1
Nephi 10:19
Obtain the word of God
What
19 Wherefore,
I speak unto all the house of Israel, if it so be that they should
obtain athese
things.
Why
Nephi taught all the
house of Israel as he wrote so that in our day we could learn of the
Redeemer and the gospel.
Christ
the purpose of
Nephi's writings was so that we would know of the Savior. The Book
of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ.
Pattern
Our leaders today
are speaking to us at General Conference twice a year to continue to
teach us and warn us of coming trails. They build our faith and
teach us of the Savior and His plan of salvation as it specifically
applies to us at this present time. [the timing is perfect as we
just had general conference for the last two days. And it was
wonderful].
Morm.
5:12
12
Now these
things are writtenunto
the remnant of
the house of Jacob; and they are written after this manner, because
it is known of God that wickedness will not bring them forth unto
them; and they are to be hid up
unto the Lord that they may come forth in his own due time.Mormon
7:9-107:9 (9–10)
Mormon
7:9-10
9
For behold, this is written for
the intent that ye may believethat;
and if ye believe
that ye will believe this also; and if ye believe this ye will know
concerning your fathers, and also the marvelous works which were
wrought by the power of God among them.
10 And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant; and if it so be that ye believe in Christ, and are baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost, following the example of our Savior, according to that which he hath commanded us, it shall be well with you in the day of judgment. Amen.
10 And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant; and if it so be that ye believe in Christ, and are baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost, following the example of our Savior, according to that which he hath commanded us, it shall be well with you in the day of judgment. Amen.
Enos
1:16
16
And I had faith, and I did cry unto God that he
would preservethe records;
and he covenanted with me that he would bring themforth
unto the Lamanites in his own due time.
- ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Conference-10/16
Look to the Book, Look to the Lord
Elder
Gary E. Stevenson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Each of you can … receive a personal witness of this book! Do you realize that the Book of Mormon was written for you—and for your day? This book is one of the blessings of living in what we call the dispensation of the fulness of times. …
In
order to help the Book of Mormon become the keystone of your
testimony, I offer you a challenge. I recently learned that many
young people spend an average of seven hours a day looking at TV,
computer, and smartphone screens. With this in mind, would you make a
small change? Will you replace some of that daily screen
time—particularly that devoted to social media, the internet,
gaming, or television—with reading the Book of Mormon? If the
studies I referred to are accurate, you could easily find time for
daily study of the Book of Mormon even if for only 10 minutes a day.
And you can study in a way that allows you to enjoy it and understand
it—either on your device or in book form. …
Within
the book’s pages, you will discover the infinite love and
incomprehensible grace of God. As you strive to follow the teachings
you find there, your joy will expand, your understanding will
increase, and the answers you seek to the many challenges mortality
presents will be opened to you. As you look to the book, you look to
the Lord. The Book of Mormon is the revealed word of God.
Apply
We
are so blessed today to have the Book of Mormon and the Bible
together and the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price
and living prophets and apostles on the earth today. We have every
opportunity to learn and be filled with his spirit and know for
ourselves of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the
Plan of Salvation. We are blessed to be able to have temples on the
earth where we can go and receive special blessings and make sacred
covenants and be sealed together as families. We can also take the
names of our ancestors and have their temple work done by proxy and
be baptized in their behalf. That process will unite eternal
families and brings great joy on both sides of the veil.
Study
the Scriptures. Listen to conference, study those talks and follow
the teachings and counsel given. Review them often. Be grateful for
our blessings to live now in these latter days. There is no better
time to live.
Hymns-
277-As
I search the Holy Scriptures
274-
The Iron Rod
1
Nephi 15: 23 And
they said unto me: What meaneth the arod
of iron which
our father saw, that led to the tree?
24 And
I said unto them that it was the aword of
God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and
would bhold fast
unto it, they would never perish; neither could the ctemptations and
the fiery ddarts of
the eadversary overpower
them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.
25 Wherefore,
I, Nephi, did exhort them to give aheed
unto
the word of the Lord; yea, I did exhort them with all the energies of
my soul, and with all the bfacult
ywhich
I possessed, that they would give heed to the word of God and
remember to keep his commandments always in all things.
children
109-Search,
Ponder and Pray
2
Nephi 4:15
15 And
upon athese I bwrite the
things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon
the plates of brass. For my soul cdelighteth in
the scriptures, and my heart dpondereth them,
and writeth them for the elearning and
the profit of my children.
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