In a recent General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Elder Mark L. Pace asked a question. "How can the attacks of the adversary be increasing exponentially while at the same time the influence of the adversary is actually decreasing?" It is a dangerous time that we live in today. The adversary has the whole world gripped with his chains. However, this does not mean that things are worse than ever. President Russell M. Nelson has said, "The adversary is increasing his attacks on faith and upon us and our families at an exponential rate. To survive spiritually we need counterstrategies and proactive plans."

The counterstrategy is studying the scriptures in our homes. We each need individual study and group study. The Lord promises that by doing this, the adversary will have less influence. I have found this to be true. By studying the scriptures more diligently, I have been able to feel the Spirit of the Lord more in my life and I have noticed that I have been more willing to serve those around me. One interesting thing about this promise is that it affects everyone in your home. My roommates and I have tried to study the scriptures together at least once a week and it has made a huge difference. I have one roommate that is struggling with a lot of things in his life at the moment. He can rarely make it to our scripture studies. However, as we have increased our efforts as roommates, things in his life have been improving. I know that diligent scripture study can reduce the power of the adversary for you and everyone in your homes.