Applying yourself...

For this weeks project, I have been applying what I've been learning in Book of Mormon to my other classes...

It has been hard to apply the things I am learning to some classes but one class that I love and can learn more from because of Book of Mormon is LDS Marriage and Family.
This class is so wonderful!! I am learning how to prepare myself for marriage by bettering myself! In this class I have applied the habits I have learned from Book of Mormon...journal writing and daily scripture study. It has helped me understand so much better the things my teacher is teaching me! Marriage is such an important part of this life and because of Book of Mormon and the things I learn every week, I am preparing myself better than I ever thought I could!
Another important thing I have taken from Book of Mormon and applied in my everyday life and school life, is listening to others' opinions. It is so important that we listen to each other because we all have important things to say and important views to share!! Heavenly Father loves us all for who we are and what we know and we as peers need to have that same respect for each other!!

Falling in Love

So for class today we were to read Alma 43-51...there is ALOT of intense stuff in these chapters!!

43 -- In this chapter I love the mercy given by Moroni! The Lord has shown Alma the strategies of the Lamanites and Alma informs Moroni. As Moroni's army surrounds them, the Lamanites are struck with fear and terror. When Moroni sees this he commands his men to stop shedding blood. I think it is so important for us to take this into our minds...not that we are going to be inflicting terror on others or killing them but just realize that there are people out there that don't know as we know and don't have guidance in their lives...in a sense they are terrified. We must share our knowledge and the pure love of Christ with them.
44 -- In this chapter Moroni commands that the Lamanites covenant to be peaceful or they will be destroyed...we all know what happened. I can't explain enough how important it is to listen to our church leaders! If we do not listen, as the Lamanites did not, WE WILL BE DESTROYED! It is scary to think about but so true!!
45 -- In this chapter, Helaman is converted and Alma prophesies to him of the destruction of the Nephites. I can't even imagine being Helaman in this situation!! Being told that your people are going to be destroyed but you can't tell anyone! It would be so scary! I don't even know what I would do!! It is also scary to think about how the Nephites were supposed to be the righteous ones...they became so wicked that they were destroyed! The Lord will stand by His people if they stand by Him...we need to remember that!
46 -- The title of liberty...so intense!! When I read about the title of liberty and what Moroni did...it literally gave me chills!! Today in class before we discussed this, we sang the Star Spangled Banner. I can't even show my appreciation for singing that song today! It put this whole chapter into such better perspective for me!! It is so important to stand up for what we believe in...no matter what happens!! If we do not stand up for our beliefs and for this church then what are we doing with our lives?? We are wasting time and the purpose we were put on this earth! How do you think Heavenly Father feels when we just sit back and say that it is someone else's problem? Or when people say to just leave them alone...it's their lives?? He is so sad that our world is what it is today! And that the members of this church just sit around and do nothing only makes it worse! From the manual a quote was given, it says (paraphrased) that evil only comes from good people doing nothing...how can we just sit around and let evil infest our world?? We need to make a stand and do what is right no matter what the reaction will be!!
47 -- In this chapter, the Nephite dissenters have become so wicked that they are worse than the Lamanites...this is incredible! It is more apparent in Joseph Smith's time of this happening than it is today...members would leave the church for some reason or another and become key reasons of the torment inflicted upon the saints and upon Joseph Smith. Satan is working so hard to get us to doubt what we believe...he will try anything to get us to falter even a little bit...we need to stay strong and not let the adversary lead us away!!
48 -- This chapter is so amazing! In it, Moroni is so excited to fight for liberty and freedom and he encourages others to do the same! It is so important that we fight for these things! The Lord gave us agency and freedom...no one can take that away from us! We need to fight for this for ourselves and others!!
49 -- Everyone knows that wicked people do stupid things...in this chapter Amalickiah does such things. Amalickiah is EVIL...he curses God and does horrible things to the church. HE IS SO STUPID!! Cursing God is probably the stupidest thing anyone could ever do...but he does! This is just an example of the things you shouldn't do...because he cursed God, he was slain...
50 -- The Book of Mormon is a great example of good conquering evil. In this chapter, Teancum defeats the wicked dissenters and saves the righteous people of the church. It is easy to see that if we are on the same side as God...we will have His help and can be saved!!
51 -- Back to Amalickiah...HE IS SO STUPID! Oh I just can't get over how dumb he really is!! He curses God and doesn't even realize that he just made the biggest mistake of his life!! Well in this chapter Teancum slays Amalickiah. I know we aren't supposed to rejoice when things like this happen but I was so happy!! I just can't believe someone can live in this world and see the things that God has given us and hear the teachings from His prophets and still deny Him!! It just baffles my mind that people can deny our Creator and still take advantage of all He has given us!! Oh I just wish that I could tell everyone how dumb they are!!

Ok so that was a VERY long post!! And, you are probably all wondering why I titled it Falling In Love...the more I read the scriptures I understand them so much more!! I can indeed say that I am falling in love with the scriptures and love having them in my life!! They are such a great blessing and they teach me so much about what I can do to prepare myself for the future and for eternity!!

Wickedness Never Was Happiness...

So today for B of M we read Alma 40-42.

GREAT CHAPTERS!! Alma is still speaking to his son Corianton but instead of begging Corianton to repent of his sins, Alma is testifying to him of Christ and the miracles that will happen when He comes to the Earth and the wonderful Plan of Salvation.

In chapter 40, Alma explains to Corianton what comes after death. He explains that the righteous will go to paradise and the wicked will go to outer darkness to await Christ's coming and the resurrection. It is interesting to think about this phase in the Plan...will everyone I love and know make it to spirit paradise?? Will I make it to spirit paradise?? I know that God is the only one who knows where we will be but I believe it is important to keep striving towards paradise and know that the Lord knows our hearts and knows how hard we strive to be righteous and if we try with all our heart, might, mind, and strength that we will be blessed.

In chapter 41, Alma explains a lot of things...one thing that stood out to me the most was that even though we will leave this mortal world...we will have the same attributes in immortality as we do in mortality! I like this for the most part...I have some attributes that I'm not fond of and I know other people do too...but it love that Heavenly Father loves us no matter what and we are perfect in His eyes, so much that He wants us to be the same now and for Eternity.

In chapter 42, Alma teaches of the Atonement. He teaches that only through God can we be saved. It breaks my heart to think about the Atonement...I'm so thankful for it and for My Savior Jesus Christ for Atoning for me...but it hurts me to think that I caused Him pain and that He sacrificed His life for me!! Sometimes I make stupid little mistakes that I know caused Him agony...it kills me!! I wish that I could just have a line drawn before me so I knew which path to choose and which decisions to make so that I would not mess up and add to the pain that Christ felt!! He is so loving and cares for each of us so much!! I am so thankful to have Him in my life and the knowledge of His great sacrifice! Without this knowledge, I don't know where I would be or what my life would be like...

As I read these chapters I realized that I knew all of this stuff!! But I realized even more how important it is to keep studying the things that we think we know the best...because in fact we don't know them as well as we could!

You have never studied the Gospel enough!! There is always room for growth in everything!! It is obvious in the scriptures how important it is to be continuously studying!! The scriptures repeat the same commandments, promises, warnings, blessings, stories, etc. How can it be that some people (myself included unfortunately) think that they know all they need about this Gospel and that they discontinue their studies?? I have faltered in this way and have realized the things I need to do and the things I will do from this point until Eternity.

New Concept: Learning From Others

So I know that I put that this is a new concept...even though it isn't...but I have realized more through this class, these projects, and from my sister that learning from others, although not new, is essential to our spiritual growth!! For this week's project I read five posts from people from my class! It was such a great experience to know what they are learning from this class and the experiences that they are having!! I love listening to the different ways that we interpret the gospel based on our lives and how it applies! I just love learning from the people around me!
Doing these projects has helped me understand how important it is to listen to others and ask for their opinion and how much my testimony can actually influence others!! It is so amazing to me that we hesitate sometimes to share what we know is true because we are afraid of what will be said or what others will think! Who cares!! If we are ridiculed by those we share the gospel with, will our lives change?? Will our lives get worse?? NO!!! Heavenly Father knows the intent of our heart and understands that tried our best and He is SOOOOO proud of us for trying! We need to remember that He is the reason we share our testimony! Even if our testimony helps others it is because He has enabled the Holy Spirit to enter into their hearts and make our words mean something! Without our Father in Heaven and His son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, none of this would be possible! I wouldn't be at BYU learning about the gospel and sharing these things on this blog! There wouldn't be missionaries sacrificing two years of their lives to share this with our brothers and sisters around the world! Nothing would be possible...or even worth it without the help of our Heavenly Father and elder Brother! I hope we all realize that and try our hardest to share these truths with those around us!!

Parental Guidance...

This week we only have Book of Mormon class once (Monday was a holiday). So I'm only writing about one chapter today!! For today's class we were to read Alma 39. In this chapter Alma is counseling to his son Corianton. Corianton has been involved in multiple sexual sins and his father is discussing this with him.

I find it very interesting that Alma pleads with Corianton to repent and change his ways. I love this chapter because of the genuine concern coming from Alma. I know that I haven't always been the greatest child to my parents but I know that they love me and will do whatever it takes to help me be happy and to stay on the right path!

Just as Alma is pleading for Corianton to choose the right and get back on the straight and narrow, I know that my parents plead for me everyday! Not that I'm that bad, but I know that they worry about not only me but all of my siblings! They worry for our safety and for our health! They just want to make sure that we are alright and that we can and will return home to them all in one piece! I know that it is especially hard for them because we are spread all over the world! I can't even imagine how scary it would be to have your kids in foreign lands by themselves!

I just am so thankful for my parents and for all they have done for me and for my siblings! They have taught me so much! I know that they love me unconditionally even though sometimes I don't deserve it! As I read this chapter, I imagined my earthly and Heavenly parents as Alma pleading to me to choose the right and to return home to them!

I miss my parents so much and it is so hard to be away from them and my brothers and sisters but I know that they are praying for me and are there behind me one hundred percent!! I just love them all so much and I hate myself for not telling them as much while we were growing up! They are what keeps me going and what gets me through everyday! Just knowing that they love me and that they will help me if I need them is such a comfort! I can't ever repay them for all they do or Heavenly Father for giving me such a great blessing in my life! From this chapter I have learned that I need to remember that they are there for me and will never leave my side no matter how stupid I can be! They are my best friends and I love them so much!!

Project #2

So for this weeks project I am choosing to share what I have learned in Book of Mormon with my sister Madison...She doesn't exactly know that she helped with this project but she did.
For project #1 I shared my thoughts as I always do on this blog. I didn't realize that I was doing this blog for anyone but myself...but then my sister commented on what I wrote. I didn't realize that the words I say and the things I feel could impact someone so much! When I memorized that scripture and put my feelings down, I didn't realize that someone I know and love would feel the same way I felt, or that my testimony would mean so much to them and make an impact in their life!! This was probably the greatest thing I had ever experienced!! I love my sister so much and she means the world to me! I look up to her in ways that she will never know, and to think that I did something that helped in her life and that meant something to her will forever be in my heart!

Hmmm...

Well here I am again!! I didn't have time to write my scripture journal this morning :( so here I am doing it!! Where do I begin!!
For class today we read Alma 36-38. I loved loved LOVED these chapters!! I don't even think I could put into words how much I loved them!!
In Alma 36, Alma is talking to his son Helaman. What impressed me the most about his words to his son was that he told of his own experiences as a youth! He bore testimony of the things he experienced and how they impacted his life! He took his example and altered it to fit Helaman and the struggles that he would encounter.
In Alma 37, Alma is still talking to Helaman. He tells Helaman of the importance of the records that they have kept and have from their fathers. Alma gives Helaman the records and tells him to write in them, but to write the things that are pleasing to Heavenly Father. I feel that this is one of the greatest examples that we can have in our lives!! The things that were written on the plates, not only by Helaman and Alma but by all of the prophets, was written with us in mind!! All of the wonderful teachings and stories in there are to prepare us for the challenges a head.
In Alma 38, Alma is talking to his son Shiblon. In this chapter Alma is singing praise to his son!! What a wonderful experience to be a part of! He commends Shiblon on the fact that even though he was persecuted as he preached the gospel, he continued to do what he knew to be right! It is such an amazing thing to think about! Some people in this church, if persecuted for their beliefs might give up because it is too much, but nothing can be done to as today as bad as what was done to Shiblon in his day or Joseph Smith in his!! We cannot give up when persecuted! What does their opinion matter to our Heavenly Father's?? If we stick together and stand strong for what we believe in, anything is possible and we cannot fail!

Interesting...

So as I was reading the scriptures for class today I was really hit by the words in Alma 31:20 --

For behold, every man did go forth and offer up these same prayers.

I know that we don't offer up prayers like the Zoramites -- on a pedestal, one day a week, and the same prayer -- but how often do we say things in our prayers not because we mean them but because it is habit? One example that I find I do is to ask for the Lord to bless my family. Although it is not a bad thing to ask for my family to be blessed...but I must admit that I don't exactly always mean it. Not to say that I don't want my family to be safe and to return to their homes safely at the end of the day but I don't really think about their individual situations and pray for them in that sense. I merely ask the Lord to bless my family as a general statement without even thinking.

This must get really old for Heavenly Father to hear! I mean I am sure that he understands what I mean but we are to bear our whole hearts to Him and thank Him for the wonderful things He has given us that we use everyday!! We are to ask Him SINCERELY for blessings that we have thought about and that we need in our lives! We can't just say the same things in our prayers because they are habit...we need to honestly believe in what we are praying for and that He will answer our prayers because we did so sincerely and with faith in Him!!

B of M Presentation!!

So here I am again!! I have a presentation in Book of Mormon today!! I'm really stoked! This is probably my favorite part of religion classes!! (Well this is the first time I've done it at college but I LOVED doing it in seminary!) I'm supposed to bring into my presentation the verses we have been reading for the week (Alma 31-35). I have to have a visual (I have 4 :)) and it needs to be between 3 and 5 minutes.

My visuals are below:

Now you may be wondering what this has to do with the scriptures...well I'll tell you!

All I really know anything about is sheep...that is kind of sad to say but it is true! My whole life I've been around them and worked with them. I've created an analogy with these pictures for my presentation. The sheep represent us. We are helpless and need to be taught and led the way to go. The wold represents sin. Sheep run away from the wolf because they know that he will hurt them, just as we run away from sin because we know it will hurt us. The wolf in sheep's clothing represents Anti-Christs (Korihor in this section, and Satan.) The wolf is disguised to appear harmless and gains the trust of the sheep just as the Anti-Christs disguise their lies to appear that they know what is best and want what is best for the people they are teaching. The Great Pyrenees represents the prophets under God's direction and Jesus Christ. The Great Pyrenees is always there to protect the sheep and comes running when he hears their call or senses distress in them. Just as Jesus and our Heavenly Father are there for us, they hear and answer our prayers and know when we need their help and guidance. They do this either directly or through their prophets.

Now this may seem a little far fetched but I thought it was appropriate for what we were discussing! I hope that you read these verses and take into perspective how much our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ love us and are here for us! They will always provide and be here for us!

Oh What a Day!!

Well...where do I start!?!? I have a lot on my mind that I want to share!!

Today in my LDS Marriage and Family class we read The Family: A Proclamation to the World, a talk by President Henry B. Eyring titled The Family, and a talk by Elder Richard G. Scott titled Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge. Right now I would just like to discuss The Family Proclamation.

I have read this Proclamation many MANY times. I thought I understood ever aspect of it...I WAS SO WRONG!! As I reread this wonderful document I realized even more how blessed I am to be a member of this church!! What other church has instruction straight from God on what a family is and how it should function?? NONE! We are so blessed to have modern prophets and modern day revelation so that we can enjoy such freedoms!!

I find it interesting that this document was written and released in 1995 way before the debate over same-sex marriage was even brought up! It is amazing to know that God inspired His prophets to tell the world that the only marriage ordained by Him is between a man and a woman!! Also amazing is that the Prophet was so inspired to include that we are all made in God's image and that we are "a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. GENDER IS AN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC OF INDIVIDUAL PREMORTAL, MORTAL, AND ETERNAL IDENTITY AND PURPOSE!" God made us male and female for a reason! We have a purpose being the gender we are and it was His divine plan that made us this way!! It is incredible that the world around us is trying to pervert His ways when He has made it VERY clear how we are to live and what His plan for us is!

Thinking about the family and marriage is a scary thing to me. I am excited to begin that journey with the one I love and to bring Heavenly Father's children into this world...but it is so scary to think of how terrible the world around me is right now and that when I start a family it is only going to be getting worse!! We need each other in this church so much right now! The world is making it seem okay to get divorced if it's not what you thought it would be or that infidelity is the 'norm' or even that homosexual relations is alright!! Is this the world we want to raise Heavenly Father's children in? We need to take a stand for what we believe in and not let these people ruin the Lord's purpose for us on this earth!

I guess I'm really passionate about this because of the work that my father does and because I know that this is a good cause! We cannot just leave it to the government to sort it out or leave these people alone to live their own lives and let them be dealt with later...nothing will change unless every member of this church, and those who believe the family is sacred as we do, take a stand and make a difference!!

Weekly Project #1

So I have to do a project every week and share it with my teacher, my class on blackboard, and someone else in most cases. For this weeks project (January 4-8) I have chosen to memorize a scripture and share it with my boss...:)
The scripture I memorized was Moroni 7:10-11
"Wherefore, a man being evil cannot do that which is good; neither will he give a good gift.
For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he follow Christ he cannot be the servant of the devil."
This scripture was chosen at random. I find it interesting that randomly looking in the scriptures, I found a scripture that corresponds with what I studied and discussed this week in class. I believe in God and that He is the creator of all things. Because He is our Heavenly Father and because His word is 'good', I believe in this scripture and that it speaks the truth. We cannot be "Sunday Mormons"; only living the gospel of this church on Sundays and breaking our covenants the rest of the week. We have to live the gospel 24 hours a day 7 days a week everyday of our life! We need to be the good fountain always bringing forth that which is good!
Think about missionaries... They are ordained and set apart to preach the gospel worldwide in the name of Christ. They take 2 years out of their lives to preach the things that they know are true. We do not need to wear a name tag for this to be true!! The time we spend on this earth compared to the time we have already and will spend with our Heavenly Father is the same (in a way) to the 2 years missionaries spend. We leave the ones we love for a short period of time and go to a strange place, we meet new people and form lasting friendships, we have challenges and trials that make us strong, and we preach and learn the gospel! At the end of our journey, we return home to loving parents and siblings and those who love us and have been cheering us on. I don't see a difference between the two...
This is why we need to follow Christ...we can return to those who love us. We can be an example to the people of the world and to our friends. When we are following Christ, not just on Sundays but everyday of the week, we cannot be a servant of the devil! Why not follow this scripture and make our lives easy? It is so simple!!

New Semester = Lots of Work!!!!

So...here I am!! I'm not dead but I'm not as alive as I could be!! :) No I'm doing ok! Enjoying the semester thus far but I realize how in over my head I am!! Oh well...I'm going to make the best of it! First things first: Book of Mormon assignments --

Today's reading was Alma 30 and the student manual ch. 29. This was about Korihor and him being an anti-christ. I really found it interesting that Korihor has all these examples around him that there IS a God and that He DOES exist yet he continues to preach against the church and its leaders about his belief in no God. Also, it is interesting that Alma tells him not to ask for a sign from God because he has been given plenty. Korihor doesn't realize that him just being on the earth is a sign from God that He does exist. Interesting...
From the student manual there was a great example from Elder Boyd K. Packer that fits in with this chapter. He talks about a trip he went on and on the plane he sat next to an atheist who kept pressing Elder Packer to explain how he knows there is a God. Elder Packer states that he had a very hard time explaining how he knew that God exists because the atheist didn't understand words like spirit and testimony etc. Finally Elder Packer asked the man if he knew what salt tasted like. The man said yes he had it on his dinner last night. Elder Packer asked him to explain the taste. The atheist man said that it is not sour and it is not sweet. Elder Packer wisely said, "Thank you for telling me what it is not, now tell me what it is."
This shows that even though you can't always explain something doesn't mean it isn't real or true.

Day 1 - Part 2

So...I have been pondering what I should do next. I realized that I need to write in my journal about the first assignment which was to read 2 articles. These articles were:

A Reservoir of Living Water by Elder David A. Bednar

http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,538-1-4040-1,00.html

and

To Learn and to Teach More Effectively by Elder Richard G. Scott

http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=11954

I have attached the links because they are AMAZING articles! I want everyone to read them!! The article that hit me the most was the one by Elder Bednar. In the article he discusses ways to fully obtain the living water who is Jesus Christ. He gives three ways to do this: 1) reading, 2) studying, and 3) searching.

The part that hit me the most was when he gave the example of Lehi's Dream. He uses the three tips he gave earlier and put the dream into a perspective that I had never thought of before. When he asked the question of whether I cling to the iron rod or whether I hold fast to the iron rod, I looked at my life more closely. Clinging to the iron rod is occasional studying of the scriptures and the Words of God. Holding fast to the iron rod is reading, pondering, and searching the scriptures and His words everyday yearning to learn more.

I asked myself the question that Elder Bednar asked; do I cling or hold fast??

At this point in my life...I am disappointed in myself at the fact that I have to say that I merely cling to the iron rod. I know that I can do better and so I am!!

Elder Bednar provides a great example to ponder towards the beginning of his talk. He describes the importance of water to our physical body and how we can only last 3 or 4 days without water. He then compares the thirst our physical body has for water to the thirst our spiritual body has for the Living Water. It is the most amazing thing to think about!! If we can't live without water physically, why is it that we try to live without the Living Water? How can we make it back to our Heavenly Father's presence if we deny our spirit the very thing that keeps it alive?? I had never thought about the damage I was inflicting upon my spirit and eternal salvation by not studying my scriptures daily. From this point on I will not be denying myself the Living Water that I am so desperately craving.

WOW! What an eye opener for the day! This is why I love going to school here at BYU! Oh man well that is it for right now...I will possibly write more later after I've been to class and hear what everyone else had to say!

The First Project -- Book of Mormon 122 Winter 2010

It's January 4, 2010...the first day of classes for the Winter Semester. I can't say whether I am excited or not but I guess we will see! I have started this blog to help in my first project for this semester...it will in fact last the WHOLE semester. It is for my B of M class. I can't say that I am necessarily writing this for any person other than myself but I believe that it will be easy for me to complete the projects ahead of me if I proceed like this. So...here it goes!

Day 1 -- Syllabus

I received an email from Brother David Williams (my teacher) telling me to read the syllabus. Easy task; or so I thought. 39 pages and 2 talks later I have completed this task!! In the syllabus, Brother Williams explains the expectations and the projects that are required throughout the semester. I will be required to complete the following:

1-Attend and participate in the 28 class periods throughout the semester. (112 points)

(4 points per class period graded by myself as follows)

-1 point for arriving on time and staying for the whole period

-1 point for participating the class discussion

-2 points for reading at least 15 minutes per day from the scriptures

2-Read the scheduled reading assignment for 27 class periods and write in a scripture journal before the class period. This blog will be my scripture journal. (162 points)

(6 points per class period)

-1 point for studying the assignment BEFORE class

-1 point for writing in the scripture blog :)

-2 points for sharing excerpts from my blog about each chapter

-1 point for including connections to other readings

-1 point for applying the reading to my life

3-Complete and submit reports to Brother Williams and to Blackboard about 15 projects, 1 project per week. (90 points)

(6 points per project)

-1 point for sharing project with someone else

-1 point for writing about what I learned from sharing

-1 point if I didn't cram and took the project seriously

-1 point if I feel I learned something that I will continue to do as I study the scriptures

-1 point for posting report on Blackboard and to Brother Williams

-1 point if I wrote it well

4-Mid-term exam. It is a take home test. (56 points)

5-Final exam. Also take home. (56 points)

6-Meeting/interviews with Brother Williams twice throughout the semester. (56 points)

(28 points per interview)

-10 points for arriving on time

-5 points for sharing what I am learning

-5 points for showing that I am trying my hardest to share my insights in class

-8 points for asking good questions

7-Lead a 3-5 minute discussion in class about what I am learning. (28 points)

-2 points for keeping the discussion between 3-5 minutes

-5 points for involving the whole class

-5 points for using a visual

-5 points for including material studied that week

-5 points for including experiences from my projects

-5 points for including experiences from my scripture blog

Ok...so I know that that was a lot (possibly even too much) information. But I just want to make it clear to myself...and to anyone else who reads this...what my task is. I am actually EXTREMELY excited to begin this project!! I love reading and learning from the scriptures and I know that this project will help my testimony grow and help me grow closer to my Heavenly Father. Also, this will help prepare me for my dream job...becoming a seminary teacher! Well...if anyone reads this, I hope that you can learn with me and will enjoy this project I am undertaking!

So I guess the time has started and...I'M OFF!!