Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Reading the Book of Mormon in one year

The Book of Mormon, as stated in the introduction, is "a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God’s dealings with ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel."  The description continues:
We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10:3–5.)

Over the years I have read the Book of Mormon many times, and occasionally as part of a "challenge" where a goal is set to read a certain number of pages or chapters each day in order to finish within a specified time-frame.  This year I have decided to follow a schedule that spreads the reading out over 365 days.  I am using an Instagram feed that sends out a daily image showing the chapters and verses to read, along with a question or prompt for comments.  When you have completed the reading, you "Like" the image, and you can see the numbers of people who are reading along with you.  It's a clever idea!