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 22, 2010

Day 25 - 2 Nephi 26-27

Let us not cast out the prophets and stone them by not listening and obeyingthe words they speak; for the words they speak and the work they perform come from the Lord. May we not be guilty of "killing" the prophets spiritually in our lives.

Do we look forward to the coming of Christ? Better yet, do we look forward to performing His work here on earth that He has commissioned us to complete? To quote Mother Theresa: "My job is not to succeed, nearly so much as it is to be faithful to my mission." Are we doing all we can for the Lord? Do we have charity for all men?

One of the greatest scriptures that defines the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is 2 Nephi 26:24.

"He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation."
Posted by Caleb at 7:00 AM

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