One of the greatest accomplishments of my life will be achieved because of Marjorie, Nathan, and Carolyn Leggett.  I owe a huge debt of gratitude to them.

Marjorie put a Book of Mormon in my hands in October 1966.  It was the first Book of Mormon that I'd ever beheld.  It is displayed in my office.  It is one of my treasures.  Marjorie and the Book of Mormon changed and saved my life.  It brought light into my life.  When I started reading it, that's all that I wanted to do.  I still read from it daily because of the light that it brings.

When Nathan was on his mission he realized one day that if he'd read the Book of Mormon just a few more times, he'd have read it once for every year of his life.  He caught himself up, is now 52 years old, and is still on track.  I was envious.  Why hadn't I thought of that?  I began playing catch-up.

One December or January I went home teaching to the Leggett family.  Carolyn announced that she had a goal.  She was going to read the Book of Mormon three times in the coming year.  That came as a revelation to me.  What a wonderful goal!  It had never occurred to me that one could read the Book of Mormon more than once per year.  I adopted her goal, and did it.  Then, to match Nathan's goal, I expanded my reading to six times per year.  One can finish the Book of Mormon in two months by reading just 10 pages per day.  I did that for several years, and got my readings caught up to my age at about the age of 72.

By then multiple readings per year were a habit, and I couldn't stop.  I love that book!  I had to make myself slow down.

This year, just before President Nelson's 99^th birthday, it occurred to me that by reading just six pages per day, I could finish my 100^th reading of the Book of Mormon on his 100^th birthday.  I know that he would be pleased with such a birthday gift, but not as pleased as me.  I am the recipient.