When Nate & I were engaged, he came to a Church meeting with me where the speaker listed 5 Blessings of Studying the Scriptures. I jotted them down on a blank notecard. On the other side, Nate & I wrote naughty notes to each other in Korean. This card has been my scripture bookmark since that day.
These are the 5 Promised Blessings we will receive if we diligently feast upon Christ's words each day:
1. We narrow the distance between ourselves & our Heavenly Father.
2. Our Spirituality shines.
3. We love more intently those we should love.
4. It's much easier to follow council given to us by prophets and leaders.
5. The lessons of life are learned more readily & surely.
I added 2 more to that list since then:
6. We can avoid temptation; Satan will have no power over us (1 Nephi 15:24-25).
7. "Ye shall have eternal life." (2 Nephi 31:20).
What beautiful promised blessings! And there are easily dozens more to add to that list!
I remember during my mission, we would read for 30 minutes every morning before breakfast. I would just eat it up, I didn't want the 30 minutes to end! I read the Book of Mormon 7 times in 18 months, and I also began a wonderful study of the Old Testament as well. I couldn't get enough.
During my mission, I felt those 7 Promised Blessings SO strongly every single day, every single hour, every single minute. I felt invincible! My faith was rock solid. I literally felt the Lord's presence with me all the time. It was so wonderful. I felt so lifted up and definitely the happiest I'd been in my entire life.
So I'm on a quest to get that back. I miss feeling like that, and now that I've tasted what it's like, I KNOW it's real. These promised blessings are real. I have been reading my scriptures while Roo is napping and Cam is at school. It's good, but I need to do better. I'm going to do better. And I have no doubts that I will reach that place again.
Because that place is worth any and every sacrifice it takes to get there. I promise!! I love the scriptures and know they are true.
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And by the way, I'm not telling you what we wrote on the other side of that card!! There is only one other person who knows what we were talking about because she was sitting with us.....and that's Laycee.
Auggie turns one!
5 years ago
5 comments:
"No, there is another" (Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back)
The Lord knows what you were writing... And you weren't married... Shame.
Totally kidding, as you know. Loved your post today. I struggle so much with this and need all the help I can get. Keep up the good work.
Haha, don't worry, we couldn't have written anything TOO naughty.... We aren't good enough at Korean!!! :)
You have such a strong testimony. I really need to improve on reading my scriptures.
I love the thought of you guys writing fun stuff to each other. That's what it's all about. Finding the balance. You can have it all!
Becca, I am so grateful that you have such a wonderful testimony and you aren't afraid to share your love for the gospel to everyone. You are such a wonderful example. Recently, after meeting with our bishop and KNOWING that having a family for time and all eternity is what I want, I have been reading the scriptures every night. Through out my life, I would try, but I wouldn't understand them. I never thought to ask our father to help me do so before though. Now, I love and UNDERSTAND the scriptures and they are so easy to read. I am so grateful to have you as an example in my life. Thanks for sharing!
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