“And no man – great or small, wise or ignorant, theologian or atheist – no man who lives on the earth in the last days can be saved in the kingdom of heaven unless and until he comes to know, by power of the Holy Ghost, that this holy book is the mind and will and voice of God to the world. And all who reject its message will be damned…Men will stand or fall – eternally – because of what they think of the Book of Mormon.” (--Elder Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah, pg. 147)
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Food for Thought: DARKNESS DISPERSED
Helaman 5:40 "...And when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you. 5:42 And it came to pass that they all did begin to cry unto the voice of him who had shaken the earth; yea, they did cry even until the cloud of darkness was dispersed."
Jeffrey R. Holland said: “’Ye shall have faith in Christ, . . . and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you.’(Helaman 5:40-41.) This brightness of hope and unspeakable joy in God's power and comfort comes, even in everyday matters for me, only as I prayerfully exert my right to his Spirit. If in my heart I go to God the moment I feel even the slightest intimation of fear (or darkness or worry) instead of waiting to let it accumulate, if I speak to God even as my most trusted friend, my wisest counselor, and stay there in my heart or on my knees talking to him long enough, I can always see a ray of light at the edge of those dark shadows. Most often I can then leave his presence with my heart singing. This does not mean that my troubles have dissolved—they probably haven't—but I somehow have the power to see above and around and through those clouds of darkness with greater calm and peacefulness. I know that he will, with time, help me to dissipate them completely. Out of sorrow and despair we are, through the comforting, protecting grace of God, lifted out of our weakness to the very summit of spiritual, peaceful transcendence that, without the ‘Father of all comfort’ could only be dreamed about from afar.”
(--On Earth As It Is In Heaven, p. 40)
BOMING Picture: Nephi and Lehi in prison and not burned
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