90 DAY BOOK OF MORMON CHALLENGE
I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I joined this Church On August 23, 1981, when I was just 18 years old. I had been asking questions ...LOTS of questions about spiritual things since I was a very young child. So, for most young of my life, I had been searching for something... answers to my many questions and something that I felt was missing from my life. A TRUTH that I knew must be out there, but I just hadn't been introduced to yet.
I grew up in a wonderful loving family, but I felt that WE were missing something...and I had to know what that somethingwas! One day, two beautiful friends, while on a high school choir trip, shared with me the origins of The Book of Mormon. I remember the feeling that came over my heart and soul that eventful day as if it were yesterday. I felt as if my heart was about to jump out of my chest with excitement. My heart burned in my chest and this feeling of remembering came over me, as if I already knew what they were sharing with me. It was a deep feeling within my soul as if I had known these things they shared with me all of my life...and yet, my ears had never heard these things before!
From that day forth, my study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and The Book of Mormon began. From the moment I began reading The Book of Mormon, I felt an excitement inside me like no other I had ever felt before. My heart and mind couldn't get enough. Understanding how this beautiful book came to be, intrigued me and made it feel it was even more special.
The Book of Mormon is another witness of Jesus Christ; His divine birth, His life, His ministry, His miracles, His crucifixion, and His resurrection. It is the story of a family who lived in Jerusalem around 600 BC who were told to leave Jerusalem because it was going to be destroyed. The father of this family was a man named Lehi. He was also a prophet. Lehi and his family did as the Lord told them and had many adventures in their travels in the wilderness, and then they were told they needed to build a ship and would be guided to the promised land. Lehi's son Nephi was shown by the Lord how to build the ship and what provisions they would need to gather for their journey.
The Book of Mormon tells the story of their travels across the sea to the promised land (along with the family of Ishmael; whom they convinced to come with them.) and the subsequent events of their family through many generations. The son's of Lehi had obtain the record of their genealogy as well as the sacred records which were records which told the stories of the Old Testament, before they traveled into the wilderness.
Nephi, Lehi's son, was commanded to keep a record of his people. (Nephi became the next prophet after his father passed away.) So, they continued to keep their records of the Lords dealings with their people for many many generations.
In one of my favorite passages in the Book of 2nd Nephi, chapter 25, verse 26 it reads: 26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.
The people of Nephi saw the signs of the Savoir's birth and His death. Then the amazing event of the Lords resurrection is recorded in the beautiful telling of the Lord Jesus Christ visiting them after His ressurection! I just LOVE this sacred account written in 3rd Nephi Chapter 11. 
I met one of my favorite people in person this past weekend! I have been following her blog for several years. Her name is Becky Edwards and her blog is called Purpose Driven Motherhood. Becky is just as lovely in person as she is in her blog...and even more so! What a sweet beautiful spirit she has. Her blog has given me inspiration and hope and soothed my soul in my dark times and has helped to remind me that the Lord IS mindful of my family too, and that Families really can Be Forever!
We had the privilege of having Becky speak at our event, Preparing with the Spirit on Saturday. It was so much fun to hear her speak about how we can learn to become resilient, which will help us to be more spiritually prepared in the times ahead. She did a wonderful job and she inspired me to DIG deeper into the scriptures, (Scuba diving, rather than snorkeling!) and especially The Book of Mormon.
She is starting a 90 day Book of Mormon Challenge. I'm going to begin this challenge and I wanted to invite YOU to come along on this challenge with me!
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Click here to join Becky's 90-day Book of Mormon Challenge Facebook group.
Click here to see her post last summer that explains the 90-day challenge.
Click here for scripture feasting tools Becky posted last summer
to help the scriptures come alive!
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These are wonderful resources and it will be so much fun to do this challenge together!
I look forward to hearing how your reading is going and what insights and inspiration you receive as you read!
Love and Blessings,
Mama Dezee
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