There is power in it!

"Is there not something deep in our hearts that longs to draw nearer to God, to be more like Him in our daily walk, to feel His presence with us constantly? If so, then the Book of Mormon will help us do so more than any other book.

It is not just that the Book of Mormon teaches us truth, though it indeed does that. It is not just that the Book of Mormon bears testimony of Christ, though it indeed does that, too. But there is something more. There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path...When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."

Ezra Taft Benson

Sunday, January 30, 2011

38-39 1 Ne.17:19-41

We spend most of our lives in "the wilderness." Laman and Lemuel looked at their time in the wilderness as pure suffering. They thought the only way that they could have been happy was to enjoy their possesions in Jerusalem.(vs 21) They felt that the 8 years in the wilderness was a waste of time. They found no joy in the journey, no progression in adversity, and no strength in their reliance on the Lord. Rarely do we ever "arrive" at our destination. We don't grow all that much by sitting on the shores of the promised land. It is in the wilderness and on the open seas that the Lord can train us and mold us. If we are going to spend a lot of time in the wilderness, then why not enjoy it and become strong by it.
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