Experiments. Sometimes they are really good. Sometimes they are really awful. And sometimes there is just no explanation. Experimenting is simply put, trying something out. If you want to know something, or want to know if something actually works, try it out.
Alma teaches us this principle in Alma 32. The entire chapter is dedicated to an experiment. The beginning of the experiment is often overlooked, but that is, to me, the most crucial part of the experiment. Desire. To have the desire to test whatever it is you are testing begins the entire process, but it also gives you the belief that it will work. By simply having the desire, you are already committed. I saw how simply having the desire can change lives in my own life. I had some things in my life that I needed to change. I knew what I needed to do to change, and I knew that i did need to, but I didn't want to. I wanted to be angry. The moment, the very moment, that I had just the desire to change, not even making the decision to change, just having the desire to change, was a pivotal moment for me. At that moment when I had the desire to change, I had hope. With that hope, I was able to accept the need to change. From there, the experiment grew. I am still in that experiment and still growing. But, the seed that Alma talks about is there. The desire is there, and it is growing.
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