A great Monday

Last night I had a combined Family Home Evening with everyone in my ward where people got up and shared their testimonies of the Book of Mormon. It was such a great experience! Beforehand we were asked to prepare with our individual Family Home Evening Groups (which consists of 4 apartments) with a “Book of Mormon Themed” activity. My group decided to just sit and discuss the importance of the Book of Mormon and also our own personal experiences and testimonies. It was nice to start out with a small group because everyone got to voice their opinion and we were all very comfortable with each other.

Afterwards we headed over to the group FHE, and I admit that I didn’t feel very spiritually prepared, but the great thing is that the Lord still let me hear what I needed to. A lot of people who bore their testimonies shared the importance of consistently reading the Book of Mormon, which is something I have been taught my entire life, but when they talked about the power that is available to everyone who takes the time to study the scriptures, it was a great confirmation to me. Someone brought up a point that I loved, and that was that the power of the scriptures comes at a price. At first I was taken-back because I didn’t know what he meant, but he then explained that although the power of the scriptures is “free” or available to everyone, you have to put in an effort to get that power. The power is not free, because you must be dedicated to your study and have a desire to learn from the Word of the Lord. I know now that if I expect all my questions to be answered in the scriptures, I have to work at it, and I can’t wait to start trying.