Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon — John Shaqi
Mother Stories from the Book of MormonMorton, William A.
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Mother Stories from the Book of Mormon
Morton, William A.
Book of Mormon -- Juvenile literature; Book of Mormon stories
On another occasion they were cast into a furnace, but the fire had
no effect upon them; they came out unhurt. Then they were thrown into
a den of wild beasts. Their persecutors expected to see them devoured
immediately, but, to their great surprise, the beasts became as gentle
as lambs and the three disciples played with them.
I suppose you would like to know what became of the three Nephites. I
believe they are still on the earth. They are to minister among all
nations, without being known, and shall perform great and mighty works
before the Lord shall come.
THE REIGN OF PEACE.
I am going to tell you this evening of some of the great blessings
which came to the Nephites, after the visit of the Savior to them. The
twelve disciples whom Jesus had chosen established the true Church in
all parts of the land. It was called the Church of Christ. The Lord
told His disciples that that was to be the name of the Church.
In order to become a member of the Church, a person had to repent
of his sins. He had to confess to the Lord that he had broken His
commandments, that he felt sorry for having done so, and that in future
he would live a good life.
Then he would be ready for baptism. A man, who had authority to
baptize, would take him down into a pond or river. He would call the
person by name, and repeat the words which the Lord had told His
servants to use: "Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize
you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen." Then he would immerse him in the water and bring him up again
out of the water.
By obedience to these commandments of the Lord, the person was cleansed
from all his sins, and became pure and holy in the sight of God. Then
the elders of the Church would place their hands upon his head and
confirm him a member of the Church, and say, "Receive ye the Holy
Ghost."
The Lord was highly pleased with His people. They all loved each other,
and took delight in helping one another. The elders of the Church had
great power. They were able, through the help of the Lord, to heal the
sick, open the eyes of the blind, cause the lame to walk, and even
raise the dead.
The Lamanites were converted also, and became members of the Church of
Christ. All the ill-feeling which they had towards the Nephites was
taken out of their hearts and the love of God took its place. Instead
of going to war with the Nephites, they went to Church with them, and
united in praising God for the great blessings which He had given them.
Those were the happiest days the Nephites and Lamanites had ever known.
All the people were just like the members of one family. There were no
rich nor poor among them, but all were equal. I will tell you how they
came to be in that condition.
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