There are many blessings that come from reading the Book of Mormon. In my lifetime, I specifically remember heeding the challenges quoted below and receiving the promised blessings.
Tag: scripture study
17 Testimonies of the Book of Mormon from Latter-day Prophets
The Book of Mormon is the keystone of my religion. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I am grateful for the influence this book has had on me. It does not replace the Bible for me—a book I also love—but rather it reaffirms and enhances the doctrines taught therein….
Give the Lord Equal Time
The voices competing for our attention can be persuasive, intelligent, and sincere. Jacob’s encounter with Sherem suggests that discernment begins somewhere deeper: becoming familiar with the Lord’s voice. His simple explanation for why he could not be shaken offers a powerful pattern for navigating our own noisy world today.
The Sunday School Answers
The gospel’s simplest answers are often the easiest to overlook. But Jacob teaches that scripture study, revelation, and testimony are the very things that create unshaken faith. Maybe the “Sunday School answers” aren’t shallow at all. Maybe they are the foundation powerful enough to move mountains.
My Soul Delighteth in the Psalm of Nephi
Here are my favorite phrases from Nephi’s Psalm (2 Nephi 4:15-35): For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them. (2 Nephi 4:15) Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard. (2 Nephi 4:16) I know…
A Formula for Hope
When the commotion of the world starts to overwhelm us, Nephi offers a surprisingly simple pattern for finding hope. It begins with more than reading scripture. It asks us to listen, apply what we learn, and allow those truths to lead us toward the One who gives us reason to hope.