Thursday, October 2, 2008

Gordon B. Hinckley 97 days.. Book of Mormon Challenge!



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.
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."
Thanks to Amanda Freestone, I decided to take this challenge! Jonathon is doing it with me and has been reading while driving truck at work! (He doesn't actually read while driving.. just while waiting for a load.) Then we talk about what we read the next day!!

2 comments:

Amanda said...

YAY!! I am excited about people doing it with me!!

Ham, Dan and Kaylie said...

Hey girl how are ya? I had no idea you had a little girl. She's such a doll!! How fun to live at Lake Powell. Are you liking it??w