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)

Monday, October 4, 2010

Day 37: Mosiah 4

Though General Conference has ended, King Benjamin's address continues. And as we were taught from the mouths of living prophets the last few days, so the words of God are administered then and now; to name but a few:

- Be purified through the atoning blood of the Savior
- Receive a peace of conscience
- Put your trust in the Lord
- Keep His commandments
- Believe in God and go to Him in humility and prayer
- Do not have a mind to injure one another physically, mentally, or spiritually
- Love one another
- Teach your children the ways of the Lord
- Remember on whom you are dependent and show gratitude
- Do not run faster than you have strength
- Watch your yourselves to observe the commandments at all times

"Row well, and live." :)
Posted by Caleb at 7:49 AM

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