Hello first EVER blog post! As I have been reading the Book of Mormon more and more out here in the great land of Oregon! I have been shown immensely how I can 'liken' the scriptures to my everyday life! Sometimes it definitely seems like when it comes to reading the Book of Mormon we may in the distant part of our minds, that part we don't want to admit too ;), we think something along the lines of  "How in the world are some ancient writings going to help me with my problems with Jessica being a jerk to me?!" BUT I'm here to testify that they indeed do! A big part to making that work is prayer! Before I read my scriptures I pray to Heavenly Father and ask him to help me to learn what he needs me to learn, and also to help me to know how I can use what I learn to help people I come in contact with. It hath never to fail me! When I first started to take this challenge upon myself, I was a bit skeptical. However, each day when I was able to say "Oh my gosh! I totally just read about this! Let me tell you!" I would get so excited and especially thankful to the Lord for guiding me to it and for the 'likening' I was able to get from the scriptures! It has grown my testimony of how Heavenly Father IS aware of each of us, and what we need. So that is what my blog is about! A testimony of just how true it is that we can ALWAYS 'liken' the scriptures to ourselves!  

"And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books 

of Moses; but 

that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer 

I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; 

for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that I might be for our profit and learning."

1 Nephi 19:23