The Best Kind of Media Out There

I am FHE mom this semester, which came as a knot of dread in my stomach when the second counselor of our bishopric extended the calling to me. I was also FHE mom my freshman year, and I got partnered with a guy who hardly ever showed up, let alone helped with any planning or execution. Plus, I am a pretty introverted person, and I have never bought into the peppy-hyper-happy-ward-leadership persona that seems mandatory for callings in BYU wards. Needless to say, it was the only one I didn't want. I should have known karma would come at me. Or...maybe Heavenly Father just had a few lessons he wanted me to learn.

One of those came in the form of the lesson my roommate gave on scripture study this past Monday. Being a group leader has made me pay extra attention to the thoughts that people give so I can be engaged and participate, and that has made all the difference for me. Anyway, her lesson wasn't anything very involved or showy. It was just each of us with our scriptures in our laps, having a discussion as she guided us from reference to reference. 

With each new verse, we delved deeper into gospel subjects of the Atonement, justice and mercy, the love of God. And I was actually really surprised by how such a simple thing was opening my eyes to insights I had never really considered before. I could very literally feel the Spirit quietly confirming truths to me.

Her entire point of the lesson was to go beyond a simple reading of the words. She told us to ask questions of the principles and doctrines and even word choice in the scriptures, and to go digging for the answers. She explained about how that kind of study, making deeper and deeper connections, will lead you to greater understanding and growth. These were all things I already knew, but for some reason the Spirit really confirmed to me the truth of her words in that moment. 

The scriptures are the best kind of media out there, aren't they!

And thank goodness for the inspiration behind callings. Being FHE mom this semester has turned out to be a really good experience for me :)  

Here's a little video about scripture study that I love. I think we could all benefit greatly by listening to its message, and doing what the people in it do: