Added: Jan 18, 2008
From: lds9999
Duration: 4:19
The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. After the author, Mormon, completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being, appreared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language. We invite all people everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth, prepratory to the second coming of the Messiah. "The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgement." (Encyclopedia, 86-87) -Joseph Smith, Jr. "I did translate the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God, and it is before the world; and all the powers of earth and hell cannot rob me of it." (Encyclopedia, 92) - Joseph Smith, Jr. All credit for this video is due to Seth Adam Smith, who created it and encouraged others to share it. See more of his videos at http://www.youtube.com/SethAdamSmith
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Rating: 5.00 (8 ratings) Views: 1066 Comments: 9
lds9999 Says:
Jan 20, 2008 - Thanks for your comment. I would also recommend people watch those videos.
lds9999 Says:
Jan 21, 2008 - I'd like to invite everyone to please rate the video and leave a comment about what you thought about the video!
PreMissionKid Says:
Jan 22, 2008 - I love it! People can argue all day, for and against the church. It doesn't need to be defended though, all you gotta do is read the BOM and ask God in prayer if its true. I know it is, I know that Smith translated it. More importantly, I know that my redeemer lives
dmg818 Says:
Jan 23, 2008 - Keep up the good work. The Church does not need to be defended, in order to dispel misperceptions, so that people will listen to the message and open their hearts to sincerely pray about it.
sellingawebsite Says:
Jan 27, 2008 - I consider myself a pretty bright person, but there is no way anything like the Book of Mormon could just be written by any person with all the attributes it has in the time frame it was, and withstand the test of time. It was divinely inspired and written by prophets.
sellingawebsite Says:
Jan 27, 2008 - I consider myself a pretty intelligent person, but there's no way that even an EXTREMELY bright person could manage to write something like the Book of Mormon with all the attributes it has and withstand the test of time and scholars around the world. It was divinely inspired and written by prophets.
SirOrmsby Says:
Jan 28, 2008 - It's impossible for anyone to write a book as great and true as the Book of Mormon, even if they didn't have to do any of the 30 things that you listed.
neprox Says:
Jan 29, 2008 - the church is true...amen
CatholicsRantiGods Says:
Jan 20, 2008 - I invite you to watch the videos: 1. Bible vs. The Book of Mormon, LDS Scholars comments. 2. Book of Mormon, Old World. 3. Book of Mormon Geography, New World all videos brought by livy111us