Now - Let's Keep it Up and Make it a habit!

Thank you all who participated in this Book of Mormon challenge.  I have appreciated hearing from those of you who have finished the Book of Mormon.  I know the Lord is pleased with you and your sacrifice.   For those of you who have not finished, hang in there, you should feel good about trying to make reading the scriptures a daily habit.  Many people have asked me to keep this blog open for future reference.  I will be happy to do that. 

If you go to the blog, you will notice that I have flipped the order in which the posts appear.  In the past they showed the newest ones first (Day 70).  But now I changed it so that the oldest posts (Day 1) are first.  The reason I did this was to enable anyone wanting to start for the first time, or start over to have easier access to the blog posts in numerical order.  If you are not finished and still want to have the daily posts for the last few days, go to Blog Archives on the right side at the bottom and click on June 1st - which is now Day 70 and work back.  Any questions please email me at micheleromneygarvin@gmail.com 

Thanks again for sharing this wonderful journey with me.

Love,

Michele Garvin

Last Spiritual Thought:  Click here to listen to and watch video of "For our Day"

Here is a Certificate of Completion you can print for Reading the Book of Mormon!

You did it once - now KEEP IT UP!!!!!

MAKE IT A HABIT

For decades leaders have urged us to make daily reading of the Book of Mormon a priority in our lives. There’s tremendous power in it, even if all you read are three verses a day.  It’s the regularity and the routine that elevates your mind and heart, and brings the Holy Ghost’s inspiration clearly into focus. Short of the word “magic,” there’s almost no other way to describe the transformative power of obeying this one admonition.

So here are a dozen ways to frustrate the adversary and sneak a powerful new habit into your schedule:

·       Many of us have a “remote control basket” to corral the ridiculously high number of electronic gadgets that operate our television systems.  Why not tuck a Book of Mormon in there, and have a rule that no control can be operated until 3 verses are read?

·       Do you take a daily vitamin, or other daily pills?  Store them with a
copy of the Book of Mormon, and read a page every time you take your
pills.  This one can be your Vitamin M.

·       Keep a Book of Mormon where you store your toothbrush, and read it
while you’re brushing.  We’re supposed to brush for a solid two
minutes, anyway.  You’d be surprised how much you can read in two
minutes.

·       Carry a copy of the Book of Mormon in your car, jacket, or purse, for
those “waiting times” in the carpool lane, the grocery checkout, at
doctor appointments, and other times when we’re standing in line.  It
might be a great missionary tool, too—what a conversation starter!

·       Keep one in the fridge—or by the cookie jar-- and don’t let yourself
eat until you’ve read at least three verses.  I keep one open on my
kitchen island, the one I pass countless times each day.  It reminds
me to slow down, sit down, and drink from the right fountain.

·       Store one in the microwave oven.  Every time you open it to heat
something, read until the food is ready.  It beats standing there,
staring at the oven timer.

·       Keep one in your car’s glove box, and read it while tanking up with
gas, or going through a car wash.

·       Keep a copy of the Book of Mormon by the phone.  Instead of drumming
your fingers as you find yourself on hold, listening to someone else’s
choice in music, fill your mind with the wonderful messages of the
scriptures.

·       Take it to soccer games, practices, and other events where there’s a
lot of set-up time before you really need to pay attention.

·       If you use public transportation, read it as you travel.  If you’re
afraid you’ll miss your stop, set a timer on your watch or cell phone.

·       Buy audio tapes of the Book of Mormon, to listen to as you drive.

·       Tuck one in your shoes, and don’t let yourself finish dressing until
you’ve put in some reading time.

·       In short, find what works for you, and don’t buy Lucifer’s message
that it’s silly to use contrived reminders.  Remember the adage, “You
can’t knock success.”    (Thoughts shared by Joni Hilton)