The book of mormon clearly teaches that while the ordinance of baptism allows one to enter in at the gatefor the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by watersalvation cannot be obtained without also experiencing the spiritual rebirththen cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the holy ghost 2 ne. He was also taught concerning a most important principle of their society of peace, which, if followed by the people of this great nation, would rescue us. Hinckley challenged church members to read the book of mormon before the end of the year. One of the most powerful and impressive of these is found in nephis prophetic discourse regarding the baptism of christ in 2 nephi 31. This is an excellent resource for roman catholics or for evangelicals interested in examining catholicisms devotion to mary. Youth from eastern europe share what they have learned from reading the book of mormon and writing down their impressions. The book of mormon clarifies the doctrine of the second coming in at least four ways.
When making decisions, god expects us to pray, trust, and. When making decisions, god expects us to pray, trust, and be believing and then not give up, panic, or jump ship when something doesnt seem to be going right. In addition, community of christ uses the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants as scripture. In heaven and hell, swedenborg wrote that there are three heavens that are entirely distinct from each. Messages from heaven president monson and president erying encouraged youth to read the book of mormon. Author returns, exhausted, after 3 hours in mormon heaven. Beliefs and practices of the church of jesus christ of latterday. The book of mormons miraculous origins make it impossible to dismiss by anyone who examines it with any degree of seriousness. This cry from the dust witnesses of the divinity of jesus christ to us today. A divine catalyst the book of mormons missionary message to a 21stcentury world.
October 11, 2019 messages of the book of mormon after warning of the consequences of rebelling against god and his spirit see previous post, those who rebel against god, king benjamin touches on the joy in store for those who wholeheartedly receive gods commandments and spirit. In a first presidency message in august 2005, president gordon b. Aug 26, 20 joseph smith rejected the idea that all people go either to heaven or to hell. Religious studies center, brigham young university and deseret book, 2003, 12843. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. In the message, lance describes his experience in the world of spirits and delivers. The first presidency message published by ron wong listen. I remember the first time i went to put a dog down. We do not use these sacred writings to replace the witness of the bible or improve upon it, but because they confirm its message that jesus christ is the living word of god community of christ web site. Mormon was one of the two abridgers of the numerous records that went into making up the book of mormon, the other being his son, moroni.
Fyi lance died about 4 years after the book was published. I promise that if anyone has the desire of which president monson mentions, that he or she will gain their own testimony. There shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of christ, the lord omnipotent. Its not to say that life is perfect for me, but the book of mormon has given me the guidance and direction i require to be able to deal with the blows of life and stand firm in my holy place. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. A modernday apostle describes the unwavering faith churchs founders showed, even in the face of death, to remain true to their testimonies of the book of mormon. The mormon view of heaven and hell the bottomline guide to. The inspirational messages video series contain short uplifting messages regarding principles and values that are important to the world. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. What am i worried about the book and this will be brief a nutshell i have discovered that in places this book theres more practice than the baptist handle it is you want the ball to get experience let me quote the book now saying to you that you must repent and be born again for the spirit says if you are not born again you cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven no that sounds like john chapter.
Father quotes, lds quotes, gospel quotes, our father in heaven, heavenly father, mormon. Shortly thereafter, pistol and ball would take the lives of these two testators. A story of violent faith is a nonfiction book by author jon krakauer, first published in july 2003. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. The second coming of jesus religious studies center. Nephis message to the gentiles religious studies center. You do not get to heaven by earning it, it is a giftso. But that miracle is only the beginning of the journey, not the end. Mountains to climb gaining power to overcome challenges in. The book of mormon claims that jesuss atonement provided for the immortality for all people. I went to the musical the book of mormon a few weeks ago.
She was a beautiful, black great dane with a love for life and eating socks. The doctrine of god the father is taught in specific, unique episodes of the book of mormon where the father and the son are described as separate divine personages. His mission and his message religious studies center. This is the media channel of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Feb 20, 20 mountains to climb gaining power to overcome challenges in life. He teaches the simple and sweet truth that acting on even a twig. The prophet joseph smith 180544 stated, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, 4. It is almost impossible to read more than a page without encountering mormon. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. It is written by an lds man and follows the lds beliefs. The doctrine of god the father in the book of mormon.
Kingship, democracy, and the message of the book of mormon. Unless otherwise indicated, all content on this channel is ed by intel. Elder holland undertakes to outline the book of mormon s central character and primary subject. Wow, i can only say that this was very inspiring and has contributed to my new testimony of the book of mormon. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. The religious message of the book of mormon musical. Similarly, procopius laid much of the blame for the degeneration of the roman empire on justinian. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints youtube. Holland shares a personal experience that reminds us to always trust god and the direction he gives us. Testimony of the book of mormon mormon messages youtube.
The true message contained in the book of mormon, is to tell the present day american indians, and peoples of american indian descent, about their forefathers, their hardships, their sacrifices, that they fasted and prayed to the lord, about. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon. More recently, prophets have encouraged members of the church to read the book of mormon and study it for themselves. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. President monson and president erying encouraged youth to read the book of mormon. In the message, lance describes his experience in the world of spirits and delivers to us a message giving a greater understanding of the importance of families and the future of america. These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing.
The book of mormon states, and behold, in the end of this book ye shall see that this gadianton did prove the overthrow, yea, almost the entire destruction of the people of nephi helaman 2. See more ideas about mormon messages, mormon, the church of jesus christ. Nov 18, 2019 october 19, 2019 november 4, 2019 messages of the book of mormon king benjamin teaches, in no uncertain terms, that jesus christ is the only way to salvation. Well, the book of mormon is a migration story, similar to the idea of the book of exodus in the old testament, except there are three migrations involved in this.
Chapter 29 of the book of mosiah, in which the people of zarahemla transform their government from a monarchy to a rule of judges, is a crucialindeed, pivotalchapter in the book of mormon. From the pages of the book of mormon comes moronis promise that through prayer, real intent, and faith in christ, we may know the truth of these promises by the power of the holy ghost. Exaltation is a belief among members of the lds church that mankind, as spirit children of their father in heaven, can become like him. Mormon messages by topic short videos from the lds church. Enos mission, though not fruitful in his own time, has proved beneficial to the nephite and lamanite posterity of today in the form of his short but vital message in the book of mormon. Instead, he taught that there are three heavenly kingdoms where nearly all people will be saved for eternity, while only a very tiny number of people will not be saved. The unsettling new book 3 hours in mormon heaven warns readers. Later when actually incarcerated in the jail, joseph the prophet bore a powerful testimony of the divine authenticity of the book of mormon. Telling the story of two young and naive mormon missionaries as they are sent out from salt lake city to find converts in uganda, the book of mormon is a sharp, savage and satirical show, with an intelligent message, not to mention great songs and performances, and a fair amount of filthy humour. Mountains to climb gaining power to overcome challenges in life. Moroni, the son of mormon in the book of mormon told us how. Nov 26, 2011 a modernday apostle describes the unwavering faith churchs founders showed, even in the face of death, to remain true to their testimonies of the book of mormon. Ritchie evidence of life after death, proof of the afterlife. This book is just crammed with interesting information regarding many of the alleged appearances.
See more ideas about mormon messages, lds and latter day saints. It appears to be a culmination of years of personal scripture study, of many many sessions of putting thoughts and impressions onto paper, and trying to make sense of the scriptural text. Michael quinn in his book early mormonism and the magic world viewhave argued that various parts of the mormon plan of salvation were influenced in part by emanuel swedenborgs book heaven and hell. His is the voice that narrates the story of the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the message of the four gospels. When we know the book of mormon is true, then it follows that joseph smith was indeed a prophet and that he saw god the eternal father and his son, jesus christ. Mar 03, 2009 messages from heaven examines the phenomena of marian apparitions in relation to gods word.