3 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it; that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that... Continue Reading →
Lessons from Sermons to Family Members
During August, I studied sermons in the Book of Mormon that were given to family members: siblings or sons. Some of these sermons had an audience of one. Yet they stand today in the Book of Mormon alongside sermons delivered to large gatherings. There's a message in this. Heavenly Father loves all of His children... Continue Reading →
They Have Enlarged the Memory of This People – Alma 37:8-10
8 And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways, and brought them to the knowledge of their God unto the salvation of their souls. 9 Yea, I say... Continue Reading →
How Is It That Ye Have Forgotten? – 1 Nephi 7:10-12
10 How is it that ye have forgotten that ye have seen an angel of the Lord? 11 Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us out of the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record? 12 Yea,... Continue Reading →
They Stand Fast in That Liberty Wherewith God Has Made Them Free – Alma 58:39-40
39 And those sons of the people of Ammon, of whom I have so highly spoken, are with me in the city of Manti; and the Lord has supported them, yea, and kept them from falling by the sword, insomuch that even one soul has not been slain. 40 But behold, they have received many... Continue Reading →
How Could You Have Forgotten? – Helaman 7:20-22
20 O, how could you have forgotten your God in the very day that he has delivered you? 21 But behold, it is to get gain, to be praised of men, yea, and that ye might get gold and silver. And ye have set your hearts upon the riches and the vain things of this... Continue Reading →
Have You Sufficiently Retained in Remembrance… – Alma 5:6
6 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, you that belong to this church, have you sufficiently retained in remembrance the captivity of your fathers? Yea, and have you sufficiently retained in remembrance his mercy and long-suffering towards them? And moreover, have ye sufficiently retained in remembrance that he has delivered their souls... Continue Reading →
We Were Slow to Remember – Mosiah 9:3
3 And yet, I being over-zealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness to go up to the land; but we were smitten with famine and sore afflictions; for we were slow to... Continue Reading →
I Would Exhort You… – Moroni 10
In the last chapter of the Book of Mormon, Moroni issues 8 exhortations to the Lamanites and testifies of many truths. Here are the exhortations and some of the related truths: I exhort you to do the following: Because of the following truth: 1. I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things...that... Continue Reading →
That They Do Always Remember Him – Moroni 5:2
2 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness... Continue Reading →