Posted by The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. He is the central commanding figure, from the title page, to the last chapter when Moroni tells us (Moroni 10:30) to “Come unto Christ.”
I have my own testimony of the Book of Mormon. It increases my knowledge of the Savior Jesus Christ and his atonement. I feel the power of his loving kindness and forgiveness, and my fear turns to faith and my pessimism to trust as I read daily from its pages. I know the Book of Mormon is true, nothing doubting.
My journey to know began with the approach of my 14thbirthday when I asked my mother for a copy of the Book of Mormon as a gift. She gave me a nice copy and I read and underlined some scriptures, one of which was 2 Nephi 28:30. “For behold, thus saith the Lord God, I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts and lend an ear to my council, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, we have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.” This verse is a good summary of how I came to know the Book of Mormon is true.
After we were married my husband planted the “need to read everyday” seed, and I was determined to try. I started and stopped so many times, I was just too busy. For many years my life was filled up with taking care of my very busy husband and eight children and the only quiet place I could find to read and ponder was setting on the bathroom floor. And so one more time I began, little by little and night after night when the children were sleeping I sat on the floor learning line upon line and precept upon precept. The truths found in the book of Mormon were opening up to me and I wanted to learn as much as I could about Jesus.
King Benjamin’s address in Mosiah 4:9 says, “Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in Heaven and in the earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in Heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.” Aaron, another prophet, simply states, “Behold, assuredly as thou livest, O king, there is a God,” while Alma declared, “I know there is a God, and also that Christ shall come.” In 3 Nephi is states, “A great multitude went forth and one by one did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands. All of them did witness for themselves that it was he of whom the prophets had written should come.” Perhaps because of that sure witness, for the next 200 years they were a righteous people. These wonderful accounts and many, many more caused me to know for myself of the trueness of the Book of Mormon.
Then one night I found myself being pushed down a long hallway on a hospital bed. I was in a lot of pain and decided that I didn’t care if the man pushing the bed could hear me praying. As the pain became more intense I prayed more fervently. I needed help and so I reached out in faith and trusted in God to hear my prayers. Finally after what seemed like a very long time I was able to go home; home to my husband, home to my children and home to my bed. I reached for my Book of Mormon and opened it to the place I had last been reading , 1 Nephi 18. When I got to verse 16, “Never the less, I did look upon my God, and I did praise Him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions,” a thought came, “Oh, I did that, He knows that I did not murmur, but I prayed to him for help.” That powerful little verse reminded me that I was noticed with sympathetic consideration and I had been healed by the tender mercy of the Lord. I felt at that time that that scripture verse was written just for me.
To me, wisdom is the delicious fruit of my determined effort to read every day. What a privilege to say I know the Book of Mormon is true. It’s powerful message, to come unto Christ, inspires and motivates me to know that in a coming day I will stand with others and be an eye witness of His glory.
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