“And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.”

This is such a powerful verse! I look up to Enos so much! He is such and incredible example to me. As I was reading this verse, I really liked the first part when it said, “and my soul hungered.” I looked at the footnote and it brought me to 3 Nephi 12:6 which says, “And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.” I was able to relate to these verses because I had an experience that was like this. So, towards the end of last school year, and through summer, I felt myself growing closer to Heavenly Father so much! I don’t know what I was doing differently but my testimony was growing so strong and I just had this desire to participate in the Lord’s work somehow. This urge was so constant and pulling and I just wanted to be an instrument in God’s hand so badly! This is exactly what Enos means when he said his soul hungered. I always read that and just thought that it meant he had a strong testimony and wanted to act on it but it’s so much more than that! Everything in me was just wanted to spread the gospel and share my joy.

But once school started again this year, I noticed my spiritual high was fading. I got so caught up in high school, homework, and was just so busy that I hardly thought about how I can help bring others unto Christ. Last fast Sunday, I decided that I was going to get back to having that strengthened testimony of the gospel no matter what it takes! So I fasted about it and decided that every night I was going to read my scriptures no matter what, post something about what I read on this blog, and then listen to a conference talk as I go to bed. Every morning as I get ready for school, I listen to a chapter of Saints (which is amazing!) and work on making a quote for the blog on my way to school. Just doing these few things has already changed my life tremendously! Although I have missed a few days of this routine already, and my soul doesn’t “hunger and thirst after righteousness” quite yet, I have definitely seen a huge change!! I know that if we put all of our efforts into seeking joy through the gospel, we will find it. If we do everything we can to build and strengthen our testimony of the Savior, we will be able to do so much more than strengthen our own testimony but we will be a light in everyone’s lives around us. We will be able to spread the gospel to everybody through the guidance of the Holy Ghost and the power of God.