Monday, March 4, 2013

This is ME-Week 8 (oh yeah, it is MONDAY!)

Week 8: How do you study your scriptures?

I seriously LOVE reading my scriptures.  I used to think of it as a chore, but now it has become something I NEED to do, or my day just doesn't start off right.  Monday-Friday I study my scriptures at the kitchen table with my boys over breakfast.  We read a chapter in the scriptures and discuss it as they slurp down their cereal.  I read while they listen.  We stop to discuss certain verses that I feel are important and if we are in the middle of a story, we do a little recap and start to guess what might happen next.  This has become a wonderful habit for us.

My husband goes to a religion class once a week.  When he gets home we discuss things that were talked about in his class.  We talk about the things we have learned from the scriptures that week and how they have helped us through our personal trials and questions.

My new goal is to be more regular when reading the Ensign.  I often only pick it up to read the Visiting Teaching Message.  I want to read it cover to cover as I do my fun magazines.  These are words from our prophet that I get in my mailbox every month and I need to take advantage of it.  Also, I want to make sure that I share the home teaching message with my kids since our home teachers don't come over to share the message with us.  These things are important to our family's spirituality and I want to make sure we fully utilize the Lord's blessings in our lives.

The scriptures have become an amazing tool in my life and I often find that I go to them for answers and I seek them out.

2 Nephi 31:20
     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.

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