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)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Day 52: Alma 5-7

Out in the deserts of life we wander,
stranded from sin and pride;
Sometimes we know the way to go,
But choose not for we see not yonder.

Like sheep we persist in following,
The way so wide and inviting,
Without knowing the dangers around,
We continue in danger wallowing.

But the good shepherd cometh nigh so oft,
And calls after you each day.
Do we choose to listen and obey,
Or do we on our sins of rocks aloft?

If we but hear and hearken to His call,
And call on Him each day,
He will bring you into His fold,
And train you again to avoid another fall.

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