The Longest Day

Today is the longest day of the year here in the Northern atmosphere. That means more sunlight than on any other day of the year. Being a person who is always looking for something to celebrate, I’m using this “Longest Day” to celebrate light. As we are taught in D&C 50:24, “That which is of God is light, and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light and that light growth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.”


While I soak in the sunlight of this day, I’m going to think about and take note of every good thing I encounter. I’m going to count the good that is and has been mine. I’m going to glory in the light that is mine.

Isaiah tells us to “Eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness” (55:2). Nephi also tells us to feast upon the word and to “let your soul delight in fatness.” (2 Nephi 9:51). In other words, you can binge all you want on the “soul food” of the scriptures and you will never get fat. Likewise you can bask in the light of Christ and never get sunburned.

So enjoy this longest day and let it remind you of God and the light He sheds upon you.