It could only come from God!

Moroni 10

I’m sad that there was not time at the end of reading this chapter to record my thoughts and feelings.  I knew when I said my prayer that day that I was on the last chapter of Moroni and that I would be challenged by Moroni to pray to know of its truth.  I did so.  

Moroni tells us that the Holy Ghost will bear testimony to us of its truthfulness.  He talks about the gifts of the spirit and that they are always accompanied by faith.  He exhorts us to come unto Christ and be perfected in him.

What was my experience?  Did I feel the power of the Holy Ghost bear witness of its truth as I finished?  I don’t know what more I could expect.  Every time I read its pages I feel of its truth and gratitude to have this amazing book in my life.  It has changed my life in so many ways.  It blesses me as I counsel with my children in their problems.  It blesses me as I pursue my own responsibilities in the church.  It blesses me as I support my husband in his efforts as a Priesthood holder and as her pursues his profession.  When I miss reading it for a day, I feel empty at the end of the day and I know it is because I have not nourished my spirit from its pages.  To me, this is a tangible witness that The Book of Mormon is true.

I love reading Moroni’s exhortation to not deny the gifts of God.  They are many, and some of them I do not have – or have not pursued sufficiently to be blessed with them; but I know people who do have them.  They have paid the price.  I have been blessed with tremendous faith, and it does profit me.  I believe I have developed the gift to teach by the Spirit.  This was not something that came to earth with me.  However, my patriarchal blessing says I will be a light to others who see dimly, so perhaps it is a gift I brought to earth with me and it lay dormant while I was inactive and growing in the gospel. 

I believe we can pray to behold angels and ministering spirits and we will see them.  This is done by actively recognizing when an angel has touched your life.  It happens regularly, and the more grateful we are for the angels in our lives, the more we see them. 

I know the Book of Mormon is true.  I marvel at the process.  I remember the first time I actually read it from cover-to-cover.  It wasn’t easy to understand and it was a struggle.  However, there were pages that were clear as a bell to me and I knew they were from the Lord.  It spoke to me, and I wanted more of it in my life.  I know this process is for a reason, for those things that are work strengthen and bless us.  I know if you will put Moroni’s promise to the test, that the spirit will bear witness to you of its truth.  It may not come as you finish the last verse.  It most likely will come as you ponder the truths as you read them.  A young man named Joseph Smith nor anyone else could not have manufactured them.  They could only have come from God.  In the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.