Points to Ponder Concerning the Introductory Material in the Book of Mormon
For the week of January 1-7 Dinner Invitation In 2024, the Come Follow Me program invites us to enjoy together what Joseph Smith called the “most correct of any book on earth.” He promised that we could “get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” But we won’t necessarily get closer to God simply by owning a copy of the Book of Mormon, or even by reading it. Nor will dozing during a Sunday School class twice a month do much for us. For us to get spiritual nourishment from the Book of Mormon, we need not only to “feast upon” the written words, as Nephi termed it, but to “chew” them, “digest” them, and apply them. This includes thinking deeply about them. Joseph Smith taught: “The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out.” May I offer two helps to make your study this year more interesting and enjoyable? First, you may wi...
