You're delicious!

That's what's written on my Dove dark chocolate wrapper just now. (Dark chocolate and several "premium all natural whole almonds" are a treasure!) I like the idea that I'm delicious! One dictionary defines delicious as "1. highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell  2. very pleasing; delightful." I want to be delicious!



How does one become delicious? I'm reminded of a favorite scripture in the Book of Mormon:

"Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me." ~Alma 32:28

In a Sunday School lesson I taught recently on the importance of scripture study, we talked about how important it is to nourish our spirits as well as our bodies. One young man said he likes to come to church because he can tell he is getting "soul food" that really "hits the spot." I love that! We can nourish our spirits with delicious soul food! We can help nourish others as we become delicious through feasting on God's word!

"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do." ~2 Nephi 32:3

"Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness." ~Isaiah 55:2 (see also 2 Nephi 9:51)

God's word is delicious! He is pleased and delighted when we read it! We will become delicious as we study, follow, and share His word with others.