Quotes from modern Prophets, Seers, and Revelators

Scripture Reading (Book of Mormon)

Our conversion comes step-by-step, line upon line. We first build a foundation of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We treasure the principles and ordinances of repentance, baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. We include a continuing commitment to prayer, a willingness to be obedient, and an ongoing witness of the Book of Mormon. (The Book of Mormon is powerful spiritual nourishment.)

-Neil L Andersen October 2008, You Know Enough

When you read the Book of Mormon, concentrate on the principal figure in the book—from its first chapter to the last—the Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God. And look for a second undergirding theme: God will keep His covenants with the remnants of the house of Israel. The Book of Mormon is a crucial component of that covenant.

-Russell M Nelson, October 1999, A Testimony of the Book of Mormon

The divine teachings of this book, as a third testament, clarify doctrine and unify the Old Testament with the New Testament. Scriptural covenants, testaments, and witnesses since the beginning of time relate to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the central act of all human history.

-Russell M Nelson, October 1999, A Testimony of the Book of Mormon

Now it is up to us to study the Book of Mormon and learn of its principles and apply them in our lives.

-L Tom Perry, October 2005, Blessings Resulting from Reading the Book of Mormon

When I understood that the Holy Ghost could communicate through our feelings, I understood why the words of Christ, whether from the New Testament or the Book of Mormon or the other scriptures, carried such a good feeling. In time, I found that the scriptures had answers to things I needed to know.

-Boyd K Packer, April 2005, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ-Plain and Precious Things

Some insights came after reading a second, even a third time and seemed to be “likened” to what I faced in everyday life.

-Boyd K Packer, April 2005, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ-Plain and Precious Things

 Again and again the Book of Mormon teaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is universal in its promise and effect, reaching out to all who ever live on the earth.

-Dallin H Oaks, April 2006, All Men Everywhere

Your copy of the Book of Mormon may be hidden from your view by cares and attention to all you have accumulated in your journey. I plead with you to drink deeply and often from its pages. It has in it the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the only way home to God.

-Henry B Eyring, October 2011, A Witness

Neither the Bible nor the Book of Mormon in and of themselves is sufficient. Both are necessary for us to teach and learn about the full and complete doctrine of Christ. The need for the other does not diminish either one of them. Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon are necessary for our salvation and exaltation. As President Ezra Taft Benson so powerfully taught, “When used together, the Bible and the Book of Mormon confound false doctrines”

-L Tom Perry, April 2012, The Power of Deliverance

Love. Healing. Help. Hope. The power of Christ to counter all troubles in all times—including the end of times. That is the safe harbor God wants for us in personal or public days of despair. That is the message with which the Book of Mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.”

-Jeffrey R Holland, October 2009, Safety for the Soul

I have read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover, and I know that when I read my life was blessed, I felt peace and happiness and felt more confidence different from any I have felt at any other time. I truly did feel closest to the Lord while I was reading it. The Book of Mormon afforded me greater spiritual strength than what I had previously known. I love the Bible and making cross references from one book to another, the two do not conflict. I am poor in the ability to recite scriptural references and page numbers, but I know that the concepts and principles taught in each are correct and lead to ultimate happiness. 

Prayer:

...Our Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives."

- President Thomas S. Monson, October 2012, Consider the Blessings

Spiritual light is not lost because God turns His back on His children. Rather, spiritual darkness results when His children turn their collective backs on Him. It is a natural consequence of bad choices made by individuals, communities, countries, and entire civilizations. This has been proven again and again throughout the course of time.

-M Russell Ballard April 2009

The fact that I was forced to turn to God for help almost daily over an extended period of years taught me truly how to pray and get answers to prayer and taught me in a very practical way to have faith in God. 

-Neil L. Andersen Jan 2011, Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

As I prayed, the feeling came: “You don’t know everything, but you know enough!” That reassurance gave me the courage to take the next step into the mission field.

-Neil L Andersen October 2008, You Know Enough

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence. 

-David A Bednar April 2008, Ask in Faith

Pray without ceasing. Ask for angels to help you.

-Jeffrey R Holland April 2010, Place no more for the Enemy of my Soul

If you and I would truly pray and ask in faith, as did Joseph Smith—if we would pray with the expectation to act and not just to express—then the work of proclaiming the gospel would move forward in a remarkable way.

-David A Bednar April 2008, Ask in Faith

The law of the harvest offers a pattern for making decisions. Prepare the soil through prayer, knowing that you are a son of God.

- Robert D Hales April 2007, To the Aaronic Priesthood: preparing for the decade of decision  

Impressions of the Spirit can come in response to urgent prayer or unsolicited when needed. Sometimes the Lord reveals truth to you when you are not actively seeking it, such as when you are in danger and do not know it. 

-Richard G Scott October 2009, To Acquire Spiritual Guidance

No earthly authority can separate us from direct access to our Creator. There can never be a mechanical or electronic failure when we pray. There is no limit on the number of times or how long we can pray each day. There is no quota of how many needs we wish to pray for in each prayer. We do not need to go through secretaries or make an appointment to reach the throne of grace. He is reachable at any time and any place.

-James E Faust, April 2002, The Lifeline of Prayer

"I know not by what method rare, but I do know this, that God hears prayer" is a quote given by a Bronte sister, I believe, but I'm not certain. That is exactly how I feel. I don't know how it works, but I know that it does. Even in times of sadness, or isolation, especially in those times, God hears the song of our heart. "We are not spiritual orphans" God is not like a watchmaker, He is ever present and interested in our lives and awaits anxiously for us to communicate with Him through the power of prayer - it truly is that - a power.