diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
index e6a766b0..bdadb621 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
@@ -599,11 +599,11 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
             *self.exception_val.insert(exn)
         });
 
-        exn.gep(self, |f| f.id).store(self, exn_id);
-        exn.gep(self, |f| f.msg).store(self, msg);
+        exn.set(self, |f| f.id, exn_id);
+        exn.set(self, |f| f.msg, msg);
         for (i, param) in params.iter().enumerate() {
             if let Some(param) = param {
-                exn.gep(self, |f| f.params[i]).store(self, *param);
+                exn.set(self, |f| f.params[i], *param);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/model/structure.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/model/structure.rs
index 88b297af..63e1040f 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/model/structure.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/model/structure.rs
@@ -166,4 +166,32 @@ impl<'ctx, S: StructKind<'ctx>> Ptr<'ctx, StructModel<S>> {
         let ptr_model = PtrModel(field.model);
         ptr_model.believe_value(ptr)
     }
+
+    /// Convenience function equivalent to `.gep(...).load(...)`.
+    pub fn get<M, GetField>(
+        &self,
+        tyctx: TypeContext<'ctx>,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        get_field: GetField,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Instance<'ctx, M>
+    where
+        M: Model<'ctx>,
+        GetField: FnOnce(S::Fields<GepFieldTraversal>) -> GepField<M>,
+    {
+        self.gep(ctx, get_field).load(tyctx, ctx, name)
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience function equivalent to `.gep(...).store(...)`.
+    pub fn set<M, GetField>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        get_field: GetField,
+        value: Instance<'ctx, M>,
+    ) where
+        M: Model<'ctx>,
+        GetField: FnOnce(S::Fields<GepFieldTraversal>) -> GepField<M>,
+    {
+        self.gep(ctx, get_field).store(ctx, value)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
index 85049730..321178a0 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@@ -1274,17 +1274,17 @@ pub fn gen_raise<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         let filename = loc.file.0;
         let filename = ctx.gen_string(generator, &String::from(filename)).value;
         let filename = cslice_model.check_value(type_context, ctx.ctx, filename).unwrap();
-        pexn.gep(ctx, |f| f.filename).store(ctx, filename);
+        pexn.set(ctx, |f| f.filename, filename);
 
         let row = i32_model.constant(type_context, ctx.ctx, loc.row as u64);
-        pexn.gep(ctx, |f| f.line).store(ctx, row);
+        pexn.set(ctx, |f| f.line, row);
 
         let column = i32_model.constant(type_context, ctx.ctx, loc.column as u64);
-        pexn.gep(ctx, |f| f.column).store(ctx, column);
+        pexn.set(ctx, |f| f.column, column);
 
         let current_fn = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap().get_parent().unwrap();
         let fn_name = ctx.gen_string(generator, current_fn.get_name().to_str().unwrap());
-        pexn.gep(ctx, |f| f.function).store(ctx, fn_name);
+        pexn.set(ctx, |f| f.function, fn_name);
 
         let raise = get_builtins(generator, ctx, "__nac3_raise");
         ctx.build_call_or_invoke(raise, &[pexn.value.into()], "raise");
diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/structure/ndarray.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/structure/ndarray.rs
index a0c44561..c870bb45 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/structure/ndarray.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/structure/ndarray.rs
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayObject<'ctx> {
         let shape = sizet_model.array_alloca(tyctx, ctx, ndims_val.value, "shape");
         let strides = sizet_model.array_alloca(tyctx, ctx, ndims_val.value, "strides");
 
-        pndarray.gep(ctx, |f| f.data).store(ctx, data);
-        pndarray.gep(ctx, |f| f.itemsize).store(ctx, itemsize);
-        pndarray.gep(ctx, |f| f.ndims).store(ctx, ndims_val);
-        pndarray.gep(ctx, |f| f.shape).store(ctx, shape);
-        pndarray.gep(ctx, |f| f.strides).store(ctx, strides);
+        pndarray.set(ctx, |f| f.data, data);
+        pndarray.set(ctx, |f| f.itemsize, itemsize);
+        pndarray.set(ctx, |f| f.ndims, ndims_val);
+        pndarray.set(ctx, |f| f.shape, shape);
+        pndarray.set(ctx, |f| f.strides, strides);
 
         NDArrayObject { dtype, ndims, value: pndarray }
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayObject<'ctx> {
         let byte_model = IntModel(Byte);
 
         let data = byte_model.array_alloca(tyctx, ctx, self.get_ndims(tyctx, ctx).value, "data");
-        self.value.gep(ctx, |f| f.data).store(ctx, data);
+        self.value.set(ctx, |f| f.data, data);
 
         self.update_strides_by_shape(tyctx, ctx);
     }