My first thoughts starting this blog. #1

We need to ask ourselves what's the most important thing in our lives. To me the answer is quite obvious, gaining light and knowledge of our Heavenly Father and  savior Jesus Christ. Not only are we to learn from the scriptures but we are also to take upon ourselves the name and attributes of our savior. This can be as easy or as complex as you want it to be. 

I've been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for going on 30 years now but up until the last six or seven months I didn't really have a firm grasp on what the scriptures were trying to tell me. I believe this came from not truly understanding how to study the scriptures or finding the methods that work best for me. In my blog posts I'm going to try to describe the things in which I did that opened up a whole new world as far as scripture study.

It was nothing extraordinary or complex, just finding the paths that allowed me to stay focused, stay organized and retain what I was learning. I cannot begin to describe the sheer joy and enthusiasm I was gaining from finally being able to understand the scriptures. The best way I can describe it is like going through life without the blessing of sight then all the sudden being able to see for the first time.

I'm sure there are other people that have similar study habits like I had that don't allow them to be successful at studying the scriptures and gaining the knowledge that they desire. 

I just hope that in some way the things that I've learned and will post in this blog can help someone else reach their study goals.