The Gospel According to Dustin

Today I read something from a discourse given by Brigham Young that was interesting. He said:

 "An Elder of Israel may preach the principles of the Gospel, from first to last, as they were taught to him, to a congregation ignorant of them; but if he does not do it under the influence of the Spirit of the Lord, he cannot enlighten that congregation on those principles." JD vol 1:3 pg 4

I find this very interesting the way he puts it. In essence he is saying you could say the same words that were used when you learned a principle but if its empty and void of the spirit, those words will not enlighten those being taught. There is something to be said to the way we deliver the message and the way we prepare our mind and heart. If we earnestly pray for the spirit, it will attend us.