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)

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Day 10 - 1 Nephi 17-18

Nephi teaches his brothers, and with the help of the Lord, convince them to help build the ship. Later on the ship, the brothers are disobedient and rebel. After a great storm threatens their lives, they repent and sail on to the Promised Land.
Even in the midst of great trial, even so much that his life was almost taken - again - Nephi praises the Lord and keeps a prayer in his heart at all times.
Posted by Caleb at 7:19 AM

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