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)

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Day 36: Mosiah 2-3

Our beloved prophet, President Thomas S. Monson spoke on the right, responsibility, and results of our choices in life. I promise that as we choose to study from The Book of Mormon, the results are marvelous as the Spirit of the Lord will strive with us each hour of each day. And we then see the "blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God."

We are so blessed We will always be in debt to our Heavenly Father and elder brother, Jesus Christ, no matter if we turned away from them or serve them with all our souls. For example, when we do not obey, our deficit and debt to Them grows larger because of Their love and mercy towards us. As we obey, the deficit may seem smaller, but we are immediately blessed, therefore the deficit and debt continue to grow. All our Father asks of us is to keep His commandments. We cannot boast of our selves. Last night President Dieter Uchtdorf referenced a talk given by President Ezra Taft Benson:

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Beware of Pride

Another talk given in the Priesthood session given by Elder Juan A. Uceda of the Seventy referenced Mosiah 3:19 and our need to be humble and willing to submit to the Lord's will in order to have peace and harmony back in our lives.
Posted by Caleb at 5:57 PM

2 comments:

  1. ericafly86October 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    okay i think you are messing with my head. this was not there before.

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  2. CalebOctober 8, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    Haha - would I do such a thing? :)

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