So for my Book of Mormon class that I'm taking, my teacher wants me to take what I've learned and bring it to the world outside of the classroom. I'm doing this by writing a blog entry!

I really liked the video clip of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf in the digging deeper videos. He starts off by asking, "How can we receive a personal testimony?" Then he lists how:
1. "Desire to believe."
He mentions how some people struggle with this, but the blessings that God promises us just for having a desire should make it that much easier. "But it has to be a true, and not a pretended desire."
2. "Search the scriptures."
He says we need to have questions, and we need to search them out. We need to be looking for answers to our daily problems. We need to grow our "good seed" with diligent scripture study in order to get a testimony.
3. "Through the will of God, keep the commandments."
He says that we need to get in on the action ourselves, "and that means learning, and then doing God's will.

I love these simple three steps that we can all take in order to have a testimony. I know it's sometimes hard not to base yours off of your parents, or it can be a struggle to grow it. But I know by having a desire, searching the scriptures, and keeping the commandments, you can receive a personal testimony of this gospel.