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

40-41 1 Ne. 17:42-18:6

Verse 50 is one of my all time favorite passages. "If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them." What great faith Nephi had in the Lord and confidence in himself that he literally knew that he could accomplish anything that the Lord wanted him to do. That faith is only possible when our will and desires are in alignment with the will of God. All that Nephi desired was for his brothers and family to be saved. His soul was rent with anguish and his heart was pained because of them. God's work and glory is to bring to pass our immortality and eternal life. That is what Nephi wanted. His soul was filled with the love of God, and with that love, his will was aligned with God's will. When our will and the will of God are the same, faith has endless power, unto the changing of water to earth, etc. Godlike love unlocks the true potential of faith.
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