@nessaboo_12 Truth is reason; truth eternal
We can only seek further knowledge as we do not have a clear and precise answer to this topic.
I had this discussion when i was serving, and we just have to remember deut 29:29 and believe everything we be made know in millennium.
@nessaboo_12 True with experiences I have witnessed. Indeed, patience is a virtue needed to be able to acquire better opportunities, heavenly father have for us
Unless we see all the meaning and joy of Christmas—the whole of Christ’s life, His profound mission, the end as well as the beginning—then Christmas will be just another day off work with food and fun and festivities.
The true meaning—the unique, joyous meaning—of the birth of Jesus Christ was not confined to those first hours in Bethlehem but would be realized in the life He would lead and in His death, in His triumphant atoning sacrifice, and in His prison-bursting Resurrection. These are the realities that make Christmas joyful.
This year, let us remember the greatest gift ever given: the Atonement and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I have reflected many times on the miracle of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Today we commemorate the 200thanniversary of the angel Moroni’s first visit to the Prophet Joseph Smith. What a remarkable visitation this was! Moroni was a messenger sent from God to teach Joseph Smith about the work that God had for him to do. Moroni became one of Joseph’s major tutors.
On his first visit, Moroni told Joseph Smith that “there was a book deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent. … the fulness of the everlasting gospel was contained in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants.”
Joseph Smith translated this ancient record “by the gift and power of God.” This record is known today as the Book of Mormon.
I cherish the Book of Mormon and the opportunity to study its teachings. It is a thrill to invite visiting dignitaries to learn of its profound teachings of Jesus Christ.
The true value of the Book of Mormon can be summed up in the words of a man I taught many years ago in Accra, Ghana.
This man was a serious student of the Bible and one who loved the Lord. I explained to him that after the Savior’s Crucifixion and Resurrection He came to the people of ancient America to whom He taught His gospel.
Together, he and I read the Savior’s sermon to the people of the Americas. I then presented a copy of the Book of Mormon to him, to which he said:
“You could have given me diamonds or rubies, but nothing is more precious to me than this additional knowledge about the Lord Jesus Christ.”
On this 200-year anniversary, I ask each of us to consider: What is this book worth to you? If you were offered diamonds and rubies or the Book of Mormon, which would you choose?
I testify that the Book of Mormon is truly the word of God. It contains the answers to life’s most compelling questions. Its truths have the power to inspire, comfort, restore, strengthen, console, and cheer our souls.
It is my hope that each of us will see this book, today and always, as it really is: more precious than all the riches in the world.
You may have heard a rumor that someone saw me somewhere using a walker or a wheelchair. Well, it’s not a rumor.
From time to time, I’m having a small challenge with my balance. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when little issues arise as I near the century mark.
Gratefully, my heart is good, my spirit is strong as are my legs, and my brain still works.
I love you my dear brothers and sisters, and am grateful every day to serve the Lord and you.
Little challenges with balance should be the least of our worries. Onward and upward!
“A prophet is someone God has personally prepared, called, corrected, inspired, rebuked, sanctified and sustained. That's why we are never spiritually at risk in following prophetic counsel.” #ElderHaynie | #GeneralConference
“With that gathering and the numerous temples built and announced, we are in a unique position to gather Israel on both sides of the veil as never before under the Father’s plan.” @CookQuentinL | #GeneralConference