1 Nephi 10:17

It never occurred to me that I, or any "normal" person, could have the same type of revelatory experience as the prophet.

I can't help but wonder why Nephi thought he could?

Did he even question it? Were his past recent spiritual experiences enough to give him that faith?

Was Nephi already a prophet at this point? I don't think so? Right? When did he become one?

But apparently that kind of powerful spiritual, revelatory experience is not exclusive to prophets. So it doesn't matter if Nephi was a prophet at that time or not.

Because he said (and I believe him) "I was desirous that I might see, and hear, and know of these things by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto ALL those who diligently seek Him, as well in times of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men...For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost."

To me, this means I can ask for answers to my spiritual (and temporal) questions and receive spiritual experiences that are no less powerful or significant to me than anyone else.

There is no religious or spiritual class system with God.

For me, the answer I'll be seeking is "what is true 'diligence', and am I doing it?

Diligence must apply not only to the degree of the seeking, but the degree of our faith, repentance, obedience and endurance.

It's hard for me to measure how I'm doing in those things in a given day, but today I will be diligent in stopping, pausing, listening and acting in faith.

Surely God is anxious to share the wonders, beauties and mysteries of His wonderful gospel with each of His children. We are all as precious to Him as another.

How could we not be? We are His.