About 6 ½ years ago, I was sitting on my couch on a Sunday morning, super excited about this brand new Come, Follow Me curriculum.
I had been studying the assigned scriptures already all week long, and I had loved them.
Even though we were starting with the New Testament, that first week in January actually had us studying from various books of scripture about being self-motivated in our scripture study.
I pulled out my phone that Sunday morning to text some Young Women and remind them to study the assigned Come, Follow Me scriptures.
Suddenly, I had the thought to search for an Instagram account that they could follow.
I pictured some kind of account where someone was posting little spiritual thoughts each day inspired by that week’s scriptures.
I searched on Instagram and… nothing.
All of a sudden, a thought popped into my mind: “Maybe YOU should start the account.”
I’m pretty sure I laughed. I’m not really an “Instagram” person.
But… it also kinda sounded fun.
PLUS I have always loved talking about the scriptures and sharing personal applications.
But wait… that would be weird to start an Instagram account and like, ask people to follow me.
Should I really do this?!
And then guess what scripture popped into my mind?
No, I want to be clear.
Guess which scripture the Holy Spirit brought to my mind as a way of communicating a powerful lesson that I needed to hear immediately?
It was one of the assigned scriptures that I had already been studying that introductory week.
Doctrine and Covenants 58:26-27:
“For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things…
“Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;”
It suddenly seemed so simple.
Would this be a righteous thing that would put good into the world?
Would I be using my own free will to be anxiously engaged in God’s work?
Then I didn’t need to be commanded to do it.
I could just decide to do it, purely because I wanted to, and because it was good.
So I opened up Instagram, and started @comefollowmestudy.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
2 Responses
Thank you for following that spark of inspiration. Your messages have been inspiring.
Good for you! I have enjoyed your messages and share them with others often. Good Works! Thank You!