Mormon Monday

March Madness

Mormon Style.

Some people may have heard it, read the Book of Mormon in one month.

I have been presented this challenge for the past 4 years of my life.  Every year in seminary we would get the cards and the teacher would "strongly encourage" us to take the challenge.

I always came up with a reason why I couldn't participate. Most of them revolved around being too busy.  This year I decided that being too busy wasn't a good enough excuse. Even though I didn't have someone officially challenge me to read, I challenged myself. And that seemed like a good enough reason.

I downloaded a reading calendar off the internet and got reading.

Some days I fell behind. It was difficult to catch up because it was twice the reading the next day. But I was determined. I wanted to be able to say that I finished. That I stuck to my goal.

I marked things in my scriptures and they were tagged "Favorite Scriptures" and "Reasons to be Happy." Most the time they overlapped.

 

2 Nephi 31:20 is one of my favorite scriptures.

It says:

"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life."

I feel like this scripture is the perfect recipe for happiness. Keep pressing forward and not giving up. Read the scriptures and love them. And BOOM! Happiness FOREVER.

Seriously, I love this gospel.

End of story.

 

If you are feeling a rut in your spiritual growth, I challenge you to read the Book of Mormon in one month. It will grow you in ways you never thought possible.