“Let Your Soul Delight in Fatness”

K. Douglas Bassett

refer in this text to 1 Ne. 19:23; Alma 17:2

“And did you know that the Lord doesn’t expect us to diet? Trust me! Turn to 2 Nephi 9:51. Now look at the very last line. It says, ‘Let your soul delight in fatness.’ But feast on what? Chocolate? Look closely: Feast on his word… . Did you know that feasting could be so guilt-free? … Why not gain some spiritual weight? It’s not always easy [to read the scriptures], and there are things I still don’t understand. But … craving the Lord’s companionship, the scriptures infuse my spirit with the Spirit. They will do the same for you.” (Bonnie D. Parkin, Ensign, May 1995, p. 90)

Latter-Day Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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