Joseph Smith who *checks notes* persuaded people to believe in Jesus Christ enough to repent, be baptized, endure to the end and sacrifice everything for Christ. The man is martyred because he preached Christ lives. Joseph Smith is the greatest prophet who ever preached Christ.
Do not get casual in prayer to God the Father, He is God and we should be humble and understand Who we are addressing. If the Lord's Apostles are careful in approaching Deity, I need to be too.
The Book of Mormon is the only book ever published, of which I know, that carries in it a promise that one who reads it prayerfully and asks concerning it in prayer will have revealed to him by the power of the Holy Ghost a knowledge that it is true.
- Gordon B. Hinckley
โWednesdayโ star Jenna Ortega reveals on Instagram that the Book of Mormon was her latest read.
"It just really blows my mind how profound Christ's ministry to the Americas was. The Nephites' fatal flaw was allowing their prosperity in Christ to give way to pride.โ
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God. The record was written in a language that no one knew from a civilization that was destroyed long ago. That civilization was visited by Jesus Christ. His teachings are purely and simply shared in the book.
We have the best ex-members of our church? Don't we folks?
ExJWs, ExMuslims, ExCatholics, etc., do not work half as hard as our Exmos. Very proud of them.
Latter-day Saints have radiant countenances, healthy marriages, lots of kids, well educated, good sense of humor, many know a second language, low divorce rates, highest rates of charitable giving,
Must be satan influencing them.
"Non-LDS sociologist Christian Smith found LDS teenagers were...among the most religious of all denominations studied...more likely to pray, attend Church, feel connected to their congregation, have spiritual experiences, & feel that religion is important in their lives."
No wicked man could write such a book as this; and no good man would write it, unless it were true and he were commanded of God to do so.
George Cannon
You don't know the scriptures
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams
Apparently this needs to be said in Reformed/Calvinistic circles nowadays:
There is no such thing as modern day Apostles.
There is no such thing as modern day Prophets.
And God is not talking to you in dreams or visions.
"For some Church members the Book of Mormon remains unread. Others use it occasionally as if it were merely a handy book of quotations. Still others accept & read it but do not really explore & ponder it. The book is to be feasted upon, not nibbled (2 Nephi 31:20)."
Maxwell
The Book of Mormon detects the enemies of Christ and uncovers their motives and aims.
It is a powerful witness of the Divinity of Jesus Christ and His mission as Savior and Redeemer of mankind.
The prophet did say, "In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting and constant influence of the Holy Ghost."
Prepare accordingly to be able to see without a spiritual burlap sack over your eyes
"I have noted within the Church the difference in discernment, in insight, conviction, and spirit between those who know and love the Book of Mormon and those who do not. That book is a great sifter."
Ezra Taft Benson (1975)
@Jayson_Carmona_
Yeah. True. We donโt go around knocking on peoples doors and inviting them to church.
Yet 48% of America is Protestant, 23% Catholicโฆ annndd 1.8% Mormon.
He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.
Brigham Young
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I have in my office a small statue of my own pioneer grandfather burying beside the trail his wife and her brother who died on the same day. He then picked up his infant child and carried her to this valley.
Faith? There can be no doubt about it.
Gordon B. Hinckley, 2001
Royal Skousen's research shows that the Book of Mormon was translated into older English than King James English.
"...And some of these are truly archaic expressions that died out of English prior to 1600 & would not have been used by Joseph Smith in his own language...
@mormons_speak
@Ch_JesusChrist
If this image of Isildurโs heir reading the Miracle of Forgiveness gets more likes then your post is garbage and you should try harder to build Zion with us
You donโt have to wonder about what is true. (Moroni 10:5) You do not have to wonder whom you can safely trust. Through personal revelation, you can receive your own witness that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, that Joseph Smith is a prophet &that this is the Lordโs Church
My stepmother lost her son to suicide in 1997. She later had a dream that he was driving around in a white Cadillac dressed all in white. Her granddaughters (twins), who hadn't been born yet, were with him in the car. I know
@DaleGRenlund
is 100% correct on this.
"Few things build faith more than does regular immersion in the Book of Mormon. No other book testifies of Jesus Christ with such power & clarity. Its prophets, as inspired by the Lord, saw our day and selected the doctrine & truths that would help us most.
Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God.
That is God's standard revealed throughout holy writ.
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh
This year, for the first time, all 27 billboards of Times Square went dark in NYC, and then lit up with the story of the Birth of Christ
The First Christmas
"...marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creatorโs plan for the eternal destiny of His children."
The Family: A Proclamation to the World, 1995
The Book of Abraham.
The detractors of the Church of Jesus Christ would have people believe and be persuaded that it is a mistranslation, a fiction, but how did Joseph Smith guess so many things right?
A thread
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple โ the first temple built in this dispensation โ from the Community of Christ church, leaders of both faiths announced Tuesday, March 5, in a joint statement.
The landmark agreement also includes
The Church Fathers meeting in an international council to clear up Church doctrine VS A crazy guy having visions in the woods
Iโll take the first, thank you
Dear brothers and sisters, I grieve for those who leave the Church because they feel membership requires too much of them. They have not yet discovered that making and keeping covenants actually makes life easier!
@NelsonRussellM
October 2022