Facebook brings the scriptures to mind

I joined a facebook group called reading the book of Mormon. It started yesterday and I am supposed to be completing the BOM by the end of December. I don't  usually jump on bandwagons like that... well not on fb at least. I don't like to re-post things or join groups that define me. 

I just thought I needed a little push and this would be a good motivation to be more consistent in my reading. 


Why is it a lesson I have to learn over and over again, the joy the inner joy that comes from reading the scriptures? Sometimes I think that reading is pointless if I am not getting deep meaty substance from the words... to be honest that rarely happens for me. I blame it on my pea sized brain and short attention span.  But though I don't often come away with a deep understanding of hidden lessons in the sentences, I most often come away with is peace and joy, joy in my soul... and what I have always thought was my natural ability to be happy. Maybe it wasn't so natural all this time. Doing things I know are right, praying, reading the scriptures and working hard on doing well in service at church bring my inner optimism out. I feel normal, and I feel the most "me like" when I am doing these things on a regular basis.  

Things that I think will help but really don't:
Eating ice cream out of the carton or any kind of carb loading for that matter
Watching 75 episodes of The Cosby Show on Netflix
Reading Anne of Green Gables for the one one milliontrillionth time. 


All these things are pretty awesome, but don't give me the recharge that reading the scriptures does. It is automatic and immediate and wonderful. The scriptures truly testify of truth. That is what I come away with... truth and peace whispered to my soul. Ways to be a better person coming to my mind. These are the deep hidden lessons I learn while I am reading.  

If you would like to learn more about what makes me so happy go here:   

http://mormon.org