President Hinckley often stressed our making the Book of Mormon part of our lives. He was 97 when he passed away, and we would like to celebrate his life and teachings by reading the Book of Mormon in 97 days.
President Gordon B. Hinckley on the Book of Mormon
"I take in my hand the Book of Mormon. I read its words. I have read Joseph Smith's explanation of how it came to be. To the unbelieving it is a story difficult to accept, and critics for generations have worn out their lives writing books intended to refute that story and to offer other explanations than the one given by Joseph the Prophet. But to the open-minded, this critical writing has only stimulated them to dig deeper; and the more deeply they dig, the greater the accumulation of evidence for the validity of Joseph Smith's story. Still, as has been demonstrated for a hundred and fifty years, the truth of the Book of Mormon will not be determined by literary analysis or by scientific research, although these continue to be reassuring. The truth about the origins of the Book of Mormon will be determined today and tomorrow, as it has been throughout the yesterdays, by reading the book in a spirit of reverence and respect and prayer."( "Praise to the Man," Ensign, Aug. 1983, 4)
The challenge began on February 4.
The challenge will end in 94 days (May 10th)!
I got to go on a kid-free trip to Victoria, Canada with my friend Mandy this past weekend!! We only had 2 days but we had tons of fun shopping and spending time with her family. The weather was beautiful and very conducive to getting lots of shopping done. This picture is by where we got on the ferry- The Empress Hotel is in the background.
Bags, bags and more bags!! We were a little worried that when we told the Border Patrol people we had only been there 2 days they wouldn't believe us. We did have a lot of baggage for a short amount of time! But just think of all the shopping you can do in two days when you have no little ones to worry about!! Look at the people behind Mandy...smooching in my photo!
Mandy and I have wanted to go on a cruise together for a long time. (If our husbands behave we would let them come along, too!) The 90 minute ferry ride may be as close as we get for awhile! We had so much fun we decided we need to do it a few times a year!! Thanks to all of my family who watched my kiddos so I could have some girl time!
