Quick to Observe

In Mormon 1:2, Mormon is describe by Ammaron as "a sober child, and art quick to observe." Taylor, from Book of Mormon Central, had an interesting insight about that last phrase, "quick to observe." He said that, in addition to the clear meaning of being observant, it could also have a second meaning of being obedient. He notes that, most times it's used in scripture, the verb "observe" is used with the commandments, saying that someone observed the commandments or that they observed to keep the commandments. Thus, Mormon's being "quick to observe" could have meant being quick to obey the commandments of God.

Of course, the introspective question to ask here is "how quick are we to obey the commandments"? Most of us come around to keeping most of the commandments eventually, but how soon after we receive a commandment are we willing to keep it? How quickly after getting a prompting are we willing to follow it? Apparently, Mormon was pretty quick at that. We should try to be, too.