Day 17

A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

ok. well, this'll sound cheesey and everything inbetween, but it's the honest truth.

The Book of Mormon changed my life.

I remember the first time i read it. I was in seminary my 9th grade year of high school. And that year we were learning about the Book of Mormon, so I though, "Hey, I need to read that." And I did. And I remember sitting there after I finished it thinking "Okay, so now I pray to see if it's true." I took the challenge listed in Moroni 10:4-5, got on my knees, and prayed. The thing is, I knew it was true. I knew it. It teaches me wonderful things. That Jesus is the Savior of the world, and that there can be true happiness. It teaches me to be a better person, more optomisic, and patient. I need all of those things as much as i can.

The second time i read it was during my senior year of high school. I prayed again to know if it was true. And I felt like God told me "Duh. You already know."

I read it again my sophomore year in College. It was when President Hinkley challenged us to read it. Because I read it I recieved so many life blessings.

When I went on my mission, I read it everyday. I finished it around 5 times.

I remember one time reading it and afterwards saying out loud to myself, "How can I read that and not have it change my life?"

So, I'm just going to write a bit about The Book of Mormon, the book that has influenced my life more than any other book in existence.
I know it's true. I know it. You can't tell me that I don't know it, because I know it just as I know that my name is Mindy. It was truly written by people that lived in the Ancient Americas, preserved for us, for ME, to read and learn today. I know that it contains the fullness of the gospel. It teaches about priesthood, prophets, Jesus Christ, baptism, and the Plan of Salvation. Through this book we can KNOW that Jesus lives, he loves us, and we can know God's plan for us. I know that it's true. I know that it was translated by the power of God by Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God. I know it without a doubt.
This book is true. Any person who lives by what it teaches will be a better person. I also know that the promise in Moroni is true. ANYONE who reads that book and prays with a sincere heart and with real intent will know the truth of it. I've tested it, and I've seen it.
I lived in Korea for a year and a half and testified of these truths. I would never have done that if I weren't 100% sure that what I was sharing was true.
Nothing means more to me than this knowledge I have.

Nothing has changed my life more than this book.