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)

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Day 19 - 2 Nephi 10-11

The choice is ours...
"Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, and pour out peace."
- President Ezra Taft Benson

The Lord prepared the way for us; "let us remember him, and lay aside our sins...great are the promises of the Lord..."
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3 Major Reasons Nephi quotes Isaiah:

1. "delighteth in his words"
2. "delighteth in proving...the truth of the coming of Christ" and without Him, we perish
3. so others who shall "see these words may lift us their hearts and rejoice for all men"
Posted by Caleb at 7:26 AM

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