And the scriptures b concerning my coming are fulfilled. 16 I came unto my own, and my own a received me not. b I am in the Father, and the Father in me and in me hath the Father glorified his name. I was with the Father from the beginning. I a created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. If the major purpose of all scripture is to bear testimony of Christ, (and I believe it is) then the D&C makes a remarkable contribution to that. Would you like updates when content is posted? Enter your email to subscribe and receive notifications of new content. 15 Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. (D&C 138) - Jesus looked upon the 'wide expanse of heaven and all the seraphic hosts of heaven before the world was made. and 545 B.C., the prophet Nephi wrote of the Lord. (D&C 27:4) - Jesus visited the spirit world but did not go among the wicked. A visual account of the Lord Jesus Christs visit to the Nephites in the Americas. Elder Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God,” Ensign, May 1975, p.63. Christ will partake of the sacrament on the earth again with the righteous of all dispensations.President Ezra Taft Benson, “Jesus Christ-Gifts and Expectations,” Ensign, Dec.God, with his infinite foreknowledge, so molded the Book of Mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat false educational, political, religious, and philosophical concepts of our time. The type of apostates in the Book of Mormon are similar to the type we have today. 3:12.) It fortifies the humble followers of Christ against the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention. The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. I have noted within the Church a difference in discernment, insight, conviction, and spirit between those who know and love the Book of Mormon and those who do not. If we really do our homework and approach the Book of Mormon doctrinally, we can expose the errors and find the truths to combat many of the current false theories and philosophies of men. Not only should we know what history and faith-promoting stories it contains, but we should understand its teachings. We therefore should know the Book of Mormon better than any other book. Mormon, who compiled it, saw us in vision and was directed to put into the book those things God felt we would especially need in our time. The Book of Mormon was written for our day.
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