begin to do what you covenanted with God to do, I can promise you that you will feel more love for God and more of His love for you. And with that, your prayers will come from the heart, full of thanks and of pleading. You will feel a greater dependence on God. You will find the courage and the determination to act in His service, without fear and with peace in your heart. You will pray always. And you will not forget Him, no matter what the future brings. (Ensign, November 2001)
-Henry B. Eyring

There are some who read to a schedule of a number of pages or a set number of chapters each day or week. This may be perfectly justifiable and may be enjoyable if one is reading for pleasure, but it does not constitute meaningful study. It is better to have a set amount of time to give scriptural study each day than to have a set amount of chapters to read. Sometimes we find that the study of a single verse will occupy the whole time.
-Howard W. Hunter

The adversary does not want scripture study to take place in our homes, and so he will create problems if he can. But we must persist…There is a power in the book [of Mormon] which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book.
-Ezra Taft Benson

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
-James Bryce

If we become casual in our study of the scriptures, we will become casual in our prayers. We may not cease to pray, but our prayers will become more repetitive, more mechanical, lacking real intent. Our hearts cannot be drawn out to a God we do not know, and the scriptures and the words of the living prophets help us know him. As we know Him better, we love Him more. (Ensign, November 2001)
-Henry B. Eyring

Scriptures are Letters from Home. Can you imagine getting a letter from home and not even bothering to open it?
-Ardeth Kapp