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Book of Mormon Lesson 38: Old Things are Done Away, and All Things Have Become New
by Ted Gibbons
The Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the everlasting Gospel--the record of the ancient Nephites, translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith, by the gift and power of God in him--that we may come to a knowledge of the principles of the Gospel in simplicity and in purity. It makes clear many dark sayings of the Jewish Scriptures, as they have come down to us. It sheds a flood of light over the Bible; it contains the key of knowledge and understanding; and it is more precious than all the works of modern times, and is worth more. (Journal of Discourses, Vol.23, p.300 - p.301, Erastus Snow, October 7, 1882) Read more >
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Book of Mormon Lesson 33: A Sure Foundation
by Ted L. Gibbons
I bear you my witness that I have obtained for myself a personal knowledge that the Book of Mormon is all the Prophet Joseph said it is; that from it radiates the spirit of prophecy and revelation; that it teaches in plain simplicity the great doctrines of salvation and the principles of righteous conduct calculated to bring men to Christ; that familiarity with its spirit and obedience to its teachings will move every contrite soul to fervently pray with David, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Ps. 51:10).
-Elder Marion G. Romney
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Book of Mormon Lesson 31: Firm in the Faith of Christ
by Ted L. Gibbons
If you have not yet drunk deeply from this fountain of pure truth, with all of my soul I encourage you to do so now. Don’t let the consistent study of the Book of Mormon be one of the things that you intend to do but never quite accomplish. Begin today. Read more >
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Book of Mormon Lesson 30: The Great Plan of Happiness
by Ted L. Gibbons
"It is about the Book of Mormon I want to talk today. I do so with just one objective in mind: To get you to read it. I have read it a little, I believe in it, and I love it. I recommend that every person within the sound of my voice read the Book of Mormon. I can testify, as did Nephi, that the things written therein persuadeth all men to do good. It will enrich the life of every person who will read it, unless he is in rebellion against the truth; and in that event it will advise him of his awful fate unless he changes his ways."
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Converted Unto the Lord
by Ted L. Gibbons
Not everything in life is . . . black and white, but it seems that the authenticity of the Book of Mormon and its keystone role in our belief is exactly that. Either Joseph Smith was the prophet he said he was, who, after seeing the Father and the Son, later beheld the angel Moroni, repeatedly heard counsel from his lips, eventually receiving at his hands a set of ancient gold plates which he then translated according to the gift and power of God–or else he did not. And if he did not . . . he is not entitled to retain even the reputation of New England folk hero or well meaning young man or writer of remarkable fiction. No, and he is not entitled to be considered a fine teacher or a quintessential American prophet or the creator of great wisdom literature. If he lied about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, he is certainly none of these (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “A Standard unto My People,” delivered at the CES Book of Mormon Symposium, 9 August 1994, BYU Marriott Center). Read more >
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They Taught with the Power and Authority of God
by Ted L. Gibbons
I have read a fair number of books in my day and hope to read a few more. I am not a scholar but once thought I was going to be. I had the beginnings of some reasonably good training at some pretty good schools. All of that has changed now, but I believe I still have an eye for a penetrating line of prose and I think I can recognize profundity in print when I see it. I say again, the Book of Mormon stands preeminent in my intellectual and spiritual life, the classic of classics, a reaffirmation of the Holy Bible, a voice from the dust, a witness for Christ, the word of the Lord unto salvation. (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “A Standard unto My People,” given at CES Annual Book of Mormon Symposium, 9 August 1994, BYU Marriott Center) Read more >
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Give Us Strength According to Our Faith in Christ
by Ted L. Gibbons
Without reservation I promise you that if you will prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you have previously read it, there will come into your heart an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord. There will come a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to his commandments, and there will come a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God. (Elder Gordon B. Hinckley, Faith, the Essence of True Religion, p. 64) Read more >
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Book of Mormon Lesson 23: More than One Witness
by Ted L. Gibbons
The depth of the concepts in the Book of Mormon are a constant source of inspiration, if we will but contemplate them. There, more abundantly than in any other volume, the Lord opens the windows of heaven, not only to pour out blessings, but to let us look in (Neal A. Maxwell, All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, p.35). Read more >
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Book of Mormon Lesson 22: Have Ye Received His Image in Your Countenances?
by Ted L. Gibbons
Like the Bible, [The Book of Mormon] is a volume of holy writ that speaks forth the mind and will of the Almighty. Like the Bible, it invites men to forsake the world and live as becometh saints. Like the Bible, it has such an impact upon the hearts of men that they are prepared to die in defense of their beliefs. Already the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh have left Babylon and come to Zion with songs of everlasting joy because of it. And before the end of the world, which is the premillennial destruction of the wicked, and before the end of the earth, which shall not occur until after the Millennium, the Book of Mormon shall so affect men that the whole earth and all its peoples will have been influenced and governed by it. (Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah, p.170) Read more >
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Lesson 10: He Inviteth All to Come Unto Him
by Ted L. Gibbons
From the title page we read that the Book of Mormon was written ‘to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL GOD, manifesting himself unto all nations.’ The message it contains is a witness for Christ and teaches the love of God for all mankind. Its purpose is to bring people to accept Jesus as the Christ. Read more >
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Lesson 8: Oh How Great the Goodness of our God
by Robert D. Hales, "Gratitude for the Goodness of God"
That we may feel true gratitude for the goodness of God for all the blessings that have been given to us and express those feelings of thankfulness in prayer to our Heavenly Father is my prayer. Read more >
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Lesson 7: I Know in Whom I have Trusted
by Ted L. Gibbons
God forbid that there should be any of us so unwisely indulgent, so thoughtless and so shallow in our affection for our children that we dare not check them in a wayward course, in wrong doing and in their foolish love for the things of the world more than for the things of righteousness, for fear of offending them. (Joseph F. Smith, Gospel Doctrine, p.286) Read more >
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