Scriptures

I can remember many years ago reading some scriptures in the New Testament and finding the passages a little strange and hard to understand. Or at least they didn't make sense as I understood the gospel and so I just assumed that they must have been translated incorrectly. I now realize that I have been reading the scriptures with blinders on. I assumed that I knew what the gospel was and therefore when I came to scriptures that I didn't understand even in the Book of Mormon or D&C, I would force them to fit with my current understanding. Now however as I read the scriptures I look to understand their meaning and realize that it might mean that my previous thoughts and ideas might need to be adjusted.