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)

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Day 28 - 2 Nephi 32 - Jacob 1

Ere you got yourself up this morning, did you think to pray? We have been commanded to pray always, and not to perform any thing unto the Lord without first praying unto the Father in the name of Christ. In this way, we are relying on faith to accomplish that which we plan to do, to yield to the Spirit, and not give in to temptation.

We may not always succeed, but when we call upon the Lord in gratitude, faith, and intent to follow the promptings, miracles occur - maybe not the ones we expect, but what the Lord had in mind.
Tomorrow is a time for fasting and prayer. Consecrate this time that your performance and devotion to prayer and the focus of your fast will be "for the welfare of your soul."
Posted by Caleb at 7:08 AM

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