What blessing do you want?

3 Nephi 11 & 12

I read yesterday, but didn’t make the time to write.  Shame on me, as these two chapters are riveting.  These are actual words the Savior spoke to the Nephites when he was on the earth!  They show the nature of our Savior, His tenderness and total love for us.  How can you not want to savor every word?

As I was reading this morning, the thought came to me:  Choose your blessing, Connie.  What is it I want to enjoy in my life?  How to attain that blessing is spelled out quite clearly.  The first one that hit me was  actually the first one.  Blessed are ye!  Do I want to feel blessed?  But of course!

Heed the words of the twelve.

This is what struck me.  Do I want to bless the lives of others?  Then I should be bearing my testimony to others of the words I have heeded, i.e. my children and those whom I have stewardship over.  What does it say of them who believe me?  V2 “. . .more blessed are they. . .”  Those whom I love (and I love those whom I serve), they will be even more blessed than I am if they will heed my words.  Now that’s dynamic!

There is much more I could write on, but I’ve taken on a new challenge as of last night and I want to have the time.  The bishop in my home ward challenged us to read the Book of Mormon in 100 days.  The goodly part of the ward has picked up that challenge.  I felt I might be exempt because we serve outside the ward, but it has gnawed at me and I decided to catch up and complete the challenge.  I read last night for 30 minutes and read 13 pages.  It’s doable!

So my marching orders today?  Bear my testimony.  How do I do that?  I was listening to a BYU Broadcast yesterday, and the speaker found a way to share his testimony with everyone he came in contact with – even telephone solicitors!  Today, I will be going to lunch with my daughter.  I’ve challenged myself to let her know Heavenly Father loves her even more than I do.  Think that will fly?