July 6th Is ALMOST Here!!!!!

Yes, I'm a bit behind (only to mid-Mosiah), but I'm pluggin along - 7/6 is coming fast though. I love this part of the Book of Mormon (Mosiah), where Abinadi reminds us why we come to this world like we do - carnal, sensual and devilish; and how the biggest challenge is to realize that, then as the book of Revelations teach us, overcome! Alma got the message from his dad (Alma), and it was taught many times that the carnal man (natural) is an enemy to God and must change. I also love Paul's epistle to the Galatians (ch 5) where he describes the dual nature of our being, and encourages us to choose allegiance to the spiritual nature within us. If we can only remember what the Prophets tell us, and unstop our ears, hearken to their words, and soften our hearts we will be so at peace with our lives. Remember, O Remember to read your scriptures - daily! And PRAY! I love you all! Thanks, for the encouragement, Jenni!

So I'm slow

I skip around reading different things - the Ensign, certain topics for lessons I'm going to teach, scriptures, etc. I need to be better at reading those things and always read the Book of Mormon from where I am also. But I was doing a study - I love the word Remember in the scriptures. I've always wanted to read through and as I came upon this word write about it in my little Remember journal. So I started that and then lost the journal! So I felt like I couldn't keep reading, dumb I know. So I read around and studied other things - and now I have found the journal, so I am continuing on my search. This morning I was reading in 1 Nephi 21. I loved it and felt the love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for all of us and at that moment I felt it for me. I have always loved verse 16, but today it just felt even more special for some reason. In the end of verse 15 - ok it says the opposite of remember - it says forget, but only to clarify that he doesn't forget us - he remembers and loves us. It reads: "...yet will I not forget thee, O house of Isael. 16. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." I felt the love that he was trying to describe to us about how much he loves us. I could just picture him saying "I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands!" I know he wants us to remember His love for us. It is important to feel loved in life, that is their main message to us.

What does the end of the scripture mean: "...thy walls are continually before me." Thoughts anyone?

I will share more "remember" scriptures soon!