Application Idea: Read Preach My Gospel chapter 4, "Seek and Rely on the Spirit."

Application Idea: Study Teaching in the Savior's Way and apply it at home, at church, and in ministering.

Application Idea: Time tracking can be very eye-opening. If you haven't tried this before, you'll likely be surprised how you spend your time. If you're someone who likes to study the gospel, try this out to see what percentage of your time is focused on the "essential and eternal gospel principles" and whether you may need to cut back on the intriguing, but less important "mysteries."

Application Idea: Try Brother Webb's suggestion by creating a consistent scripture routine and then go deeper by imagining yourself standing with the people of the scriptures as they teach you. You probably already do this when reading a good fiction novel. Why not immerse yourself equally into scriptural settings?

Application Idea: This doesn't have to be (and indeed shouldn't be) limited to formal testimony meetings, but that's a great place to start. We've been taught that often we gain or strengthen our testimonies by bearing them. As such, if we always wait for a prompting in testimony meeting to walk to the mic, we will rarely go up there and may miss growth opportunities and chances to share something we know that could answer someone else's prayer that day. If it's been a while for you, consider making a commitment to Heavenly Father that you'll bear your testimony ___ times this year, whether you're in the mood to or not. Treat it as an experiment upon the word and see what happens within you.

Application Idea: Try asking that question in your next personal study or teaching setting.

Application Idea: Marking the various names/titles/roles of Christ can be a profitable scripture study method. If you want something of a head start, try President Jeffrey R. Holland's book, Witness for His Names.

Application Idea: If you're a parent or a gospel teacher in any form, realize we can't gauge a child or other learner's progress or meet their needs unless we first make the effort to know the learner on a deeper level. That can be tricky if you're teaching a large class. In that case, you'll want to rely on the spirit to help you prepare and share what'll have the needed impact that day. For us parents, it's easy to become so busy that we assume any child not in an obvious crisis is doing fine when they're actually not. Do whatever helps them open up to you and listen without immediately suggesting solutions. Then you'll be better able to meet their true needs.

Application Idea: This seems primed for a pondering/meditating/journal session. Journal prompt: "What change would it make in my life if I saw my circumstances through the lens of God's eternal plan?"

Bonus: Revisit Sister Tamara W. Runia's 2023 talk, Seeing God's Family through the Overview Lens.

Application Idea: As you read the scriptures, try pausing to ask, "what is God doing in this story?" Some passages, like the start of Genesis are obvious, but other stories focused on flawed humans could benefit from this question. I think we'll find this helps us spot Heavenly Father and Jesus more often in the scriptures, even when they're not explicitly mentioned.