Hearts Knit Together in Unity and Love

This Sunday marks the three month anniversary of the challenge to read two pages a day in the Book of Mormon. That puts us at page 186, Mosiah, chapter 20. It's about a third of the way through the challenge.

This past week I was profoundly impressed with chapter 18 of the Book of Mosiah. Alma is baptizing new members into the church at the waters of Mormon. We read that there are about 450 souls who join the Church. That's about the size of a ward. The council Alma gives at that time applies to all wards in the church. He teaches his people in verse 8 that they should bear one another's burdens and comfort those that need comfort. Verse 21 particularly stood out to me where it says he commanded them that should have "their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another."

The image of hearts knit together is a powerful one. When I think of something that is knit, like blanket or sweater, I envision that yarn fastened together in a way can hardly be pulled apart. I love that feeling in our ward - a feeling of unity and love, with members caring for and loving one another.