23- THE BOOK OF MORMON (6-27-23)

 23- The Book of Mormon  6-26-23

Hello Family,


As I finished the Book of Mormon this past weekend I was left with a feeling of gratitude for this additional scripture our Heavenly Father has blessed us with. Think of the clarity, light, and truth it provides to each of us in regards to our purpose here in mortality. Think of the validity it gives to the Restoration of the Gospel and the prophetic work of Joseph Smith. It truly is the cornerstone of our religion.


My invitation this week is for you to take a minute to ponder and ask yourselves, What does the Book of Mormon mean to me? How has my life been blessed because of the truths taught in the Book of Mormon?


Here are the final versus of this sacred record, given by the prophet Moroni, and then sealed up to come forth in this last dispensation. It is Moroni’s plea to each of us, it summarizes the entire purpose of the Book of Mormon which is to persuade each of us to believe in Christ, and live the type of life that allows his saving grace to bring us back to our Heavenly Home.


30 And again I would exhort you that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing.


31 And awake, and arise from the dust …. yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of Zion; …. that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, … may be fulfilled.


32 Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.


33 And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy, without spot.


34 And now I bid unto all, farewell. I soon go to rest in the paradise of God, until my spirit and body shall again reunite, and I am brought forth triumphant through the air, to meet you before the pleasing bar of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both quick and dead. Amen.


I want each one of you to know that I have a strong and firm testimony of the Book of Mormon. The Holy Ghost has confirmed its truthfulness to me over and over throughout my life. I am so grateful for it’s comforting and guiding influence, and mostly I am grateful for the strength it adds to my testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel and my role and purpose in my Heavenly Father’s plan. My hope is that you each feel of it’s influence in your lives. That you have a desire to follow the prophet in his promise that by reading and studying from the Book of Mormon each day you will make better decisions each day. I love you and am so grateful to be your dad!


Love, 


Dad



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