During 2010, one of the the monthly messages of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was "Strengthening Faith in God the Father and Jesus Christ through Personal Scripture Study".
In a talk given in September 1979, President Spencer W. Kimball wrote this:
- "We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorians—whether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family. . . . Become scholars of the scriptures—not to put others down, but to lift them up!"
Because President Kimball was hospitalized at the time his talk was to be given, his message was read by his wife, Camilla E. Kimball. [“The Role of Righteous Women” Ensign November 1979]
At the time of President Kimball's talk, I was pregnant with our third child and was in danger of miscarriage. Within a month of that September 1979 meeting, my father-in-law died and my doctor would not let me travel to Oklahoma for the funeral.
Although I assured my husband I would be okay, he did not want to leave me alone so he missed his father's funeral. On November 15th, our only son was born ten days early. It was a miracle.
When we read the scriptures, we come to know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Our faith is strengthened and we come to know that we truly are loved.
