Ryan "How the Book of Mormon helps me as a youth"

   I was asked to give this talk in sacrament meeting and my Mom wanted me to put it on the blog for whatever reason. I guess it was just such a good talk.    


       Good morning brothers and sisters. Recently I completed a very hard math course at the local community college. I had many hard challenges trying to learn all I needed to, what with all the equations and logarithms. Before I had my final exam the day it was to be taken I had said a prayer with my Mom that I would not be anxious and would be able to do my best. That morning I had also read the Book of Mormon, which usually helps me feel the spirit. When I was taking the exam I started feeling nervous again as I am prone too. I felt like I would not be able to continue, but then I remembered an old familiar scripture everyone really knows. That scripture was 1 Nephi 3:7. I was able to get through the rest of the exam without being nervous because I knew the Lord would have prepared a way for me to do fine if I finished it myself. I ended up getting an A on my whole class. My testimony is that the book of Mormon can help each of us if we just read it. It will help us to feel the spirit. My family is also taking Bishop Becker's challenge to read the Book of Mormon and it helps our family become closer and feel the spirit. I know it also is a testament of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.