I
made it through the Isaiah chapters (2 Nephi 13-24)! I always take a deep sigh
of relief. I remember the day when it
would trip me up and I, like many others, would give up on reading the Book of
Mormon. Someone told me once to “skip
over” these chapters rather than stop, so I followed that direction. As I grew in my testimony, I knew this was
something I would need to tackle. I
bought the book “Understanding Isaiah” by Donald Parry and wrote notes in the
margins of these chapters. These
chapters are actually my most colorful pages in my Book of Mormon! Through the years, as I’ve been in classes
where discussion was had on these chapters I’ve added to these notes. Now I have to say I enjoy these
chapters. I would never be presumptuous
enough to commentate on them myself, but they don’t trip me up anymore.
My
daughter is currently reading the Book of Mormon for the first time and is
determined to make it past the Isaiah chapters this time. This is the advice I gave to her: Keep reading, even if you don’t
understand. In time, understanding will
come when we want it.
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