We all got to go to the Hill Cumorah yesterday for a mission-wide conference. I will admit, I really love those rare experiences that the whole mission gets together.Our mission has been changing a lot within the last year. We have amazing missionaries and the work has really progressed a lot! More people are finding their way to the waters of baptism and even more are listening to the message that we as missionaries share.
The BIG challenge was given to us yesterday. Our goal as a mission is to read the Book of Mormon together as a companionship and to finish it in one transfer. For all of those who don't know, a transfer is six weeks and the Book of Mormon is 531 pages. That equates to 13 pages a day or 7 chapters! I was really surprised when they asked us to do this. 13 pages a day is quite the load! But, what comes from reading the Book of Mormon? Promptings from the spirit, peace, joy, revelation, happiness, and I could list off a whole page of things that come from reading the Book of Mormon.
Why would President ask us to do this? Well, we want to have the spirit with us at all times and reading and praying are two things that we can do to build unity which then makes it possible for us to teach with the spirit.
My companion and I just started reading this morning and I can already feel the spirit more abundantly.
I testify that the Book of Mormon is true and that by living the principles found in it, we can draw closer to God. See what the leaders of the church have said about it Book of Mormon.
