Spiritual Thought:
In General Conference, April 1986, President Benson made a wonderful promise. He said, “The Book of Mormon will change your life”. Now that we have come to the end of the Book of Mormon another time, and we know that it is the “most correct” of books, we ought to look into our own hearts to see if it has happened. Is there really power in this book to change a life? Has it changed yours? Joseph Smith said you could get nearer to God by applying the precepts of this book than any other book in the world. Have you gotten nearer? Have you applied it’s teachings?
Moroni 10:4-5 - (Moroni's Promise) "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. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."
Moroni 10:27 - "And I exhort you to remember these things...know that I lie not, for ye shall see me at the bar of God..as one crying from the dead, yea, even as one speaking out of the dust?"
Moroni 10:32 - "Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness...then is his grace sufficient for you that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ..."
Daily Questions:
Have you ever point blank asked the Lord if the Book of Mormon is true? If you have, do it again. If you never have, do it this time, right now, today! Don't be afraid to ask. Since you have put the effort into sincerely reading the Book of Mormon, and you have real intent, I promise you that you will receive an answer.
For Kids/teens/adults:
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Food for Thought: Moroni’s Promise – vs. Lack of Intent
BOMING Picture:
Click here to view video of "Moroni's Promise"
Click here to see video of Moroni in his last days
Food for Thought: Moroni’s Promise – vs. Lack of Intent
I therefore bear my testimony to you that what the Lord promises to do in Moroni
There was a man named John who, with his wife Mary, took the missionary discussions in a member's home. His wife received a witness the first night that the Book of Mormon was true and was ready to enter the font. But John had no such converting experience. Mary decided to wait for him to come to know as she knew. And so they came each week for the discussions. The missionaries and member family prayed and fasted for John. He was a diligent student of the restoration and the scriptures. He read the Book of Mormon. He prayed with purpose after some of the discussions, but he continued to say that no answer would come to him.
We finally learned what the problem was. John had been praying for a witness of the truth, but with this thought in his mind: Once I know the work is true, THEN I will make up my mind whether or not I am ready to change my life. No wonder he wasn't getting an answer. The Lord is not going to waist an answer on someone who does not INTEND to do anything with it. Once John's heart softened and he prayed with real intent—with this promise: “Lord, if you want me to be baptized, tell me and I will go do it now,” he was then given the answer. Can you see how a lack of “real intent” would lessen the Lord willingness to give an answer? (Story shared by Ted Gibbons)
BOMING Picture:
Heed Moroni's Promise...
Pray and search it through,
and the spirit will bear witness
that the book of Mormon's true!
The Book of Mormon will always point us to true North!
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