Contributed by: Ann Scriptures
1 Ne. 10:17
(Entire Verse)
17 And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having
heard all the words of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a vision, and also
the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith
on the Son of God-- and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come-- I, Nephi, was
desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the
Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him, as well in
times of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.
Matt. 7:7-8
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
James 1:5-7
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
D&C 9:7-9
7 Behold, you have not understood; you have
supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.
8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must
ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within
you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
9 But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor
of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot
write that which is sacred save it be given you from me.
Alma 37:37
37 Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and
he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord,
that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy
heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the
last day.
1 Ne. 17:45
45 Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to
remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have
heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but
ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you
like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide
asunder.
1 Ne. 11:1-36
1 For it came to pass after I had desired to
know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them
known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit of the
Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon
which I never had before set my foot.
2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?
3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father saw.
4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he
hath spoken?
5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words of my father.
6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying:
Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above
all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God;
wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast
beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man
descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye
shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a
tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was
far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the
whiteness of the driven snow.
9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou
hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.
10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof-- for I spake unto him as a
man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that
it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him,
and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also
other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a
virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood
before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know
the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of
God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after
she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me,
saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal
Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad
in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all
things.
23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me: Look! And I looked, and I beheld
the Son of God going forth among the children of men; and I saw many fall down at his feet
and worship him.
25 And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen,
was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life;
which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of
life was a representation of the love of God.
26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!
27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and
I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went
forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and
the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in power and great
glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast
him out from among them.
29 And I also beheld twelve others following him. And it came to pass that they were
carried away in the Spirit from before my face, and I saw them not.
30 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked,
and I beheld the heavens open again, and I saw angels descending upon the children of men;
and they did minister unto them.
31 And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God
going forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick,
and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits;
and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power
of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.
32 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked
and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the
everlasting God was judged of the world; and I saw and bear record.
33 And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the
world.
34 And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth, that they were gathered
together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb; for thus were the twelve called by the
angel of the Lord.
35 And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in
a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel
of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea,
behold the house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.
36 And it came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the great and spacious building
was the pride of the world; and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And
the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all
nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.
1 Ne. 12: 1-23
1 And it came to pass that the angel said unto
me: Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld
the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as
many as the sand of the sea.
2 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against
the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword
among my people.
3 And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of
wars and contentions in the land; and I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not
number them.
4 And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise;
and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of
tumultuous noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I saw mountains
tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up; and I
saw many cities that they were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I
saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.
5 And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor of darkness, that it
passed from off the face of the earth; and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen
because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.
6 And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came
down and showed himself unto them.
7 And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they
were ordained of God, and chosen.
8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are
chosen to minister unto thy seed.
9 And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they
are they who shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of
thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.
10 And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold,
they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments
are made white in his blood.
11 And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld three generations pass
away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And
the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their
faith in him.
12 And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who passed away in
righteousness.
13 And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.
14 And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.
15 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together
in multitudes against the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.
16 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy
father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths
of hell.
17 And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes,
and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads,
that they perish and are lost.
18 And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is vain imaginations and
the pride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even
the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of
whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and
from this time henceforth and forever.
19 And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren
did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride
of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did
overpower the people of my seed.
20 And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren
that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the
land.
21 And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars and rumors of wars
among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.
22 And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief.
23 And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a
dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.
1 Ne. 13 1-42
1 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto
me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
2 And the angel said unto me: What beholdest thou? And I said: I behold many nations
and kingdoms.
3 And he said unto me: These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles.
4 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the formation of a
great church.
5 And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable
above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and
bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into
captivity.
6 And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; and I saw the
devil that he was the founder of it.
7 And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine-twined linen, and
all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots.
8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks,
and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots,
are the desires of this great and abominable church.
9 And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring
them down into captivity.
10 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the
Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.
11 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the
seed of thy brethren.
12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of
my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and
wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my
brethren, who were in the promised land.
13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other
Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.
14 And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of
promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they
were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.
15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did
prosper and obtain the land for their inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and
exceedingly fair and beautiful, like unto my people before they were slain.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out
of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with
them.
17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and
upon the land also, to battle against them.
18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was
upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.
19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered
by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.
20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I
beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.
21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?
22 And I said unto him: I know not.
23 And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld
it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which
contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it
also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto
the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many;
nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of
Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.
24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded
forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it
contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record;
and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.
25 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles,
according to the truth which is in God.
26 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the
Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church,
which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from
the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many
covenants of the Lord have they taken away.
27 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that
they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.
28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the
great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from
the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.
29 And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all
the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the
Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which
have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest-- because of the many plain and precious
things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of
the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God-- because of
these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many
do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.
30 Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity,
and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the
land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath
covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance;
wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly
destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.
31 Neither will he suffer that the Gentiles shall destroy the seed of thy brethren.
32 Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that
awful state of blindness, which thou beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most
precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable
church, whose formation thou hast seen.
33 Wherefore saith the Lamb of God: I will be merciful unto the Gentiles, unto the
visiting of the remnant of the house of Israel in great judgment.
34 And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith
the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel-- and this
remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father-- wherefore, after I have visited them
in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do
stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the
Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots,
saith the Lamb-- I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will
bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and
precious, saith the Lamb.
35 For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall
write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and
after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy
brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the
gift and power of the Lamb.
36 And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and my rock and my
salvation.
37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they
shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they
shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the
Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the
mountains shall they be.
38 And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also
the book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it
came forth from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.
39 And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the
power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and
the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the
face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb
are true.
40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among
the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of
the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away
from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God
is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come
unto him, or they cannot be saved.
41 And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of
the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as
well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be
established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth.
42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the
Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and
also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the
Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.ormal;
Joseph Smith
History
17 It no sooner appeared than I
found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I
saw? two Personages?, whose brightness and glory? defy all description, standing? above me
in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the
other—This is My fBeloved ?Son?. Hear Him!
JS-H 1:33
33 He called me by name, and said unto me that
he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Moroni; that
God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all
nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among
all people.
Ex. 3:4
4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to
see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he
said, Here am I.
Ex. 28:29-30
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the
children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto
the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
30 ¶ And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and
they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear
the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
D&C 17:1
1 Behold, I say unto you, that you must rely
upon my word, which if you do with full purpose of heart, you shall have a view of the
plates, and also of the breastplate, the sword of Laban, the Urim and Thummim, which were
given to the brother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked with the Lord face to face,
and the miraculous directors which were given to Lehi while in the wilderness, on the
borders of the Red Sea.
Alma 37:38-45
38 And now, my son, I have somewhat to say
concerning the thing which our fathers call a ball, or director-- or our fathers called it
Liahona, which is, being interpreted, a compass; and the Lord prepared it.
39 And behold, there cannot any man work after the manner of so curious a workmanship.
And behold, it was prepared to show unto our fathers the course which they should travel
in the wilderness.
40 And it did work for them according to their faith in God; therefore, if they had
faith to believe that God could cause that those spindles should point the way they should
go, behold, it was done; therefore they had this miracle, and also many other miracles
wrought by the power of God, day by day.
41 Nevertheless, because those miracles were worked by small means it did show unto
them marvelous works. They were slothful, and forgot to exercise their faith and diligence
and then those marvelous works ceased, and they did not progress in their journey;
42 Therefore, they tarried in the wilderness, or did not travel a direct course, and
were afflicted with hunger and thirst, because of their transgressions.
43 And now, my son, I would that ye should understand that these things are not without
a shadow; for as our fathers were slothful to give heed to this compass (now these things
were temporal) they did not prosper; even so it is with things which are spiritual.
44 For behold, it is as easy to give heed to the word of Christ, which will point to
you a straight course to eternal bliss, as it was for our fathers to give heed to this
compass, which would point unto them a straight course to the promised land.
45 And now I say, is there not a type in this thing? For just as surely as this
director did bring our fathers, by following its course, to the promised land, shall the
words of Christ, if we follow their course, carry us beyond this vale of sorrow into a far
better land of promise.
1 Ne. 2:1-2
1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord
spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi,
because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and
declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take
away thy life.
2 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that he
should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
1 Ne. 8:2
2 And it came to pass that while my father
tarried in the wilderness he spake unto us, saying: Behold, I have dreamed a dream; or, in
other words, I have seen a vision.
D&C 8:2
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and
in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your
heart.
D&C 20:26
26 Not only those who believed after he came in
the meridian of time, in the flesh, but all those from the beginning, even as many as were
before he came, who believed in the words of the holy prophets, who spake as they were
inspired by the gift of the Holy Ghost, who truly testified of him in all things, should
have eternal life,
Hel. 5:44-47
44 And Nephi and Lehi were in the midst of them;
yea, they were encircled about; yea, they were as if in the midst of a flaming fire, yet
it did harm them not, neither did it take hold upon the walls of the prison; and they were
filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory.
45 And behold, the Holy Spirit of God did come down from heaven, and did enter into
their hearts, and they were filled as if with fire, and they could speak forth marvelous
words.
46 And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if
it were a whisper, saying:
47 Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in my Well Beloved, who was from the
foundation of the world.
D&C 6:22-23
22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire
a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart,
that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
23 Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can
you have than from God?
Moro. 10:4-5
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I
would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if
these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent,
having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the
Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
Stories
Story 1
"The youth from several wards were meeting
together; the hour was late; many sweet and moving testimonies had been shared that
evening when Bishop Rogers signaled to the capable young priest conducting to bring the
meeting to a close, even though the bench was still filled with youth eager to bear their
testimonies. But having waited this long for courage to stand, and being next in line,
Melany could not pass this opportunity. … She moved quickly to the pulpit.
" ‘You see,’ she said, ‘I was called to be a class president of 17
girls, and the bishop said I was responsible for them. I was scared to death. I
didn’t even know for sure where they were. Then he told me to decide on my counselors
and reminded me of the need to pray and ask the Lord. I wondered how it worked—how
would I know who the Lord wanted.’ …
" ‘I wrote 17 names on a piece of paper. Then I prayed about those names.
Each time I would finish my prayer, I felt right about crossing off one or two names from
the list. I kept thinking and praying and trying to decide until the third day. With only
two names remaining, I had a strong feeling that I knew who Heavenly Father wanted.
That’s how it works’ " (Ardeth G. Kapp, "Yes, You Are Old Enough
Girls," New Era, May 1974, p. 14).
Quotations
Quote 1
"Now I say that we are entitled to
revelation. I say that every member of the Church, independent and irrespective of any
position that he may hold, is entitled to get revelation from the Holy Ghost; he is
entitled to entertain angels; he is entitled to view the visions of eternity; and if we
would like to go the full measure, he is entitled to see God the same way that any prophet
in literal and actual reality has seen the face of Deity" (Bruce R. McConkie, How to
Get Personal Revelation, Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year [Provo, 11 Oct.
1966], p. 4).
Prophet Joseph Smith said: "No man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving
revelations. The Holy Ghost is a revelator" (History of the Church, 6:58).
Quote 3
Elder Boyd K. Packer offered the following
insight on how we can gain spiritual knowledge:
We should not "expect revelation to replace the spiritual or temporal intelligence
which we have already received—only to extend it. We must go about our life in an
ordinary, workaday way, following the routines and rules and regulations that govern life.
"Rules and regulations and commandments are valuable protection. Should we stand
in need of revealed instruction to alter our course, it will be waiting along the way as
we arrive at the point of need" ("The Candle of the Lord," Ensign, Jan.
1983, p. 54).
Quote 4
"Answers from the Lord come
quietly—ever so quietly. In fact, few hear his answers audibly with their ears. We
must be listening so carefully or we will never recognize them. Most answers from the Lord
are felt in our heart as a warm comfortable expression, or they may come as thoughts to
our mind. They come to those who are prepared and who are patient" (H. Burke
Peterson, in Conference Report, Oct. 1973, p. 13; or Ensign, Jan. 1974, p. 19).
Quote 5
President Marion G. Romney said:
"When confronted with a problem I prayerfully weigh in my mind alternative
solutions and come to a conclusion as to which of them is best. Then in prayer I submit to
the Lord my problem, tell him I desire to make the right choice, what is, in my judgment,
the right course. Then I ask him if I have made the right decision to give me the burning
in my bosom that He promised Oliver Cowdery. When enlightenment and peace come into my
mind, I know the Lord is saying yes. If I have a ‘stupor of thought,’ I know he
is saying no, and I try again, following the same procedure.
"In conclusion, I repeat: I know when and how the Lord answers my prayers by the
way I feel" ("Q & A," New Era, Oct. 1975, p. 35).
Case Studies
1. Cindy, the president of a Young Women class,
must choose a young woman from her class to be chairman of an important summer project.
How can Cindy receive help in choosing the right person for this assignment? What should
she do besides pray about the problem?
2. Patti has been called by her bishop to be the president of a Young Women class. She
is very busy with school and outside activities and feels that she does not have the time
or ability to be a class leader. How can the Holy Ghost help her fulfill her calling?
3. Tricia recently moved to a new city. When she started school, she knew nothing about
the young women in her classes. She was lonely and uneasy and wanted help in making
friends. What should she do? How can she request and receive the help of the Holy Ghost?
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