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

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