The Book of Mormon

Class Description

The Book of Mormon testifies of Jesus Christ and teaches us how to become His disciples. The Prophet Joseph Smith affirmed that “a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book”. As you study the Book of Mormon and are prayerful, the Holy Ghost continually bears witness to your heart and mind of the Savior’s divine role as the Redeemer of mankind. Modern prophets have continually emphasized the need for every Latter-day Saint to read and reread the Book of Mormon. 

President Gordon B. Hinckley declared, “I promise you that if each of you will [read the Book of Mormon], regardless of how many times you previously may have read the Book of Mormon, there will come into your lives and into your homes an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God”. President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, shared how he learned that studying the Book of Mormon leads to personal revelation: “I found [the Book of Mormon] to be plain and precious. I learned that anyone, anywhere, could read in the Book of Mormon and receive inspiration. Some insights came after reading a second, even a third time and seemed to be ‘likened’ to what I faced in everyday life”. Inspiration, as President Packer testified, will come as you consistently read from the Book of Mormon.

We are excited to use the Book of Mormon Institute manual to dive into the Book of Mormon with you this summer!