Our stake conference (a religious meeting held with a few other congregations in our area) was 3 weeks ago. In that stake conference our stake president asked us to read the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as part of 3 Nephi in the 40 days since that meeting until Easter.
Usually, it is hard for us to read a lot of scripture at one time. I tend to have a lot of questions and we like to discuss thing. However, we decided to do this program. We are reading on average 7 pages of scripture a day. That doesn't seem like a lot when I think that I read most of the Harry Potter books in a weekend, but scripture is heavy and takes a lot more digesting.
So, we have faithfully been reading the assigned amount of scripture every day for the last 3 weeks, and I just want to let everyone know how blessed I feel our marriage has been. We have had our tiny, annoying, arguments less, and have shown more love and compassion than ever before. We have been blessed financially and physically.
I'm not saying things are perfect, we have still fallen ill and can't buy everything we want. But I just feel that because of our obedience to our stake president, that we have been blessed. We have been blessed not just in our earthly home and life, but we have been blessed spiritually. I feel I know and understand the Savior more than I ever have, and that only will increase as we finish these next two weeks leading to Easter Sunday.
I am so happy and proud that we decided to take on this challenge from our leaders. I know that as we continue to follow in their counsel, especially as this conference season is upon us, that we can be blessed beyond measure if we have faith and endure to the end.
