As I was studying the scriptures this morning, my attention was drawn to a verse that touched me:
“It was wisdom in the Lord that we should carry [the scriptures] with us, as we journeyed in the wilderness towards the land of promise” (1 Nephi 5:22).
Like Nephi, we are also journeying toward a land of promise. A land where we can be a forever family.
Forty years ago or so, while we were living in Saudi Arabia, Marianne Brunt, Chris’ sister, gave me a miniature copy of the Book of Mormon, shown below. It was small enough to put in my shirt pocket, so it wouldn’t attract the attention of the customs agents when we returned to Saudi Arabia. Though we were supposed to be allowed to have our own individual scriptures, the customs agents often confiscated scriptures when they found them. (It was about the same width and 1-¼” shorter than my smart phone, which contains not only the Book of Mormon, but the Bible and all of the other scriptures, on the free “Gospel Library” app that I use daily.)
On our journey, it is vital for us to carry the scriptures with us, in our hearts, our minds and in our hands (on our phones). Daily reading and applying the scriptures will give us “living water” (John 4:14) and “milk and honey [spiritual food] without money and without price” (2 Nephi 26:25), that will sustain us on our journey through an increasingly wicked and challenging world.
I invite each of us to rededicate ourselves to daily scripture study and application. I know from a lifetime of experience the spiritual power and strength that comes from doing so. I promise that this daily practice will help us to find peace, be a little kinder, increase our power to overcome life’s challenges, and draw ever closer to our Savior and Redeemer. Jesus Christ, through His atoning sacrifice, is the “ultimate source of all our power to do good” (Russell M. Nelson) and to be good.
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