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, October 5, 2010

Day 38: Mosiah 5-7

As we conclude the words of King Benjamin, do we have thought to repeat the words of the people of Nephi? "Yea, we believe all the words which [have been written]; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually."

If not, all is not lost. Rather a wonderful opportunity to see and feel in a very real sense this feeling. We are all works in progress. It is not becoming of us to judge or hurt one another. But we can be changed through faith in Jesus Christ. How do we accomplish this task? By taking upon us the name of Jesus in all we do, thus implying we ALWAYS remember Him. We seek opportunities to serve and uplift another. As King Benjamin states: "...be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works..."

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