Power of Scriptures

This week as I was reading in Mosiah 1 I was struck by King Benjamin's teachings about the power of the scriptures. In Mosiah 1 verse 5 he says,

"I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct."

It's fascinating to consider that without the scriptures even many of the righteous prophets of the Nephites would likely have dwindled in unbelief. It illustrates how much we need these records today. We have the easiest access to the scriptures of any generation. Yet if we don't read them, then it's as if we never had them at all. This really testifies to me of how important cherishing these records and scriptures we have and how important they are in our day in keeping our faith strong.