Sunday21 Posted February 12, 2017 Report Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) My Sunday school teacher told me today that we are meant to read the Book of Mormon everyday. Is this true? I googled and found that for 2016 that we had been asked to read the Book of Mormon daily. For me, reading the Book of Mormon daily makes sense for 2016 as we studied the Book of Mormon in 2016. Now that we are reading the Doctrine and Covenants, I had planned to read the D&C every day until we finished this book of scripture and leave the Book of Mormon until it comes around again in rotation. So are we asked to read the Book of Mormon daily in 2017? Thank you! https://www.lds.org/church/news/sunday-school-general-presidency-encourages-daily-book-of-mormon-study-in-2016?lang=eng&cid=email-shared Edited February 12, 2017 by Sunday21 Quote
Jane_Doe Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 It is encouraged, but not a thou-must-do-it commandment. The big thing is that we read our scriptures in general, with somewhat regularity (rather than quitting for extended periods). What regiment works best is individual. I get the most from a weekly hour long study when I can go more in depth, rather than daily stuff which becomes a chore. As to which book of scripture? Which works for you. Just don't totally neglect one. Sunday21 1 Quote
Guest Posted February 13, 2017 Report Posted February 13, 2017 I view it as the Word of Wisdom prior to Brigham Young. While all our standard works are scripture, there is something about the Book of Mormon that sets it apart. More than any other book it is specifically written to testify to both the Jew and the Gentile that Jesus is the Christ. And I don't care who you are or how strong you feel your testimony in Christ may be. ALL of us can increase our faith in Him. Quote
skalenfehl Posted February 14, 2017 Report Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) @Sunday21, I believe in the daily feasting of the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon. It is a critical part of attaining the fullness of the Lord and why He caused it to be translated and finished even before restoring the church. In the D&C, we read that the church was placed under condemnation for taking the Book of Mormon lightly. In 1986, President Ezra Taft Benson said the following: Quote My beloved brethren and sisters, today I would like to speak about one of the most significant gifts given to the world in modern times. The gift I am thinking of is more important than any of the inventions that have come out of the industrial and technological revolutions. This is a gift of greater value to mankind than even the many wonderful advances we have seen in modern medicine. It is of greater worth to mankind than the development of flight or space travel. I speak of the gift of the Book of Mormon, given to mankind 156 years ago...This gift was prepared by the hand of the Lord over a period of more than a thousand years, then hidden up by Him so that it would be preserved in its purity for our generation. Perhaps there is nothing that testifies more clearly of the importance of this modern book of scripture than what the Lord Himself has said about it...Think of that in terms of what it implies. The coming forth of the Book of Mormon preceded the restoration of the priesthood. It was published just a few days before the Church was organized. The Saints were given the Book of Mormon to read before they were given the revelations outlining such great doctrines as the three degrees of glory, celestial marriage, or work for the dead. It came before priesthood quorums and Church organization. Doesn’t this tell us something about how the Lord views this sacred work?...In 1832, as some early missionaries returned from their fields of labor, the Lord reproved them for treating the Book of Mormon lightly. As a result of that attitude, he said, their minds had been darkened. Not only had treating this sacred book lightly brought a loss of light to themselves, it had also brought the whole Church under condemnation, even all the children of Zion. And then the Lord said, “And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon...If the early Saints were rebuked for treating the Book of Mormon lightly, are we under any less condemnation if we do the same? The Lord Himself bears testimony that it is of eternal significance. Can a small number of us bring the whole Church under condemnation because we trifle with sacred things? What will we say at the Judgment when we stand before Him and meet His probing gaze if we are among those described as forgetting the new covenant?...The Book of Mormon: Keystone of our Religion He goes on to tell us why we need to take the Book of Mormon seriously. Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a fireside talk, which originated at BYU on June 6, 1993. Some of his words: Quote Along with other General Authorities, I have a clear recollection of the General Authority temple meeting on 5 March 1987. For a year, President Benson had been stressing the reading of the Book of Mormon. Repeatedly he had quoted these verses from the Doctrine and Covenants, including the Lord’s statement that the Saints’ conduct had “brought the whole church under condemnation” (D&C 84:55).In that temple meeting, President Benson reread those statements and declared, “This condemnation has not been lifted, nor will it be until we repent.” He also repeated his declaration of a year earlier that “in our day the Lord has inspired His servant to reemphasize the Book of Mormon to get the Church out from under condemnation.” Another Testament of Jesus Christ To my knowledge, Elder Oaks nor any other general authority has declared that this condemnation has been lifted. And how do "we" repent? Now there's a question worth considering. We are told how in the Book of Mormon and in the D&C. Edited February 14, 2017 by skalenfehl darn typos Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2017 Report Posted February 17, 2017 I have found that reading the Book of Mormon every day increases my happiness and helps me to have a good attitude and see God's hand in my life daily. No, you don't have to read the Book of Mormon every day, but our leaders and teachers encourage us to read it every day so that we may gain a testimony of its truth, to learn for ourselves if it is true. So, even if you're reading the D & C every day for seminary this year, our leaders still want to extend to us this invitation to have this blessing in our lives Quote
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