If you know me at all you will know I'm not the biggest book worm on the block. I'll read when I have to or when I'm interested in a good book, but I would way much rather be out there having the adventures instead of reading about them. But there is this one book I just can't seem to put down. I've read it several times through now, and I plan on reading it several more times, in fact I plan on never stopping! This book is amazing. It makes me want to be a better person. Its got adventure, its got mystery, it even has a bit of romance! It is a history book, it is life changing, it is the Book of Mormon.
The Book of Mormon is scripture written over 2000 years ago. Prophets of old living on the American continents were commanded by God to write their history and He promised them "that he would preserve these things for a wise purpose in him, that he might show forth his power unto future generations." Alma 37:18
We have this scripture on the earth today as a witness that Jesus Christs is the savior of this world. This record testifies that he did live, and that he was resurrected. The Prophet that finished this record before it was buried in the earth well over a thousand years ago gave a promise as his final testimony.
Moroni 10:3-5
3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
The same promise is given to everyone in the introduction to the Book of Mormon itself.
"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah."
I know that the message of the Book of Mormon is true. I have done as Moroni asks, and I have read and studied these words, I have prayed on my knees to my Heavenly Father and I have felt his spirit speak peace to my soul. I felt that feeling the whole time I read! That is why I still continue to read it!
This book gives me hope. It strengthens my faith. I now know that God really is my father. I know that Christ lived and died for me. I know this because the spirit told me as I prayed and asked the Lord. And I know that you can have the same experience. It takes faith, it takes time, but the result is so worth it. There is no greater blessing than having the spirit present in your life.
So no matter who you are I invite you to read the Book of Mormon. It is a true book. It WILL change your life for the better, and you Will feel of its power and truthfulness as you experience the feelings of the Spirit as you read and study its pages.
I say these things are true and do so in the name of Jesus Christ amen.
"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is His revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the Second Coming of the Messiah."
I know that the message of the Book of Mormon is true. I have done as Moroni asks, and I have read and studied these words, I have prayed on my knees to my Heavenly Father and I have felt his spirit speak peace to my soul. I felt that feeling the whole time I read! That is why I still continue to read it!
This book gives me hope. It strengthens my faith. I now know that God really is my father. I know that Christ lived and died for me. I know this because the spirit told me as I prayed and asked the Lord. And I know that you can have the same experience. It takes faith, it takes time, but the result is so worth it. There is no greater blessing than having the spirit present in your life.
So no matter who you are I invite you to read the Book of Mormon. It is a true book. It WILL change your life for the better, and you Will feel of its power and truthfulness as you experience the feelings of the Spirit as you read and study its pages.
I say these things are true and do so in the name of Jesus Christ amen.
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http://mormon.org/free-book-of-mormon
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