One of the classes I am taking is the Book of Mormon. I love the Book of Mormon and am excited for the chance to read and study it again in depth. "The Book of Mormon is a sacred record of peoples in ancient America" and is another testament of Jesus Christ. Together, with the Bible, they testify to us of our Savior, His mission, His life and the way back to live with Him again.
This week while studying 2 Nephi 28 I was struck with verse 2: And the things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel. The book mentioned here is the Book of Mormon. In Chapter 2, Nephi, an ancient prophet, is prophesying of some of the challenging conditions in the latter days and warns of ways that Satan will try to distract us from righteousness. This is why the Book of Mormon is of such great worth , to help us know how to overcome the conditions of our time.
A modern day prophet, President Ezra Taft Benson, taught how we can recognize the great worth of the Book of Mormon:
"Each of the major writers of the Book of Mormon testified that he wrote for future generations...
"If they saw our day and chose those things which would be of greatest worth to us, is not that how we should study the Book of Mormon? We should constantly ask ourselves, 'Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age?'...
Throughout the entire book we find lessons on how to draw nearer to Christ, to overcome temptation, and to resist the power of Satan. President Ezra Taft Benson emphasized this by saying,
"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 that 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 stait and narrow path. The scriptures are called 'the words of life', and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."
I testify that the Book of Mormon is of great worth to us in our day. I know that these ancient prophets saw our day and know our struggles. If we will abide by it's precepts we can overcome these struggles. I know that if you study and pray to know these things for yourself, that the Holy Ghost will "manifest the truth of it unto you".
