Day 100, August 18, 2014

YOU DID IT!!!

Now what?

"There are three great reasons why Latter-day Saints should make the study of the Book of Mormon a lifetime pursuit:

The Book of Mormon:

• Is the keystone of our religion
• Was written for our day
• Helps us draw nearer to God"

--President Ezra Taft Benson

To ponder:
So does it end here or will you read today? Tomorrow?

Day 99, August 17, 2014

You are Invited!!! 
Please join us at my home Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. so that we may finish this challenge together!  Bring your scriptures and we will read Moroni 10 together! 

Day 98, August 16, 2014

Read:  Moroni 8-9
Mark:  Moroni 9:20

"Our capacity to feel controls our behavior in many ways, and by inaction when our feelings prompt us to do good, we deaden that capacity to feel...A sex saturated society cannot feel the needs of its suffering members because instead of developing the love that looks outward, it turns man selfishly inward...we have ears, but cannot hear, not only the promptings of God but also the pleas of men...We shut out people, nature, and God." --Elder Neal A. Maxwell

To ponder:
How do you respond to promptings or feelings that you should do something?

Day 97, August 15, 2014

Read:  Moroni 5-7
Mark:  Moroni 7:47-48

"The phrase 'love of Christ' might have meaning in three dimensions:  (1) love for Christ; (2) love from Christ; (3) love like Christ...People who have charity have a love for the Savior, have received of his love, and love others as he does." --Elder C. Max Caldwell

To ponder:
How often do you pray for charity?  Why do you think you would be a better person if you were filled with charity?

Day 96, August 14, 2014

Read:  Ether 14-Moroni 4
Mark:  Ether 15:19

"All beings who have bodies have power over those who have not.  The devil has no power over us only as we permit him.  The moment we revolt at anything which comes from God, the devil takes power." --Joseph Smith

To ponder:
What things help you most to prevent Satan from having any power over you?

You are Invited!!! 
Please join us at my home Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. so that we may finish this challenge together!  Bring your scriptures and we will read Moroni 10 together!  If you like, bring a light snack to share.  Please feel free to share this invitation with others who you know are reading with us!

Day 95, August 13, 2014

Read:  Ether 11-13
Mark:  Ether 12:27

"The Savior isn't our last chance; He is our only chance.  Our only chance to overcome self-doubt and catch a vision of who we may become.  Our only chance to repent and have our sins washed clean.  Our only chance to purify our hearts, subdue our weaknesses, and avoid the adversary.  Our only chance to obtain redemption and exaltation.  Our only chance to find peace and happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come." --Sister Sheri L. Dew

To ponder:
What weaknesses has the Lord helped you to overcome?  What weaknesses do you still have that you want to be strengths?

Day 94, August 12, 2014

Note:  I'm posting today for tomorrow as I will be traveling very early in the morning and did not want to take a chance that I could not post! :)

Read: Ether 8-10
Mark:  Ether 8:26

"The Book of Mormon is Christ-centered.  That is its essential feature, and that is the reason we are commanded to study it continually.  We must use the Book of Mormon." --Elder Dallin H. Oaks

To ponder:
How is your study of the Book of Mormon bringing you closer to the Savior?

You are Invited!!! 
Please join us at my home next Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. so that we may finish this challenge together!  Bring your scriptures and we will read Moroni 10 together!  If you like, bring a light snack to share.  Please feel free to share this invitation with others who you know are reading with us!

Day 93, August 11, 2014

Read:  Ether 4-7
Mark:  Ether 6:9

"Sometimes...we get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing than prayer." --President J. Reuben Clark, Jr.

"Music is one of the most forceful instruments for governing the mind and spirit of man." --President Boyd K. Packer

To ponder:
in what ways do you use music in your personal worship?  How do you use music to help others feel the Lord's influence?

You are Invited!!! 
Please join us at my home next Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. so that we may finish this challenge together!  Bring your scriptures and we will read Moroni 10 together!  If you like, bring a light snack to share.  Please feel free to share this invitation with others who you know are reading with us!

Day 92, August 10, 2014

It's Sunday Catch-Up Day! :)

Use your reading chart or this blog to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:  Ether 3

OR

If you are up-to-date with your reading, take time to study:  3 Nephi 27

You are Invited!!! 
Please join us at my home next Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. so that we may finish this challenge together!  Bring your scriptures and we will read Moroni 10 together!  If you like, bring a light snack to share.  Please feel free to share this invitation with others who you know are reading with us!

Day 91, August 9, 2014

Read:  Ether 1-3
Mark:  Ether 3:4-5

"What ever Jesus lays his hand upon lives.  If Jesus lays his hands upon a marriage, it lives.  If he is allowed to lay his hands upon the family, it lives." --President Howard W. Hunter

To ponder:
Look at the symbolism in the account of the Savior touching the stones that lit the way for the Jaredites.  What does this account teach you about the Savior's hand?  How have you felt the Lord's hand in your life?

Day 90, August 8, 2014

Read:  Mormon 8-9
Mark:  Mormon 9:11-12, 21

"The Lord will never forsake or abandon anyone.  You may abandon him, but he will never abandon you.  You never need to feel that you are alone." --Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

To ponder:
Mormon's ministry ends in these chapters.  Pay attention to Moroni's warnings for our day.  Righteousness sometimes seems to bring loneliness? Why are we not really as alone as we sometimes feel?  In Chapter 9, look for reasons why you can rely on the Lord.

Day 89, August 7, 2014

Read:  Mormon 5-7
Mark:  Mormon 6:16-20

"The tragedy of the Book of Mormon is not what became of the Nephites but what the Nephites became." --Hugh Nibley

To ponder:
What led to the fall of the Nephites?  What things do you do each day to stay strong?

Day 88, August 6, 2014

Read:  Mormon 2-4
Mark:  Mormon 2:12-13

"Full repentance involves a 180-degree turn, and without looking back!  In ritual regret, we mourn our mistakes but without mending them.  There can be no real repentance without personal suffering and the passage of sufficient time for the needed cleansing and turning...Chastening is often needed until the turning is really under way!"  --Elder Neal A. Maxwell

To ponder:
We can be sorry for the wrong reasons (like when we are caught or punished).  What can help you be sorry for the right reason?

Day 87, August 5, 2014

Read:  3 Nephi 29-Mormon 1
Mark:  Mormon 1:13-15

"[President Brigham Young said] 'I want you to teach the people -- and I want you to follow this counsel yourself -- that they must labor and so live as to obtain the Holy Spirit, for without this you cannot build up the kingdom; without the spirit of God you are in danger of walking in the dark." --President Wilford Woodruff

To ponder:
As a young man, Mormon, enjoyed the blessings of the Lord despite living in a wicked society.  How can you keep the Spirit with you regardless of conditions in the world?

Day 86, August 4, 2014

Read:  3 Nephi 27-28
Mark:  3 Nephi 27:19-20

"The most important of all the commandments of God is the one that you're having the most difficulty keeping...Today is the day for you to work...until you've been able to conquer that weakness.  Then you start on the next one that's most difficult for you to keep.  That's the way to sanctify yourselves by keeping the commandments of God." --President Harold B. Lee

To ponder:
What commandments are most difficult for you?  What are you doing to be more obedient?  Who can help you?

Day 85, August 3, 2014

It's another catch-up Sunday!!!

Use today to get back on schedule!  Use your reading chart or this blog to find the chapters you still need to read to be caught up through:  3 Nephi 26

OR

If you are up-to-date with your reading, take time to study:  3 Nephi 11

To ponder:
What did the Nephites do to finally understand the voice they heard?  What were the first things the Savior taught?  What did Jesus say was his doctrine?

Day 84, August 2, 2014

Read:  3 Nephi 22-26
Mark:  3 Nephi 24:7-10

"I can't list all the ways that blessings will come from obedience to this principle [of tithing], but I testify many will come in spiritual ways that go well beyond economics...I express my deepest gratitude for every blessing of the gospel of Jesus Christ, especially that greatest of all gifts, the exemplary life and atoning death of God's Only Begotten Son.  I know I can never repay heaven for any of this benevolence, but there are many ways I need to try to show my thankfulness.  One of those ways is in the payment of tithes and freewill offerings." --Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

To ponder:
What blessings do you receive from paying tithing?

Day 83, August 1, 2014

Read:  3 Nephi 20-21
Mark:  3 Nephi 21:6-7

"Every person who embraces the gospel becomes of the house of Israel...The great majority of those who become members of the Church are literal descendants of Abraham through Ephraim, son of Joseph.  Those who are not literal descendants of Abraham and Israel must become such, and when they are baptized and confirmed they are grafted into the tree and are entitled to all the rights and privileges as heirs." --President Joseph Fielding Smith

To ponder:
What blessings are promised to you because you are of the house of Israel?