that I might not sin

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11

I am happiest, when I read God's Word daily. My old brain has a hard time memorizing, but I still attempt to hide the Word in my heart. I find at the oddest times that verses pop into my head to encourage me, illustrate a point, or remind me.

In order to know God and do His will, it makes sense that we will spend time with him. It seems to be the only way to find out what He wants from us. I feel happy, when I live by His precepts. In my younger life, I didn't really know His will. I was often unhappy over the consequences to my choices. Now I am more often at peace. My actions don't produce guilt or grief quite so often.

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:27

This is one verse that says a lot to me. God created me and made me a girl on purpose. I look like Him in the female version. God does not make mistakes. I am not a mistake. I've enjoyed being a wife and mother so much, although I fought against so much of it in the beginning. Feminist ideas are so wrong, but it took me years to understand this and get them out of my thinking. Reading, memorizing, pondering, and discovering the God's will through the scriptures has made all the difference. I'm still not great at memorizing--I sometimes forget the exact words. However, learning about different gospel subjects in this way brings me comfort in times of distress and guidance in times of uncertainty.

"May I suggest that in our family night gatherings we make it a project to memorize one scripture citation a week pertinent to this work. At the conclusion of a year our children will have on their lips a fund of scripture which will remain with them throughout their lives." Gordon B. Hinckley, Conference Report, April 1959