Don't Leave This Path!

My sister introduced me to the Church, and I liked it so much that I was soon baptized.

Even though I didn't know how to read, I would open the Book of Mormon and flip through it. I had a great desire to read the words on its pages. My husband, who wasn't baptized until later, was intrigued to see me sitting there just looking at the book, and he said I was wasting my time.

With great difficulty and with the help of my Relief Society sisters and my children, I began trying to read. It was always my objective to read the Book of Mormon.

During an especially hard moment, when I was having negative feelings, I clearly heard these words: "Don't leave this path!" I looked to see if there was someone there, but there was no one.

One day I told my daughter that I was beginning to be able to read on my own. She didn't believe me and asked me to show her. When I did, she was extremely happy.

My goal is to read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover. My reading is slow, but I am able to understand, and more important, I am able to feel the Spirit through this wonderful book.

Edite Feliciano de Paula, São Paulo, Brazil

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Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 64.