Teach Me of the Book You Carry

Teach me from the book you carry
And of my purpose and role
Dear Missionary-
Won't you reach into my soul...

Can you answer the questions I have of God?
And, how I can get closer to Him in prayer
How can I know, on earth, where I belong?
I want to be found tenderly in His care

answer:

What I have to offer is writ in truth
That came but as an answer to James 1:5
If you read and pray about it, you'll feel warm proof
As though a seed in you has come to life!

Let us open to a page that I love
It states if we counsel with the Lord and pray
He watches over us from above
And directs our paths for good to the last day


page 303
Alma 37:33-37
Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and to be meek and lowly in heart; teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls.
O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.
Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.
Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.