Distracted?

Guess what, friends?  I'm in Brother Griffin's class again for the second half of the Book of Mormon!  And you know what that means - WEEKLY BOM!  I'm so excited!  Here's week one!

Something I really liked from Brother Griffin's lesson on Thursday was his comment about taking something into the scriptures.  Each time we study the scriptures, we should have something on our mind that we need help with.  I especially liked how he said that this 'thing' you take with you could be the thing you find yourself distracted by as you read.  Because that thing is something pressing (you know this because you're being distracted by it) it's probably something you could use the Lord's help with.  So, read with it in mind, and see what you get!  I really like this concept, and I'm going to start applying it more as I read.

Alma 37: 6 - "small and simple things.."
This is a familiar scripture to many, but something new about it came to me as I read it this time.  Alma is talking to his son, Helaman, about keeping a record before he says this.  I then thought about how keeping a history of one's life seems mundane or simple, but because the prophet's did it, we have this record that is a huge part of our lives today.  I'm very grateful for it.  Then I got to thinking about journals and how they can serve this same purpose for our future generations. :)

Alma 37: 11
Alma predicts why the record, the BoM, is important, and is astonishingly accurate and in line with what the title page illustrates.  He then says: "Now these mysteries are not yet fully made known unto me; therefore I shall forbear."  This was a reminder and testimony to me that prophets are full of the spirit and see things very clearly.  Therefore, we should pay close attention to their words. Because they are right.