There is only one book that is read in our house everyday.
The more I read it, the more I love it.
There are so many scary things going on in the world right now. Sometimes it is overwhelming. Sometimes I feel really afraid. But that fear never lasts long because there is one book that ALWAYS reminds me how to get through it.
The Book of Mormon is a daily read for a lot of members in my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.) On one website it is described as "another witness of Jesus Christ and a divinely revealed guide to the purpose-filled life." Notice the word AND. Not only does it testify and teach us of Christ, it also is a guide straight from God (through His Prophets) to OUR LIVES. To my life. Right now, today. And it is the greatest guide we could ask for. The Book of Mormon is filled with stories from long ago… stories of war, persecution, hatred. Stories of love, forgiveness, peace. Stories about the poor, the rich, the enslaved, the free, the wicked and righteous. All things we experience today. All things that we face in OUR WORLD. Right now. That is why I love this book so much. Because it reminds me that this craziness is all part of the world. It shows me the consequences of the choices I have the freedom to make. It teaches me the way to face persecution, struggles and hardship. It reminds me that God is the Giver of Peace and that He is always there. It teaches me how to recognize Him and how to follow Him. It testifies to me that life is much bigger than the here and now and that God is the Father of us all. His love is greater than anything we know. And when I feel that… fear is replaced with faith, struggle is replaced with strength and chaos is replaced with calm.
God knew the crazy we face would happen. The Book of Mormon is His guide on how to get through it. Satan has been working on us all for a very long time, but God has been working on us much longer. I have come to know for myself that He is the only way through it, around it, over it and passed it. And He wrote the greatest book ever.
