Five Scriptures

A few years ago, Grandma Sonderegger received a copy of her father's favorite scriptures. It was only half a page, but it meant a great deal to her. When I'm home again I'll post those on our blog, but I was inspired by Steve and Davey's favorite songs to post five of my favorite scriptures. These are scriptures which have meant a lot to me throughout my life and I hope they will be meaningful to you as well. I'd love to have others post some of their favorites, too. Here are five of mine:

1. Proverbs 3:5-6:
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

This became a favorite of mine during High School and has been a favorite ever since.

2. Alma 7:11-12:
"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.

"And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."

This scripture means more to me all the time. Christ not only took upon Himself our sins, but also our infirmities, our pains, and our sicknesses. He suffered these things according to the flesh so that He knows how to succor us in our trials. Whatever we are struggling with, He can help us because He does know how we feel. To me, this is also one of the reasons we have trials is so that we can be more compassionate when others are struggling. Even if we don't understand exactly what they are feeling, hopefully our own trials will help us to be more compassionate and less judgmental.

3. Doctrine and Covenants 90:24:

"Search diligently, pray always and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good . . ."

I think this means that even the most difficult things we go through will work for our good if we trust the Lord.

4. Doctrine and Covenants 6:20:

"Behold, thou art Oliver, and I have spoken unto thee because of thy desires; therefore treasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God and I will encircle thee in the arms of my love."

This is one of those scriptures where it is a good idea to replace the name of the person in the scripture with your own name to make it more personal. This scripture means a lot to me because there are times when I have felt encircled in the arms of the Savior's love, almost tangibly. Treasuring up the Lord's words in our hearts is a good way to feel His love. I love many verses in Section 6.

5. Psalm 46:10:

"Be still and know that I am God . . . "