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 28, 2010

Day 31 - Jacob 5

The Allegory of the Olive Tree from the prophet Zenos reflects the world, and how the Lord provides for His children throughout time. The one thought which courses through my mind as I read is "His arm is stretched out still." Time and again the Lord returns to His vineyard to nourish and seek for fruit. Time and again the way is fraught with disappointments, with times of joy. But He keeps returning, gathering, pruning for the future.

Now the call has come to you and me to go forth to nourish His vineyard, to seek the good fruit and deliver it before the Lord. We must be diligent in prayer, study, and listening to the Lord for opportunities to enjoy the fruit of our labors for the Lord.
Posted by Caleb at 7:27 AM

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