A dash in the life of Anita Recio, seated in the foreground
I was reading scriptures in the Book of Mormon this morning. I love to read them first thing in the morning, so I have my "homepage" http://www.classic.ldsscriptures.org~
Today I read in the book of Omni and how those who were given the charge to keep the records. There were several statements made in as little as one verse each. It is almost as if they had no record to write and just made a token entry. Are our lives going to be like some of those leaders? I was particularly drawn to the scripture below. It was written lastly by Amaleki. I quote it below:
Omni: 26 And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.
It made me realize how important it IS to write regularly about our comings and goings. To record those spiritual experiences along with the every day ones.
It reminds me of the story about the dash. The one where someones life begins in a year and separated by a (-) i.e. 1900-1988. That is my grandmother's birth year and death year. It began in 1900, at the turn of the century. She lived until 1988. Her whole life was in between, representing the dash. Our lives will be recorded in the book of life. What do we contribute in the (dash) between years? It is up to US, ourselves. No one can do if for us.
We are more than just a dash (-) if you think about it.
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