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Tad R. Callister (President General Sunday School) speaks on Book of Mormon’s divine origins

 

“Once we have a foundational testimony of the Book of Mormon, then any question or challenge we confront in life, however difficult it may seem, can be approached with faith,” Brother Callister said. “Why? Because the keystone of our religion — the Book of Mormon and its witness of Jesus Christ — has also become the keystone of our testimony.”

Ancient Papyrus by Didymus to be published

 

Didymus was held in high regard far and wide and attracted students from all over the ancient Mediterranean world. They included the likes of the famous St. Jerome—the translator of the Latin Vulgate. When Didymus lectured, it is reported that stenographers would take copious notes so that his discourses on different books of the Bible could circulate far and wide. When Didymus died in about AD 398, he left behind a large body of texts that included biblical commentaries and various theological treatises.

Mormon and Jewish Delegation Gathers at Historic Jerusalem Site

Many LDS wards throughout the world have or shortly will have lesson 40 in Gospel Doctrne class about the gathering of Israel. This process, begun in 1839 with the publication of The Book of Mormon, continues  today and is an integral part of LDS doctrine.  This meeting illustrates the hastening of Latter-day prophecy, a stewardship we (LDS)  must participate in. (3 Nephi: 20:13)

The Book of Mormon has Plenty to Say about Bad Political Leaders

The Book of Mormon insists that the calamities and warnings it describes are for our day. Moroni is frank, “Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing” (Mormon 8:35). It is a "handbook for survival in our day."  This article, written by Maurine Proctor, describes several Book of Mormon personalities whose philosophies led to the destruction of both the Jaredite and Nephite nations.