I like this: Each of us can have a life-changing experience which will forever define our discipleship if we apply Moroni's promise to the Book of Mormon. Whatever "grove" we enter when we lack wisdom, we will also learn, in a less dramatic way, that the Lord giveth to all men liberally and that by the power of the Holy Ghost, [we] may know the truth of all things. - We need to remember that we can make any place on earth a sacred grove and we can receive answers anywhere if we are prepared and truly have an open heart and a willing mind. "teach the word of wisdom;...the word of knowledge..." -We must be worthy of the spirit in order to be able to teach the word of wisdom and knowledge. We must have the spirits help to come to greater understanding and better ways to live and teach these principles of the Gospel. This is awesome, I really like this quote because it gives me hope and a new look on how to live; Moroni 10:17 "...they come unto every m...
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"...trust in Christ that thou wilt be saved;" (Moroni 9:22) - We must trust in Christ and live our lives as He has commanded in order for us to be saved and live with Him again. Trusting isn't always easy but it is so essential and so important especially when developing and working on a relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ. "...be faithful in Christ;" (Moroni 9:25) - We must live our lives according to Christ and care more about what He thinks then what the people of the world and in the world think of us. We must live our lives faithful as a tribute to Christ. For really we have not other choice but to perish . Marion D. Hanks said, "Christ in our lives is not meant to grieve us or weigh us down unto death because we have been imperfect. Through him we may be lifted up by accepting his gifts and his mercy and long-suffering. These blessings we must seek to keep in our minds always." (Ensign, July 1973, "What Manner of Men") We...
- God will call us to do great things in His name if we are worthy and living our lives ready to receive the call. We must always be ready and willing to listen and heed his words. - Children and brought into this world innocent and perfect, there is no need for baptism at this point. M. Russell Ballard said, "In other words, we're born good; we learn to sin as we grow older. And if you need evidence of the truth of that doctrine, please see your nearest infant. Look deeply into the child's eyes. Have you ever seen such sweetness and purity? It's like you can look through a baby's eyes right into heaven. "Of course, that changes a little later in their lives when wide-eyed innocence turns into wild-eyed mischievousness. That's when children become accountable and capable of sin-when they know and understand the difference between right and wrong. Through the Prophet Joseph Smith the Lord revealed that the age of accountability is eight years old. (...
"...have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise." (Moroni 7:41) - Sometimes I try to hope for things in life and they don't happen the way I want them to and it makes me lose faith for a little while. This is an important reminder that we must have " hope through the atonement of Christ" and nothing else. We must do our best because of that hope we plant in ourselves and because Christ already did everything needed to return. and gain eternal life. Moroni 7:45 Charity is a great attribute to gain and to be used and worked on now as well as used in Marriage. CHARITY, noun- In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love to God, an...
"...Christ hath said; If y will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." (Moroni 7:33) - Gaining faith in our Savior Jesus Christ is one of the most important and sometimes hardest but most rewarding things we can do on this earth. By having faith we can have a sure hope and a stronger relationship with our Elder Brother and Savior Jesus Christ. -People often think that miracles don't happen anymore and that it was only in the days of Christ or the days of the Bible that God would show Himself to us. Moroni 7:37 tells us what really happened, "it is by faith that miracles are wrought;" We must have faith in the God of miracles and there are a lot of people who don't and who don't even believe He exists. How can we change this? How can we strengthen the faith of God's Children? Spencer W. Kimball said, "If the Bible were 'the end of the prophets,' it would be through lack of faith, and th...
Moroni 7:20,22 "...how is it possible that ye can lay hold upon every good thing?" ---> 7:22 "...the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing." -My Savior Jesus Christ will bring all things good into this world. He did when He lived here and He will do it again when He returns. (Moroni 7:23) "...all things which are good cometh of Christ;" (Moroni 7:26) " ...by faith, they become the sons of God." In Mosiah 5:7 it also says, "because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called children of Christ," -It is so important to make covenants with our Father in Heaven and to keep them. We make covenants with Him at baptism and we make covenants with Him when we go to His Holy Temple. We also partake of the sacrament each week in church to "renew" our covenants and to remind us what we promised we would do and who we promised we would become. RENEW-To renovate; to restore t...
"Christ... the author and finisher of their faith." (Moroni 6:4) - Christ did EVERYTHING already. Bruce R. McConkie "Christ is the Author of Salvation. This means that he made salvation available to all men in that he worked out the infinite and eternal atonement. Paul's statement that Christ is 'the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him' (Heb. 5:9), as the marginal reading shows, means that he is the 'cause' thereof; that is, salvation is possible because of his atoning sacrifice; without this sacrifice there would be no salvation." (Mormon Doctrine, p. 66) (Moroni 7:3) "I would speak unto you that are of the church, that are the peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a sufficient hope..." -How do we obtain a sufficient hope? What is sufficient? (Moroni 7:9) "...if he shall pray... not with real intent of heart;...it profiteth him nothing," - We need to be more conscious of the t...