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Nancy is Currently Reading

Nancy is currently reading

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

by Emma Törzs (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy, library-readers-choice, magical-realism

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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith Jr.

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Reading for the 6th time

read in December 2018

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Nancy said: " October 31, 2023
Seventh time recording a finish on Goodreads.

Always powerful and amazing.

December 28, 2020

This has been a year! Among all that has happened this year, I also experienced a bad depressive episode. That began before all the pandemic an October 31, 2023
Seventh time recording a finish on Goodreads.

Always powerful and amazing.

December 28, 2020

This has been a year! Among all that has happened this year, I also experienced a bad depressive episode. That began before all the pandemic and everything and wasn't 'caused' by any of that, but I don't supposed that helped at all. Anyway, one of the weird things that happens when my depression deepens is that I stop reading the scriptures. That is so counterproductive to my well-being! And I know it, but it becomes really difficult to do that study time. A lot of little self-care actions fall to the wayside. So I was struggling to keep going most of the year, but 'completely' stopped reading during the summer. However, I limped my way into 3 Nephi. On December 10th, a woman I follow on Instagram - Al Carraway - shared that, with everything that had happened in her world, she was only in the book of Alma and she was dedicating herself to finishing the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. She asked if anyone wanted to join her. That was all the nudge I needed. I had started feeling a little better and was moving out of the deep part of depression, so I dug in. It didn't require much of me, since I was halfway through 3 Nephi - just 3 1/2 pages a day - to finish. It was just the encouragement to get back into the scriptures that I needed and this was perfect.

There are a lot of sad and gruesome parts through the book, but from Ether on things are bad. And yet there is so much good and so many things to learn and remember.

I am so grateful for scriptures and especially for the Book of Mormon. And I am grateful for people who use their platforms for good.

Finished again December 30, 2019.

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2012(13)
2015 - read in 44 days for Lent
2016 - read in 46 days for Lent, and read again finishing Nov 11, 2016
2017
October 24 - December 29, 2018
Today I once again finished reading The Book of Mormon, after responding to the prophet’s invitation to read it between October 6 and the end of the year. I also followed his suggestion to mark every reference to the Savior. But reviewing his other remarks, I realize I did NOT intentionally talk of Christ, rejoice in Christ, and preach of Christ. I forgot all about that part of the invitation. But I still had beautiful and enlightening experiences. One dry fact: I tried to keep track of every page without mention of Christ and have written down 25 pages - most of which occurs at the end of Alma and beginning of Helaman where the Gadianton robbers/secret combinations have risen up and proliferated. That is less than 5% of the entire book. In other words, 506 out of 531 pages have at least one mention of Christ. So what do you think the book is about? ... Directing my focus to Christ while reading did make a difference. I began to see the Godhead much differently and I don’t think I really understand it; Their unity and individuality is bigger than my mortal brain seems capable of understanding today. ... And coming off a somewhat intense reading of The Old Testament also affected this reading. (I read the Old Testament word for word between January 31 and October 23 and started the Book of Mormon on October 24. I read the New Testament between November 1, 2017 and January 30, 2018.) I began to see things that I hadn’t noticed or understood before because of the relationship and intertwining of all of the scriptures. It was amazing to me. I loved this experience. I received a testimony of the truth of the Book of Mormon many years ago. With every reading that testimony is confirmed and strengthened. And I know that Jesus is the Christ. He is real and knows and loves me and you. The world is hard and will no doubt grow harder. But with Christ I can do whatever is required of me. ...more "

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Nancy’s Quotes

“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible.”
― Tia Walker, The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love

tags: aging-parents, alzheimer, alzheimer-s, alzheimer-s-disease, alzheimers, caregiver, caregiving, caregiving-quotes, caring, dementia, elder-care, quotes, quotes-and-sayings, self-care, selfcare

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“But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

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“God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.”
― Hazrat Inayat Khan

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“God gave Moses the Ten Commandments: rules of behavior that were supposed to make people moral. Ten was too much to remember. Jesus knew this, He brought them down to two: Love God and Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself. Still too much to remember, if the last 2000 years is an indicator.”
― Warren Ellis, Scars

tags: commandments, jesus, moses

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“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See

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