~by Michelle
My husband loves languages. He is currently learning Latin. Last night, for our nightly ‘date’ (a routine we have recently begun), as part of our scripture study, he read Luke 2. In Latin. Between my familiarity with Spanish (I served a Spanish speaking mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), my experiences singing sacred music in Latin in choirs over the years , and the knowledge (and love) I have of (for) what is in Luke 2, I understood enough that I wept. Reading in Latin has a lot of power — and that is one of the most powerful chapters in all of scripture. There were also nuances that reading in another language brought to the text for me.
And I needed that last night. I’d had a hard day. I felt so grateful. (This was after the tender mercy of my husband “just opening up” to Elder Quentin L. Cook’s most recent Conference talk. Again, it was just what I needed.
God is good.
What scriptures help you when you have had a hard day?
I enjoyed reading this sweet post. I like the idea of reading the scriptures in a different language. In fact it has been shown that one can learn another language just by reading the Book of Mormon in a different language. My son served a mission in Costa Rica and he keeps his Spanish language skills sharp by reading the scriptures in Spanish. I imagine that hearing Luke 2 in Latin would be beautiful.
I loved Elder Cook’s message in conference. Blessings to you and thanks for the thoughts!
I need to read more in Spanish. It was an amazing experience as a missionary to read the Book of Mormon in another language. Not only did it help with me the language, but it was a little like discovering it for the first time. I’d always wondered what it was like to read the Book of Mormon with new eyes and that gave me a small taste.