diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 590c89e..c029a8e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use core::fmt;
-
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
 use untildify;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -105,3 +106,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for Config {
         write!(f, "Mycelium Config: X Server: {xserv}, Wallpaper Engine: {wallpaper_engine}, Wallpaper Directories: {wallpaper_dirs}, Monitors: {monitors}", xserv = self.x_server, wallpaper_engine = self.wallpaper_engine, wallpaper_dirs = self.wallpaper_dir, monitors = self.monitors)
     }
 }
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load_from_file(self, file_path: String) -> String {
+        let mut file = File::open(file_path).unwrap();
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        file.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();
+        contents.to_string()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4dc7245..c1db1e9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ mod config;
 fn main() {
     let config = config::Config::new();
 
-    println!("{}", config);
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        config.load_from_file("/home/ben/.config/wallpaperctl/wallpaperctl.ini".to_owned())
+    );
 }