Over the last two days, I've looked at invitations to come unto Christ in the Book of Mormon. Two days ago, we reviewed Amaleki's and Moroni's final admonitions to "come unto Christ." Yesterday, we looked at passages where the Savior says, "come unto me." Today, I'm pondering the passages where prophets use the phrase "come... Continue Reading →
What Is the Fulness of the Gospel?
He said there was a book deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang. He also said that the fulness of the everlasting Gospel was contained in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants. (Joseph Smith-History 1:34) The... Continue Reading →
That Awful State of Blindness – 1 Nephi 13:32
32 Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness, which thou beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, whose formation thou hast seen. (1 Nephi... Continue Reading →
He Went Forth upon the Many Waters – 1 Nephi 13:12-13
16 Wo be unto them that shall pervert the ways of the Lord after this manner, for they shall perish except they repent. Behold, I speak with boldness, having authority from God; and I fear not what man can do; for perfect love casteth out all fear. (Moroni 8:16) As Mormon writes to his son to... Continue Reading →
The Power of God Was with Them – 1 Nephi 13:16-19
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them. 17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to... Continue Reading →
The Gift and the Power of the Holy Ghost – 1 Nephi 13:37
Note: this week, I am publishing three guest posts written by my friend Brent Sears about the gift of the Holy Ghost. This is the first of those posts: And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of... Continue Reading →
Many Covenants…Have They Taken Away – 1 Nephi 13:26
26 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which... Continue Reading →
They Who Shall Seek to Bring Forth My Zion – 1 Nephi 13:37
37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the... Continue Reading →
1 Nephi 13:37 Blessed Are They Who Shall Seek to Bring Forth My Zion at That Day
37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the... Continue Reading →