Moroni 10:3

Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.

The first steps to conversion are to recognize, remember, and ponder. Conversion starts in the head with a conscious decision to consider the possibility that God is real and that he has been at work among mankind for our entire history. When I ponder that thought, it makes God alive and relevant to me. When I recognize how he has blessed others, I begin to see those same blessings in my own life, and I know the Lord has been at work in me all along. Remember and ponder -- we cannot come to God without these two essential habits.

3 Nephi 17:3

Therefore, go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon the things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow, and I come unto you again.

The Savior's first instruction to the people when he knew they were saturated and puzzled, was to go home. He did not tell them to go to the synagogue or the temple or the mountain top. He did not tell them to form a committee or hold a meeting. He told them to go to their homes with their families. He is saying in essence to go to their quiet places where they can think and talk as families. He did not demand some great feat or sacrifice--just go home. President Nelson has given us the same direction with the adjustments for a home-centered, church-supported curriculum. We are to go home, study, ponder, prayer, and prepare for great knowledge.