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The Truth Shall Make You Free
“Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge” (2 Nephi 15:13).Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught,“It is knowledge of truth that makes us free to exercise our moral agency and freedom of choice.” – BYU Speeches – Aug. 22, 2006.The people in Isaiah’s time had become so concerned with integrating with the…
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I Know In Whom I Have Trusted
“Nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted” – 2 Nephi 4:19.Sometimes our shortcomings, sins, and weaknesses can feel overwhelming..Perhaps we have all, at one time or another, felt as Nephi did when he cried,“My heart exclaimeth: O wretched man that I am! Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because…
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If Ye Shall Say There Is No Law
One of the most powerful verses in Lehi’s teaching is a masterclass in agency, law, and government that applies not only in life, but into the eternities ……“And if ye shall say there is no law, ye shall also say there is no sin. If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also…
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Wandering in Darkness
Am I still on the right path? Did I miss a turn somewhere? Did I make a wrong decision? Am a I still heading in the direction you want me to be going? . I have found myself asking the Lord those questions many times throughout my life. . There are moments in life when…
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And it came to pass that he was obedient
There it is … nestled between two dramatic life events … a short verse of scripture that encapsulates so much and sets a standard for all of us. . “And it came to pass that he [Lehi] was obedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.” – 1…
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Martin Harris’s Final Witness of The Book of Mormon
During the final five years of his life, Martin had ample opportunities to share his witness with the Saints. During the last year of his life, he testified: “I tell you of these things that you may tell others that what I have said is true, and I dare not deny it; I heard the…
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David Whitmer’s Final Witness of The Book of Mormon
“A year before his death in Richmond, Missouri, David responded to two encyclopedias that claimed he and the other Witnesses had denied their testimonies of the Book of Mormon. “He declared: “I will say once more to all mankind, that I have never at any time denied that testimony or any part thereof. I also…
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The Final Testimony of Oliver Cowdery
One of the strongest witnesses of the divine authenticity of The Book of Mormon is the Testimony of the Three Witnesses. . All three men left the church either for a time or indefinitely yet never throughout their entire lives would they deny the divine witness they received. Each of them reaffirmed their witness of…
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The Book of Mormon Witnesses that Jesus is the Christ
The apostle Paul wrote, “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” – 2 Cor. 13:1 . I sat in a world history class in college when the professor, upon coming to that point in world history touching on Jesus Christ, said something to the effect of … “It’s just…
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And If There Are Faults
Moroni seems to have carried a particular worry..We encounter it in his words to us which he engraved on the title page of the Book of Mormon …“And now, if there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment-seat…