A word comprised of four letters that dictates our entire life.
We wake up at a certain time so we can get to work at a certain time to finish those deadlines that have to be completed at a certain time and then go home at a certain time to work toward goals we set for ourselves at certain times, we have dates, appointments, meetings, events all at certain times.
Yet we always seem to be running out of it.
With everything that life demands of us it can be an ever increasing challenge to set time aside for the truly important things.
As disciples of Christ it is crucial that we have time for the things required of us to remain spiritually strong. Scripture study, prayer, church attendance, temple work, repentance, home-building, and serving.
When I first joined the Army, I was not prepared for the work load that awaited for me. Corey used to tell me about how draining work in the military was and I never really understood until I went through it myself. With the constant mission prep and mundane tasks that I am required to accomplish day after day I hardly had time for the things required of me as a Latter-day Saint.
Or did I?
Yes I was exhausted by the end of work; yes the weekends seemed to go so fast I couldn’t catch a break.. but I also really missed the feeling a person can get when regularly enriching their mind and spirit with the gospel.
After very little thought I decided to spend my free moments during the next weeks writing in a physical notebook assigning certain times for the things important in my life.
It took much longer than I expected. I found I had to cut out many things I wanted to do. I tried to find a way to balance the things of the world and the spiritual growth I desired but it was almost impossible.
I realized I had to align my priorities with my schedule.
Which of course begged the question what truly are and need to be my priorities?
With the direction the world is going in these latter-days, we have no choice but to ensure gospel study is at the top of our list. It is the only way to navigate the turmoil and the noise that will grow exponentially until the Savior comes.
After much revision, I finally achieved a schedule with assigned times for gospel study, family, work and the well-known other things an individual needs to accomplish in a day. It was hard to cut off some things I enjoyed to make time for daily scripture study, and admittedly it’s been a hard habit to build. But with an assigned block of time to study, read, and pray, the heartache of injustices at work, trials, and tumultuous pathways of life have become clear, calm, and easy.
Time can be hard to come by.. but it is not running out. Time that is running away from you is poorly managed.
It is time to draw a clear line between worldly and Christ-like.
It is time to assign and prioritize daily gospel study.
It is time to build and reinforce our Armor of God.
We are His chosen people.
65 Day Book of Mormon Reading Challenge
Day 1 Title Page-1 Nephi-2
Day 2 1 Nephi 3-7
Day 3 1 Nephi 8-11
Day 4 1 Nephi 12-14
Day 5 1 Nephi 15-17
Day 6 1 Nephi 18-19
Day 7 1 Nephi 20-2 Nephi 1
Day 8 2 Nephi 2-4
Day 9 2 Nephi 5-8
Day 10 2 Nephi 9-10
Day 11 2 Nephi 11-15
Day 12 2 Nephi 16-21
Day 13 2 Nephi 22-25
Day 14 2 Nephi 26-28
Day 15 2 Nephi 29-33
Day 16 Jacob 1-4
Day 17 Jacob 5-7
Day 18 Enos-Omni
Day 19 Words of Mormon-Mosiah 2
Day 20 Mosiah 3-5
Day 21 Mosiah 6-10
Day 22 Mosiah 11-14
Day 23 Mosiah 15-19
Day 24 Mosiah 20-23
Day 25 Mosiah 24-27
Day 26 Mosiah 28-Alma 1
Day 27 Alma 2-4
Day 28 Alma 5-7
Day 29 Alma 8-10
Day 30 Alma 11-13
Day 31 Alma 14-16
Day 32 Alma 17-19
Day 33 Alma 20-23
Day 34 Alma 24-26
Day 35 Alma 27-30
Day 36 Alma 31-32
Day 37 Alma 33-36
Day 38 Alma 37-39
Day 39 Alma 40-42
Day 40 Alma 43-45
Day 41 Alma 46-48
Day 42 Alma 49-52
Day 43 Alma 53-5
Day 44 Alma 57-59
Day 45 Alma 60-62
Day 46 Alma 63-Helaman 3
Day 47 Helaman 4-6
Day 48 Helaman 7-10
Day 49 Helaman 11-13
Day 50 Helaman 14-3 Nephi 1
Day 51 3 Nephi 2-5
Day 52 3 Nephi 6-9
Day 53 3 Nephi 10-12
Day 54 3 Nephi 13-17
Day 55 3 Nephi 18-20
Day 56 3 Nephi 21-26
Day 57 3 Nephi 27-30
Day 58 4 Nephi-Mormon 3
Day 59 Mormon 4-8
Day 60 Mormon 9-Ether 2
Day 61 Ether 3-7
Day 62 Ether 8-10
Day 63 Ether 11-14
Day 64 Ether 15-Moroni 7
Day 65 Moroni 8-10
