A challenged accepted

So for church, this year we are reading The Book of Mormon for Sunday School. Now for one thing, I do have a testimony that the book is true. I am just really bad at reading it daily, having my prayers, yada, yada, yada. Yeah I am one of those, who reads on occasion and prays about the same. Yet I am supposed to be have a great spirit, said by those that have gotten to know me. I can talk the talk but sometimes I need to step up to the plate as it were and do the right thing. I did so to have my blessings restored, take Chris to the temple, have us sealed as a family for all time and eternity. Accept a calling that is rather small and minor, but have great friends who have taken over for me while I was at work until I could fulfill it. And so now this is what it comes down too.

We had a speaker in our ward on Sunday, yes a High Councilman who gave a challenge to read The Book of Mormon and to really study it. While in SS, our teacher read the account Lehi shared about his dream. And something caught my eye. Those who clung tightly to the rod of iron, those who held on to it and then left the tree, and then those who pressed forward with faith and enjoyed the fruits of their labor. It was with the ones who clung tightly to the rod that moved me. I have held it tightly since I was a child, until I tasted the fruit, and left it to go to divers paths and my own way. I found the rod many times, but never held fast to it and went forward.

It was when it really meant anything that I held fast and moved forward with faith. That was all I needed to have it all done. But I still cling to the rod. Until yesterday. I picked up my mom's scriptures that she had and commenced my reading. I made a choice and a promise to the Lord and myself to read five chapters a day. No matter what, I will read it. And if I get behind I will continue to read. I will not stop. I will not let myself just cling to the rod anymore. I know its true, why don't I prove it to the Lord and let the blessings flow as He would want to bless us.

Then after I have spent some time working with myself, then it will be up to me to start doing what I need to do for my family. Have scripture reading time, and family prayer time. As the scriptures say, little by little, here a bit there a bit. And once we are doing it, we will be doing all the Lord has asked us to do. Plus if we can find baby sitters every month so we can attend the temple and do what we promised ourselves we would do when all of it was restored. We won't be able to see all the temples here in Utah(one of our goals) but at least we have been to a few and we have enjoyed our time there.

So with that, I am happy to report I have done my reading for today. And it was good. So until later, God be with you.