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)

Friday, November 5, 2010

Day 68: Alma 32-33

Faith is to be had in every walk of life - it is the center around something unknown, but true.
- Goes beyond confirming evidence.
- Step into darkness/unknown.

"If everything has to be certified, then there is no room for faith. Faith moves people to action, but it takes gradual growth. The philosophy of the world states: Seeing is believing, but the spiritual philosophy states: Believing is seeing.

Spiritual belief preceds spiritual knowledge. When we believe things that are not seen but are nevertheless true, then we have faith." - Elder Boyd K. Packer

Plant the seed of faith today as you study from the scriptures and go before the Lord in humble prayer.
Posted by Caleb at 6:45 AM

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