Please Don't Judge Me

So I have been a member of the Church for just over twenty seven years now and I have a confession.  I have never read the Book of Mormon.  I am proud to say that I am less than 200 pages from erasing this embarrassing truth!  Anyhow, that's not really the point of this post.  I am constantly amazed at how many of the stories and warnings that are given in the scriptures still pertain to today.  Why do we not get it?  It is literally written in black and white.  That is one of the many beauties of the Gospel...things are so black and white and so plain and simple.  Recently I was reading Alma 60.  Wow!  What an eye opening chapter that is.  Do you see some resemblance in today's world?  If not, go read it again! :)  I am just so grateful that I have the truth literally in my hands.  I am grateful for the knowledge and testimonies that I have.  I am grateful for a loving and forgiving Heavenly Father who still cares for me and wants me to succeed despite the dumb choices I have made.  I love reading the scriptures and am so grateful for the prophets of old who took time to write them so that we could/would learn from their trials.