This week's scripture study has focused a lot on receiving revelation.
That is also something that our prophet has been pleading with us to do - Hear Him.
Today during scripture study the word desire stood out to me.
"And the Lord said unto me: John, my beloved, what desirest thou? for if you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you." D&C 7:1
I have a strong testimony of that.
Way back in 2019, I wrote a blog post about this testimony, when my word for the year was Seek.
I shared then how the Lord has always blessed me when I have been seeking for a desire that included a way for me to serve others. (piano playing, family history, etc)
But, what about now?
What is it I desire?
In 2011, President Oaks gave a talk titled Desire.
He said:
"Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming."
It seems like I have been going at this backwards.
My focus is more on my actions; just going through the motions.
What I need to do is think about my desires first to help me with my choices.
I have a new determination to figure out what it is I desire right now.
For now, this scripture expresses what I hope for:
"Behold, thou are Marla[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." D&C 6:20