Taken from http://hinckleychallenge.com/ The challenge has begun!
Make Scripture Reading More Than A Goal.
Make It A Way Of Life!
President Hinckley often stressed our making the Book of Mormon part of our lives. He was 97 when he passed away, and we would like to celebrate his life and teachings by reading the Book of Mormon in 97 days.
Join me in following his teachings by reading the Book of Mormon in 97 days!
President Gordon B. Hinckley on the Book of Mormon:
"I take in my hand the Book of Mormon. I read its words. I have read Joseph Smith's explanation of how it came to be. To the unbelieving it is a story difficult to accept, and critics for generations have worn out their lives writing books intended to refute that story and to offer other explanations than the one given by Joseph the Prophet. But to the open-minded, this critical writing has only stimulated them to dig deeper; and the more deeply they dig, the greater the accumulation of evidence for the validity of Joseph Smith's story. Still, as has been demonstrated for a hundred and fifty years, the truth of the Book of Mormon will not be determined by literary analysis or by scientific research, although these continue to be reassuring. The truth about the origins of the Book of Mormon will be determined today and tomorrow, as it has been throughout the yesterdays, by reading the book in a spirit of reverence and respect and prayer."( "Praise to the Man," Ensign, Aug. 1983, 4)
If you haven't been to the website yet, click on the link at the top of this post. You can sign up (free) and track your progress. It looks like a fun way to stay motivated and finish the Book of Mormon in a quick amount of time! I was telling Eric that my stragety is going to be to read one of our navy blue paperback versions, and treat it like I would a novel. He said, "well, that should be easy. Just get into it like you would Harry Potter and you'll have it done in a week!"
I've decided that if I'm going to make this happen, blogging will be the reward at the end of the day when I've read my quota.... ya'll know how blogging can waste away an hour (or more...) without a blink of an eye..... so if I post another blog later today, you can assume, I've done my reading! (Should be easy today, no commitments, no energy, and lots of rain outside.....)
1 comment:
Well Christy, good for you. I have committed also to reading the Book of Mormon but in Spanish. Now there is no way that you can sail through it in Spanish in 97 days. Especially when I have to check the English version for unfamiliar words. So know that I am doing the same thing, only I am reading it twice. Does that mean I can have 194 days?
Love ya Mom
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