Mormon Message Ritual

For a year or so I have had Sunday morning meetings before the regular church block. I haven't been disciplined enough to go to bed the night before at an earyl enough time so that I could wake up the next morning with time to study my scriptures before my meetings. If I tried that, I would probably have been falling asleep reading my scriptures because I went to bed pretty late. However, to help my Sunday mornings still have a little bit of Sabbath morning feel I started watching Mormon Messages as I eat breakfast on Sunday mornings. Mormon Messages are little YouTube videos the church has created that teach gospel principles, often in story form, in only a couple of minutes. Often there will be music or words of general authorities in the background as the video follows a short story line.

This has become my little personal ritual. It's early enough that my wife is sleeping and its still and silent outside. I have come to look forward to finding what new video they have posted and what it motivates me to change in my life.