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In his response to Satan’s temptation to use divine powers for personal gain, the Savior answered “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” Matthew 4:4; compare D&C 84:44 Every word. Not every other word, not those words that are most acceptable and pleasing, not those words that support my own peculiar views. Every word. Members of the Church would seldom become embroiled in doctrinal disputes, controversial dialogues, or gospel hobbies if they truly sought to live by every word that has come from the Lord, the scriptures, and the servants of God. To live by every word of God also implies the need to read and study widely, to be seeking for at least as much breadth in our gospel scholarship as we have depth, to seek to have the big picture.Share
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