President Gordon B. Hinckley on the Book of Mormon

"I take in my hand the Book of Mormon. I read its words. I have read Joseph Smith's explanation of how it came to be. To the unbelieving it is a story difficult to accept, and critics for generations have worn out their lives writing books intended to refute that story and to offer other explanations than the one given by Joseph the Prophet. But to the open-minded, this critical writing has only stimulated them to dig deeper; and the more deeply they dig, the greater the accumulation of evidence for the validity of Joseph Smith's story. Still, as has been demonstrated for a hundred and fifty years, the truth of the Book of Mormon will not be determined by literary analysis or by scientific research, although these continue to be reassuring. The truth about the origins of the Book of Mormon will be determined today and tomorrow, as it has been throughout the yesterdays, by reading the book in a spirit of reverence and respect and prayer."
(Praise to the Man, Ensign, Aug 1983, 4)

Monday, September 6, 2010

Chesapeake YSA Book of Mormon Reading Challenge

On Sunday, August 29, 2010, President Ericson issued an invite/challenge to the Branch to finish the Book of Mormon by the end of this year. This reminds me of The Book of Mormon reading challenge President Hinckley issued in August 2005: “I offer a challenge to members of the Church throughout the world and to our friends everywhere to read or reread the Book of Mormon.”

For those who are already reading or halfway through, you do not need to start over from the beginning. For those who are restarting from the beginning, the challenge is going to be a consistent reading at roughly 4.5 pages daily in order to be complete by December 31st.

I will attempt to update a daily note of what page/book/chapter you should be on to keep track. If you desire to share your thoughts, testimony, or ask questions, please do so in the comments.

To quote President Hinckley: “…there will come into your lives and into your homes an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God.”

Faithfully,
Caleb Smith
Posted by Caleb at 8:41 AM

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