Ponderize: 2 Nephi 25:26

Elder Devin G. Durrant spoke about ponderizing last weekend during the October 2015 conference in his address My Heart Pondereth Them Continually.  I used the made up phrase to mean when you reflect on a scripture by pondering it 80% of the time and memorizing it 20% of the time.  I chose to study 2 Nephi 25:26.  I took one of Elder Durrant's suggestions by taking a screenshot of the scripture and then placing it on my phone's lock screen.  It really forced me to look at it multiple times through my day.

In General Conference last weekend we, as a church, sustained three new apostles.  In the press conference that followed one of the new apostles, Elder Ronald A. Rasband kept saying that an apostles job was to be a special witness of Christ and to take the Gospel message all over the world.  That really stuck with me, and has probably been the greatest message I could take from this scripture as I have pondered it this week.  When I read this scripture I envision taking the name of Christ all over the world, so everyone may come to know Him.  I also think of making it a part of my every day life.  In everything that I do I make a conscience effort to remember Christ.  This not only blesses my life as I come closer to the Spirit, but as this scripture promises our children will know that Jesus Christ is there for them.  So in the end, just like everything else we do in the Gospel, the message of this scripture is about love and service.  As we do all that we can to share Jesus Christ's names others will be blessed.