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)

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Day 18 - 2 Nephi 9

The great law of justice must be fulfilled, but we are protected - on condition - through the great law of mercy. Only in and through Jesus Christ and His atonement is it possible to repent, be cleansed through baptism, then endure to the end. By the atonement is the fall of man overcome. As later written in verse 41; "he employeth no servant [at the gate]. Our elder brother is there watching over us and helping us to find and walk the path to eternal life.

So, if we are in this life to prepare to meet God, what then are we doing with our time?
Fun scripture: 9:39 - always remember "to be spiritually-minded is life eternal." Or in other words: S.M.I.L.E. :)
Posted by Caleb at 7:37 AM

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