Bible Memorization

1. Each suggestion must be followed to the very letter.
In this way alone can success be assured to the student. Do not stop to question the why and the wherefore of the principle, but resolve upon obedience to it. To stop and question is to waste time in this Bible memorization; therefore go ahead, and follow the
directions given.

2. There should be daily practice to insure the greatest possible amount of benefit to the student.
Set apart, if at all possible—and try hard to make it so—the same hour each day for the study and practice of the Bible. It will be a great help if the same place can be used each day. The morning hour is the best part of the day for memory training work. The brain is clearest and freshest at that time, and is, therefore, most susceptible to impressions.

Give the same amount of time each day. Do not give one hour one day and only five minutes the next. Nothing at all will be accomplished in this manner. Strict adherence to methods is one of the essential laws of true Bible memorization. See to it then that regularity governs your study.

3. Be content, at first, with the mastery of a little each day.
Many people fail in memory work in trying to accomplish too much Bible memorization in one sitting. In physiology we are taught that it is not the amount of food we eat that nourishes and strengthens the body, but the amount we digest. So is it in the science of mnemonics—the art of memorizing the bible—it is not the amount of matter we are able to cover, but the amount we are able to retain that is of benefit to our mental makeup. Word upon word, line upon line, precept upon precept—let this be your rule, and you will soon discover that whereas in the beginning of your studies you were able to learn only one line in a given amount of time, after a while you will be able to learn a page in the same amount of time. An over greedy hand does not grasp the largest handful.

Remember this, and regulate your studies accordingly. Be content to know a little, but know that little well.

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