Let's just say....it's been a while since I've posted. Christmas break was really busy and I was trying to spend as much time as I could with family and friends. Now, however, I'm at school again and back in the swing of things. I thought this would be the perfect time to start posting again.
This semester I am taking a mission prep class. Our teacher has challenged us to get an inexpensive copy of the Book of Mormon and as we read each day to write down ALL the thoughts that come to our head, no matter how crazy they may seem. As we read the scriptures the spirit speaks to us, and we should record all that comes to our mind. I've been doing this as I do my scripture study and I've found that the manner in which I study scriptures has changed immensely. I find more meaning in each phrase as I relate it to my own life. Recording my thoughts allows me to remember the simple promptings that are given to me during scripture study. It has been such a blessing to take this challenge to heart.
Today, I was reading in Alma 39. In this chapter, Alma is chastising and teaching his son, Corianton, because Corianton had committed sexual sin while he was on a mission teaching the Zoramites. The verses that really touched me were at the end:
"[...]Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming? Is it not necessary that the plan of redemption should be made known unto this people as well as unto their children?"(Alma 39:17-18)
These verses show that time, place, race, culture, are not factors in determining the worth of souls. God loves all of his children. He wants everyone to have the same blessings because we are each equally precious to him. He created us, therefore he truly wants the best for us.
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