Week 2 of 30 Day Book of Mormon Challenge

If you've joined with me so far for the challenge, that's fantastic. I hope you've had some great experiences reading the Book of Mormon this week.

One thing I've learned is that it isn't as hard as I thought it would be. I mean, 18 pages a day is a lot. But it is actually doable, and I'm glad to be doing it. What it really means for me is that maybe a chapter a day or two pages a day is actually not that much. I've been so terrible about consistently reading my scriptures. But now I can see that being consistent is possible. What's more; if I can do 18 pages a day for the month, surely I can keep doing a chapter a day after the challenge.

So far, that's been the greatest blessing I've had; the realization that I CAN do this. I can read my Book of Mormon every day. And only a chapter? Easy peasy.

If you haven't joined with me so far, that's totally okay! Start today with us. If you want to go back later and catch the beginning of the Book of Mormon, great; if not, that's fine, too. But join with us now. Get the blessings promised to you for diligent study of the Word of God.

The schedule for this week:

Day         page          read through:
8              143           End of Omni
9              161             Mosiah 7
10            179             Mosiah 16
11            197             Mosiah 25
12            215             Alma 3
13            233             Alma 10
14            251             Alma 17
15            269             Alma 24

 Why are we doing this now? I read the talk by President Monson given at the last General Conference and felt strongly that I needed to change the way I read the Book of Mormon. Since I get to teach Relief Society, I challenged all the sisters in my ward to join me in this challenge. And since I'm a mom, I challeneged my family to join me, too.

Read President Monson's message here: The Power of the Book of Mormon

30 Day Book of Mormon Challenge

I have challenged the sisters in our ward to read the Book of Mormon in 30 days. Of course, I can't issue a challenge unless I'm willing to do it, too!

One thing I want to remind you of is that you may not be perfect. If you miss a day or miss some pages, don't give up! That is not God's way. He wants you to keep trying, even when you mess up. So start the next day with us, right on schedule, and try again.

It's not a contest, so do YOUR best. We are tweeting about our successes and posting on facebook with the tag #30dayBOMchallenge so that we can support and encourage each other. Whenever you feel successful or that you learned something interesting or felt something uplifting, share it with us!

Here is the schedule I will be following:

Day             Page     Read through
Sunday          18        1 Nephi 10
Monday         36        1 Nephi 16
Tuesday         53        End of 1 Nephi
Wednesday    71        2 Nephi 7
Thursday       89        2 Nephi 18
Friday           107       2 Nephi 28
Saturday       125       Jacob 4




I have included some fun charts so you can track your progress if you want to.

I'm using this bookmark from Someone in Mind to keep track of my schedule. It's free to download, so check it out from there.

If you like to keep track of which chapters you've read (it might help so you can go back and read any you miss!), try a printable chart like this one.

Hop on over to Making Precious Things Plain to get your free downloadable copy.