The Book of Mormon has fifteen sections called books, which are further divided into chapters and sections like the Bible. The Book of Mormon, unlike the Bible, has only been translated from its original version once (into English-other translations are from the English version), and is therefore considered to have minimal translation errors. The Book of Mormon’s subtitle is “Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” The book testifies of Christ’s divinity and mission and is another witness that Christ lived, atoned for sins, died on the cross, and was resurrected. Christ visited a remnant of these peoples shortly after His resurrection and established His gospel and priesthood authority among them. Their descendants lived according to the Law of Moses, but were tutored by their prophets to look forward to the birth and atonement of Christ. Two of these groups were of Israelite descent. The Book of Mormon is an account of three groups of people who migrated from Asia to the Americas (the "Jaredites," the "Mulekites," and the family of Lehi). Take a peek at the Book of Mormon online.The Book of Mormon is similar to the Bible in that it is a compilation of writings from many prophets over many centuries (more than 1,000 years). With so many valuable words in The Book of Mormon, we can turn to God and ask Him if it is His word. “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.” If we always pray to God, He will bless everything that we do no matter how trivial it may seem to us. No matter the time of day or night we can always turn to God in prayer. “But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.” Jacob makes it clear that there are better ways to find peace and happiness. So often when we struggle, we turn to buying something hoping it will make us feel better. “Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy.”Ī great teacher named Jacob explained that we should not waste our time and energy. We can take strength in knowing that God understands our weaknesses and will strengthen us when we turn to Him. We each have individual challenges and weaknesses. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.” “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. This should put a spring in your step every day. Never, ever forget that we can’t come close to understanding how much God and Jesus Christ love us. “But behold, the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell I have beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.” We are all God’s children, and by serving each other we are showing our love to God. One way we can turn our hearts to God every day is by looking around us. “And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellowbeings ye are only in the service of your God.” No matter what struggle you may be going through today you can always turn to Jesus Christ and He will know how to comfort you. The prophet Alma teaches that Jesus Christ felt all of our pains and infirmities so that He could understand and heal us. And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.” “And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. Here are 7 scriptures that are easy to understand and apply to your life. Over at the BBC this week, William Kremer looked at the increased interest in the Talmud, a Jewish book of Laws, that Kremer describes as “one of the most challenging religious texts.” This got me thinking about how grateful I am that The Book of Mormon is so accessible to contemporary readers.
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