I just wanted to express my deep appreciation for my visiting teachers. Our Relief Society presidency put out a challenge to the sisters of our ward on March 7th to read the Book of Mormon in 100 days. I threw away the paper and forgot about it. Sure I read the uplifting messages in the weekly announcements that they email to all of us but again I just quickly read over them. I have a 100 excuses as to why I can't read the Book of Mormon. After having my stroke I have a hard time reading anything. This is true. I love love love to read and have had a hard time with since my stroke, I don't understand hardly anything I read and if I put the book down I have to reread what I have already read. So it is easier to just start a book. I read magazines since you can read those in about an hour. I have spurts where I will read and read but I haven't picked up a book in over a month. So my visiting teachers came over last week and asked how I was doing with my reading. I thought maybe I should lie but I didn't I told them I couldn't read I didn't have time, I don't understand, yupp the list goes on. But it is not true, I do have the time especially in the mornings when everyone is gone except Ben and I. I just didn't want to. So she told me that she started reading it with a study guide thinking that she would get more out of it. It didn't really work so then she said she started over and started reading it just like she would a regular book. She said she has gotten more out of it then she ever has. So I listened and then they left. I have thought about what she has said since they came last Wednesday. I also have noticed that the Spirit or still small voice has been speaking to me a lot more lately. I have been acting on what I have been hearing and it feels good. Well yesterday I kept getting the feeling that I needed to open the scriptures and start reading. I cleaned the office, I cleaned the library, I cleaned all day. I was in a crappy mood all day as well. So today as I was checking my email and checking on my farm I kept hearing open your scriptures. So I pulled them out of my Sunday bag and decided that if I am going to read them I am going to start at the beginning. I started with the very first page of the Book of Mormon and read the accounts from the witnesses and so forth. Next thing I know I am in the middle of chapter 8. I am reading it just like a book and I am finding it very interesting. Hopefully I will be able to finish in June when the 100 days is up. I am very grateful to my visiting teacher who told me what I needed to hear. I will keep you posted on my progress. Or you can email me a word of encouragement as well.