Biographies

At our Mission Conference in Brussels on Friday, I shared some of my favourite church leader biographies and a scripture too.

Biographies – “the story of a real person’s life.”

Our theme was “Looking for Christ”.

The Lord says in D&C 88:83, that “He that seeketh me 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚, shall find me and not be forsaken.”

What does it mean to seek Him, 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚?

It could mean to seek Him early in life.

Or another possibility could be to seek Him, every day, early in the morning.

Even another possibility could be to look for Jesus Christ before it is too late.

However we understand this verse, the message is the same… now is the time to look for Jesus Christ.

Not tomorrow, but today.

I love reading biographies, as they can give you a close-up view of a person’s life.

When you read a biography, you are not just reading any book; they’re like time capsules, understanding decades of thinking, life’s lessons, including struggles and successes.

My experience of reading so many, is that each one shares a personal story, as they look for and discover Jesus Christ, early, then choose to follow Him.

In every generation, every individual needs to discover and obtain their own knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ.

Looking for and finding Jesus Christ is a very personal matter.

The scriptures are our primary source of biographical stories.

Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Elijah, David, Solomon, Ruth, Isaiah, Mary & Joseph, Peter, Paul, Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, Alma, Helaman, Mormon, Moroni and Jesus Christ.

On Christmas Day 1977, I received a now treasured gift, my first journal.

It was early in my life. I was 12.

Early in the morning on January 1st, 1978, I began my journal, my own biography and haven’t stopped since.

I began writing before it was too late.

This Christmas, why not begin to write, discover Jesus Christ – the Light of the World and your eternal identity.

How can you find Him, “𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚” today?