Are You A Hurried Tourist?

Russell M. Nelson said that "as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day." That is an incredible promise, but made me think about what it means to immerse myself. 

The Oxford dictionary definition of immerse is "to involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest. With that in mind, I share how Neal A. Maxwell described the Book Of Mormon:

"The Book of Mormon is like a vast mansion, with gardens and wings. My tour of it has never been completed. Some rooms I have yet to enter, and there are more felicitous fireplaces waiting to warm me. Even the rooms I have glimpsed contain further furnishings and rich detail yet to be savored. There are panels inlaid with incredible insights and design and decor dating from Eden. There are even sumptuous banquet tables painstakingly prepared by predecessors which await all of us. Yet we as church members sometimes act like hurried tourists scarcely entering beyond the entry hall. May we go inside far enough to hear clearly the whispered truths from those who have slumbered, which whisperings will awaken in us individually a life of discipleship as never before!"

I've always loved and admired his way with words, and I feel the need to not be one of those "hurried tourists".