Testimony of the Book of Mormon
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- A modern-day Apostle describes the unwavering faith Church's founders showed, even in the face of death, to remain true to their testimonies of the Book of Mormon. Read the entire talk: bit.ly/awHUCV
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I could never deny the spirit and power I felt while listening to this talk. What an amazing testimony!
I know right!
I found a Book of Mormon on the ground one day. I tried to read it, but could not understand it. 2 days later, the Missionaries came knocking. I said that I would be interested in learning about their faith. I was baptised 3 months later. Heavenly Father was leading me to the Church. It is true, as is Joseph Smith. I know that Thomas S Monson is a Prophet of God, and the Church is True. In Jesus name, I say amen.
kristopher barker thank you so much for sharing this it is amazing how much God cares for us. Kristopher keep up the good work and remember that God loves you
kristopher barker That is a profound and intriguing experience, to have found one on the ground. I think you should definitely write your experience down for others to read such as the next generation.
Thank you so sharing that's amazing.
I think it's so cool that you found a book of Mormon and where interested and then a few days later the missionrys just happen to come knocking on your door. God is watching over you
Brother i had a similar experience...i was living in a farmhouse in South east TN and there was a big garage with a shop in it and the landlord told me i could have anything in the garage i wanted exept his horse saddles so i was in there early one morning rummaging around and the sunlight bore thru a crack in the roof and shined down on this table in there underneath the table was an old military chest i opened it up and laying right on top of a bunch of papers and things was an old book of Mormon with a couple of the pages not able to read I didn't know very much about that faith i had only heard a bit about it by other people before so i opened it and fanned thru the pages and stopped at Moroni the name just grabbed my attention and my eyes went straight to Moroni 10 and i read that and i said aloud thank you God...it really spoke to me and i thought there was only the Bible but those verses really gave me such a wonderful feeling and said to me that our heavenly father still speaks to us..ive always believed in Jesus but i found this at a rough time in my life when i thought he wasn't interested in talking to me...i kept the book and a couple years later i received a new book of Mormon from two wonderful missionaries...im halfway thru the book and i love it!.. its all about JESUS!
Thank you for sharing!
I was raised a Catholic, in the past 2 months I have doubted the very existence of God and turned to atheism, but deep down there was a part of me that couldn't let go of the thought that there very well might be more to this existence than meets the eye. Just recently I had some Mormons knocking on my door, and I asked them for a book of Mormon. I told them the next time I met them that I was an atheist but I would check out the book anyways. I am only on 2 Nephi and I must say, Joseph Smith was either a really great story teller and con artist extraordinaire or he was actually genuine in his revelations because when I read the book it feels like I am reading something that should have been included in the bible. I have read from sources that he plagerized from other sources, but a whole book? And then to go and die for it? Doesn't make sense to me. So I am left with one option, it must be a genuine revelation. This is a great video considering I am not even Mormon, there is just something about the video that makes me want to believe. Thanks for uploading and my apologies for rambling.
What I can say to you is, if you reach the end of the book, follow what is promised and pray. When doing so, remember what it says in Proverbs 3:5-6. More than just the words of others and of yourself, trust in the feelings you get from the Holy Ghost. Those feelings will tell you the truth of those words and the answers which you seek. This applies to everything you encounter in your life. Trust in Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost who bears witness of them. In all times, pray and trust in them, and they will never fail you.
Sytara Thank you!
I hope that the Book does everything for you that it has for me.
Spencer Christensen thanks
I have read the book of Mormon over and over. It is what it says it is. Hope you can find this truth too. Peace.
Joseph and Hyrums' testimonies were sealed with blood, just as were prophets scattered throughout the scriptures in ages past. This alone gives me the proof that strengthens my testimony of The Book of Mormon. Thank you Elder Holland for reminding me of the reason I love and this gospel.
Naomi Burnside Does it give you proof ? I’d have thought it gives evidence yet not proof.
@@johnharvey4448 please read Genesis 49:22-26.No one in Bible Shot , Joseph Smith was forseen from Jacob s blessings his children.His life n his brother sealed their blood with their Faith in Jesus Christ .He was the Prophet of Restoration.Read Matthew 21 verse 43 .
This is Genesis 49:22-26.
Joseph is a fruitful bough by a well whose branches run over the wall .23.The archers have sorely grieved him and (shot at him)and (hated him) .24 But his bow abode in the strength and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob (from thence is the sherpherd the stone of Israel.25 Even by the God of thy father who shall help thee,and by the Almighty who shall Bless thee with blessings of heaven above , blessings of the deep that lieth under , blessings of the breasts and the womb.26 .The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills they shall be on the head of Joseph and on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
Matthew 21 verse 43.
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you , and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
The Restoration .
Revelations 14:6.And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven , having the (everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people.
This angel was Moroni .
Read Ezekiel 37:15-22.
This scripture the bringing forth of the Book of Mormon together with the Bible .
15 The word of the Lord came again unto me , saying.
16.Moreover ,thou son of man ,take thee one stick,and write upon it , For Judah and for the children of Israel his companions then take (another stick and write upon it for Joseph ,the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions
17.And join them one to another into one stick ,and they shall become ,one in thine hand.
18.And when the children of thy people shall speak unto the , saying , Will thou not shew us what thou meanst by these?
19 Say unto them ,Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will take the stick of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel his fellows and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah ,and make them one stick , and they shall be one in mine hand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before there eyes.
21 .And say unto them,Thus said the Lord God: Behold I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen ,Whither they be gone and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land:
22 And I will make them "one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel and one king shall be king to them all :and then shall be no more two nations , neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms anymore at all.
23.Neither shall they defile themselves anymore with their idols nor with their detestable things nor with any of their transgressions : but I will save them out of all their dwelling places , where in they have sinned and will cleanse them ,so shall they be my people ,and I will be their God.
24.And David my servants shall be king over them ,and they all shall have one sherpherd ,they shall also walk in my judgements and observe my statutes and do them.
25, And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your father's have dwelt ,and they shall dwell therein even they ,and their children and their children s children for ever and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
26.Moreover I will make a ( Covenant of peace with them ,it shall be an everlasting covenant with them, and I will place them and multiply them n will set my sanctuary in the midst of them FOREVERMORE.
27. My Tabernacle also shall be with them,yea I will be their God and they shall be my people.
28.And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel , when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for Ever more.
,,Yes this is the nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.💖🙏😘
Excellent stuff. I love that the church publishes videos like this - it helps me remember how dedicated Joseph was to the truth.
I was on the fast road to atheism ( but in the back of my mind I knew Christ was real) I guess I was just angry and disappointed in my life choices, I see that now. Anyway, long story short I read the Book of Mormon and found it to answer all the questions I had and the spirit bore testimony of the truthfulness of this book and the Prophet that translated it. The lord uses imperfect people to do his work but besides their imperfectness they do a perfect work. I love the LDS church and my family has been deeply blessed for what it has to offer.
Thank you for sharing this!
Just like the Introduction of the Book of Mormon says: by reading this book we can grow closer to God than by reading any other book. I add my testimony that this book is true.
I love the Book of Mormon and know it is true but believe that reading of the life of Jesus Christ in the the New Testament is the same, it is not less than any book. The quote you referenced says, "Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”
The precepts in both books are the same.
Cuál es tu testimonio ahora piensas lo mismo que ase 10 años ya vino Jesús como te dijeron ase 10 años 😅😂
I just got back from a youth conference trip. My stake got to go to Nauvoo and Carthage an it was amazing. The spirit is so strong and I could feel it everywhere. While visiting carthage jail, we watched this same video before going through the whole tour and Elder Hollands testimony just brought the Spirit. It was a beautiful thing. My love for Joseph and Hyrum has increased tremendously. Here I am at 15 and I know that the Book of Mormon is true and it is another testament is Jesus Christ.
I wish I had been in your stake. To have had the opportunity to go to those two places. Somewhere near enough for it to be practical as a conference.
Nauvoo is very nice I'm lucky it's only a 4 hour drive from where we live in Indiana
I’m blessed to be related to Joseph and Hyrum.
@@jennifergray410 That's amazing! *-*
No one can listen to the eloquence and power from the mouth of Jeffrey R. Holland and still deny his authority from God without being a liar. He is amazing!
Many people of all faiths or no faiths alone speak with eloquence and power Nathan. Basing your faith on how well a man speaks is no way to base truth on.
TheRudydog1 You are absolutely right on that! Really good comment. Thank you!
+TheRudydog1 amen
Agreed Nathan
I have the burning in my bosom, he quite possibly may be next after Prophet Nelson passes away.
This is true! I was close to the stand when this speech was given. I could feel the truth emanating from Elder Holland and I can testify that the Book is true!
It's rather sad how people choose not to accept such a simple concept - that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, that the Book of Mormon is true - and rather turn to what the world/Internet has to say about it. Our message is not complicated, never has been, never will be, but it is true nonetheless, and no unhallowed hand can stop this work from progressing.
AeroRanger100 I’m not sure it’s sad how people choose not to accept such a simple concept - that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God that the Book of Mormon is true - and rather turn to what the world has to say about it. As, I’m not sure it’s a concept. I’m not sure it’s a simple concept. I reason that for those who believe in God and that God can answer prayer that it’s a simple concept as they can just read Joseph Smiths testimony or the Book of Mormon and ask God if they’re true. I agree that it’s rather sad that there are those that would RATHER turn to what the world/internet has to say about it. As, I reason : if you want the truth you ought to go to the fountain not further down stream where the waters are muddied. And, that there is truth in the saying that if you want to know something ‘go to the horses mouth’.
Note : I don’t doubt it’s true that no unhallowed hand can stop the work progressing. And, that It’s God’s work and He will keep it progressing.
What are you talking about? This stuff is very complex. Your talking about a theology based on a man who “translated” a book the same way he dug for treasure which no one talks about. You want me to believe in a book that is based on some plates that no one saw with their physical eyes. A book that is based on the true gospel passing away and needing to be restored. Jesus said His word would never pass away. Mormonism is a false gospel that is works based to the core and you can prove it. It is truly an impossible gospel.
Moroni 10:4-5 - "And when ye shall receive these things I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost you may know the truth of all things."
Read the Book of Mormon and take Moroni's advice. I have done so, and the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon has been made known unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost. The Book of Mormon has largely impacted me, and I am grateful for the opportunity I have to be a member of this wonderful church. Please, read the Book of Mormon, and ask God, the Eternal Father, if the Book is true. He will manifest the truth unto you.
what you said is absolutely the God's honest truth I have experience the same thing and it has made a huge difference in my life God bless you and I hope your testimony remains strong
Don't be afraid....just ask the Holy Ghost.....he will answer you. Just like he did for me.
Two young men gave me the Book of Mormon and asked me to read a few sentences. I told them I would be reading after they left. That night I sat up all night reading from it's pages. I felt the same spirit I felt when I read from the Holy Bible. When I finished, just before dawn, I locked myself in the bathroom, dropped to my knees and asked God if this book was in fact from Him. I knew at that time it was from Him, and when I heard the story of Joseph Smith Junior, I knew in my heart he was a true prophet for God. There is no way I will ever deny these facts.
same
TheRudydog1 Relying on a witness fron God always works. It's how I know
My Dad was also asked by the missionaries over 60yrs ago to read the Book of Mormon. He is of chinese descent and has told us many times that the feelings he had as he read through its pages were unmistakable. It took him 3 days to read it from start to finish and has re-read it 100's of times since. My father is an honest and honorable man yet I had to find this out for myself as everyone does despite being born into the LDS church. Thankyu Midge for a nice reminder...
The Book of Mormon has changed my life for best!
I'm just a 17 year old kid but I assure you all that Joseph Smith is not a fraud. I promise you that. God's gospel and Priesthood are back. The Book of Mormon is amazing.
Austin thanks for your testimony. Keep the Faith you gonna be a Faitful missionary one day ,Holy Spirit will help you bring people unto Christ, Thank you for sharing your testimony.
The Book of Mormon is true!
This book has changed my life
Yes, this book is an other testament of the Jesus, peace everyone, Amen
I listen to this testimony to begin each week. It speaks more profoundly the words of my soul. I wish I could express the witness the Lord has given me of the Book of Mormon. It did not come overnight; but today, because of this book, a light is laced so deep within my soul that I cannot, nor would I dare, ever deny it. I'm a college professor and consider myself a convert, so my testimony did not come without much study, anguish, and prayer. I've never met a person that has read this book, sincerely read it without a pre-desire to condemn it, that hasn't been converted to its truthfulness and eventually to the gospel of Jesus Christ. God bless you in your search for truth and happiness. I have found it!
I remember first hearing this talk in General Conference. Then, as now, I feel the truth of Elder Holland's testimony.
I don't remember the exact moment that I gained my testimony that The Book of Mormon is true,but now I know that it is the true word of God and Jesus Christ some born through Holy Prophets other spoken of by themselves. I know,that God the Father and Jesus Christ live. That this is Jesus Christs true Church upon the earth,and that the Bible and Book of Mormon are true testimonies of Jesus Christ,the Lord and Saviour of this world and of all those who will believe on his name
I know that that the Book of Mormon is true!! The comfort and peace it brings to me knowing that we have the scriptures is so overwhelming and beautiful! It is a great feeling and brings warmth and happiness to my heart and soul!
In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
What a powerful testimony. I love that we have access to this when ever we want :)
Wow! Some think "hopelessly misguided" are we, but by the fruits of the Spirit you can truly see, and know the truthfulness of all things, by the power that the Spirit brings, as He testifies of the truth and certainty, of The Book of Mormons pure authenticity.
I heard two beautiful missionaires around 30 years ago. As a consequence. I served a mission myself. I got married in the temple. I lived a live without alcohol, cigar or drugs. I got an education and despite my origins and challenges of life. I learned about God. The world has been teaching hate, racism and others. What I learned almost 30 years ago has sutained my life and released me from so much pain. I now see and know for sure. I do not believe, I know. The book of mormon is true. Joseph Smith was a prophet. it is true. What I learned hasn't change a bit from the very first time I heard it. The world? you can look with your eyes, if you can see.
Marco Francisco Diaz Vasquez It’s unclear what anyone gets out of smoking cigars or even cigarettes. Alcohol can cause drunkenness which some people like. Drugs can cause a high or sensation that some people like. Cigars and cigarettes, what do they have to offer ?
Marco Francisco Diaz Vasquez What the world has been teaching has been changing. I noticed for myself it was on a bad course at a young age. I asked how can we/it go on like this ? And, yet, it has. It has gone on. And, I’d say as I thought it would that it’s spiralled downward generally. Am I mistaken ? Maybe I’m one of those who tends to think the past is better than the present.
If you ever get the chance to visit palmyra , NY, please visit Grandin PRINT shop. Take the free tour. To know what it took to print the first 5000 books is over whelming. The tiny print keys placed by hand to make words, that were later made into pages of text. Or the 8months or so it took to hand print and 17months to bind. Knowing this there is no reason why this would be fake. Joseph Smith was a teen when this all started,14 to be exact, the hell he went through to protect the plates should say enough. Please read and understand the history before rejecting this book. I know its true, and it will change your life for the better. I testify to it.
I HAVE FASTED AND PRAYED AND HAVE READ THE BOOK OF MORMON MANY TIMES. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN MY LIFE I KNOW ITS TRUE. NO ONE WILL EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.
You said it all my friend 😃
I second that. The Book of Mormon is scripture just like the Bible. It's not meant to replace it but to compliment it. While the Bible is the history of God's dealings with His children in the eastern hemisphere, the BOM is from the western hemisphere.
The Book of Mormon is true. The Church is true. There can be no doubt. Would that a sleeping world would wake up and see this.
This is so true!
Wish everyone would take the time to listen to this message. It is for everyone! What a blessing to live at this time to prepare for the coming of our Savior and to read the Book of Mormon and know that He lives.
The Book Of Mormon is true...you only have to pray, ponder and read....The Holy Ghost will testify.....you will know....the sweet peace that comes from reading....I promise.....as Heavenly Father promises...seek and ye shall find....
I believe that Jesus Christ atoned for everyones sins and the book of mormon is another testimant that Jesus lives!!
I bear my pure testimony that the Book of Mormon is true and that Joseph Smith, Jr. is a Prophet of God our Eternal Father, as Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is our living Prophet today. To this I bear testimony, in the name of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
I totally agree with Elder Jeffrey Holland. You can feel the very spirit of God by listening to this testimony. We respect what anyone thinks about this but never judge something that you haven't personally experienced. God answers our prayers and he is our witness.
I'd have to say that this is probably the most powerful testimony I have heard yet about the Book of Mormon by an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I’d like to share my testimony, as I feel like some might be able to be strengthened in it.
I was raised a Baptist, with a loving and supportive family, my dad was a youth pastor and a deacon, and I have always had a strong faith in Jesus Christ. However, four years ago I began to read the Book of Mormon, and from the moment I read only a few pages I knew that it was true.
I would read it in secret, meet up with missionaries in secret because I was afraid how my parents would react. I didn’t want the parents who have been so good to me all my life to be disappointed in me.
Well Junior year of high school came along, and I stopped reading the Scriptures, and started partying with “friends”. I replaced Prayer with Weed, Fellowship with doing MDMA with other kids, and God with Acid. I went a year spiraling out of control, I was living too fast and I didn’t care.
It was senior year. One morning at 5 AM, I came home tripping out of my right mind from a party I just left from. I knocked on the door and my dad answered and he was confused, as he had no clue I snuck out let alone did any sort of drug.
I got in a crazy argument with my dad and he knew from my pupils I was on drugs. I went to my bed and talked to myself thinking other kids were with me still. . . By the time I sobered up, I felt such a wave of sorrow and disappointment. I couldn’t even pray anymore. What fool had I let myself become?
After weeks of guilt, I gave up my sons to Heavenly Father, I said I just can’t take this anymore. And he told me, “Go now and sin no more.” And I felt joy again. At that moment, sister missionaries reached out to me and invited me to visit with them. So I did so, and little by little I felt God changing me into a man, the man that he has desired for me. After 2 months of lessons I committed to baptism and joining the Church. It was THE GREATEST DECISION IVE EVER MADE.
The hardest part was the opposition that came my way. My long term girlfriend broke up with me, my family felt distant from me, and people just didn’t understand. But I have been blessed with such a joy and a peace unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can change lives, it certainly changed mine. I testify these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Jon, thank you so much for sharing your experience. The gospel of Jesus Christ can change our life. For others interested in making changes and learning more about Jesus Christ, contact the missionaries! They can help. www.comeuntochrist.org/contact-us
Incredible talk, incredible man, incredible book.
I really love Jeffery R. Holland. He really knows his stuff.
Thank you for sharing this. The truth cannot be denied.
The Book of Mormon and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are true!
WHAT ABOUT THE BIBLE? WHAT ABOUT JESUS?
+Rodolfo H. Carrillo Doesn't the name Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints give a clue?
www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/04/my-words-never-cease?lang=eng&_r=1 :) "The Bible is the word of God. It is always identified first in our canon, our “standard works.” Indeed, it was a divinely ordained encounter with the fifth verse of the first chapter of the book of James that led Joseph Smith to his vision of the Father and the Son, which gave birth to the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our time." - Elder Holland
+Rodolfo H. Carrillo amen
The Book of Mormon is an additional testimony of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the cornerstone, the foundation, the living soul of our religion. By him and him alone, we are saved. The Book of Mormon, the Bible, and all other true scripture teaches nothing save it be of Christ, either pointing to the Christ who is to come (before he was born), or the Christ that did come (after he was born). No prophet has teached or prophesied save it was of Christ.
Elder Holland explains the Book Of Mormon so well when he expresses the Lord provides safety for our soul. The Lord has provided us with safety, comfort, growth and peace for our soul. I know that the Book Of Mormon is true and that the promises in it are available to each of us, all we have to do is ask. The Book of Mormon has always been and will continue to always be true.
The Book of Mormon is 100% true. No farm boy is upstate New York could have made it up.
LDSRaichuguy Oh really? Magic translation stones and 10 foot tall moon people?
I honestly Testify that the Book of Mormon is true and its written by many ancient Prophets by the Sprit of revelation and prophesy and those who read it and pray will gain a powerfull testimony about, it by the power of the Holy Ghost that this is real from God and He can not lie to the Children of Men!!!
Im a non-LDS and I just have to say, there is truth in what you guys believe in- the Book of Mormon and the Bible. It doesn't take two seconds to notice something special, something different and strong. My LDS amigos are AMAZING people, and Im looking forward to being one of the 450 non-LDS at BYU @ Provo, Utah next semester! CYA GUYS THERE!!! =P
What an amazingly strong testimony! You can feel the power and and faith he has when he speaks. So grateful for all the sacrifices made by men who truly have seen God. They knew of the truth which is why they gave their lives for it! What a great message!
It's been wonderful to see latter-day saints band together today to promote this video. Elder Holland bears a powerful testimony of a true and important book. It's changed my life for the better; let it change yours.
Truly, this man, Joseph Smith was indeed a prophet of God!
I'm not LDS, nor do I have a desire every to be. But I Love the Book of Mormon. Many Blessings
we love you brother/sister
Want to meet with some missionaries?
Thank you for sharing that. I’ve never heard anyone say that. I’ve met people who are not members and have never joined that believe the Book of Mormon is true, and like it.
church has a lot of splintered groups that broke off when joseph smith jr died
"Thou hast been faithful, wherefore, thou shalt be made strong..." I count on this promise every day.
While standing in the room that these two brothers died, you can feel their strength. You can feel their testimony. The goal of the mob was to end the "Mormon" church. They were very wrong. The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days is stronger than ever. Joseph Smith's contribution by translating the Book of Mormon has the potential to benefit everyone, wherever they may live, and whatever they believe.
This is truely a man who knows God. You can really feel at peace when he talks about what he knows to be true. Amazing!
I know it is true and correct
There is plenty of evidence that the Book of Mormon is true if you look for it. But if you really want to know if this book is true, don't look up facts and discoveries about it. Pray and ask God if it's true, that's the whole point of us being here is to live by faith, and to trust God, not the flesh of man.
does anyone else find it interesting that roughly "one third" of the hosts of youtubers who rated this used their agency to dislike this video because of the truthfulness of the book of mormon? funny coincidence huh?
One third once lived in the presence of God and still rebelled to follow Satan,an insurrection...or coup was attempted..and failed.
Either this is the book God has given us, or the greatest lie. I believe that the peace & increased love of Christ I gained from reading the Book of Mormon can only mean it truly is of God. The things I've learned from it have made me a better person.
This is a true book. How could something that brings me so much peace and comfort and guidance not be true? So much power comes from it and from this talk. People died for this book, they believed in it, they still believe in it, I believe in it. Read it, and you will know for yourself that what I say, that what this apostle says, is the truth!
When I heard this talk, I felt chills. Such a good testimony. I love the Book of Mormon!
Excelente vídeo.
I know The Book of Mormon is True.
Read It please! You Will find out
No one with an open heart can deny this testimony. The Book of Mormon is true. I asked God “if you’re there let me know if this book is true” and I never felt anything more powerful than the feeling I felt. The clarity the love the happiness it’s true whether people want to believe it or not. This Book has helped me to see and hear my Savior Jesus Christ.
Unless you have read and pondered the book I suggest you don't judge the book by its cover only criticize the book if you've read it yourself most of yous criticize it through rumors stop being a follower and read the book yourself I testify the book is true and if you read it with sincere heart i promise you will feel the spirit we get when we read it and get the answer that the church is true!!
This video is awesome. Holland always does a great job! Jesus is the Christ, the atonement is real and it can change lives. I'm grateful to God for Apostles and the Book of Mormon to help teach me of Christ and I know through him is the only way to salvation.
This book has blessed my life! It's helped me overcome many weaknesses and has brought peace to me and my family.
This is one of my favorite talks of all time! I remember Elder Holland getting up and giving this talk. My heart was on fire, and I know without a doubt what he said was and is true!
It shows that the men who sacrificed their lives (Joseph and Hyrum Smith) stayed steadfast in their belief of the truth of the Book of Mormon right till the end. I truly believe it is Heavenly Father's word on earth. every word IS true.
Elder Holland makes a very good point. But of course he does... it's Elder Holland :) And the Book of Mormon is awesome! I love the meaning he conveys to us of what it means to him, and what it meant to Joseph Smith
This is so true. Even though a bunch of hooligans have teamed up to thumb it down, they had to click on it to do so and by doing that they help with the video's popularity anyways... Despite that I know it to be true.
I think that this is one of the greatest testimonies of the Book of Mormon all that Elder
Holland says is true. Read the Book of Mormon let it change your life as it has mine.
I testify that the book of Mormon is true and we are the children of God.
The Book of Mormon is legit. Not a fraud at all as some naive individuals assume. The Book of Mormon builds your faith in Jesus, the Savior of mankind.
I was baptized in 1979, I was 18 years old. I know the Book of Mormon is true . I know The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints is the kingdom of God on Earth. Jesus lives.
Hi Isabel, thank you for sharing your testimony!
"No wicked man could write such a book as this; and no good man would write it, unless it were true and he were commandd of God to do so."
The end is what rings true most to me. I would have never defended that book to my death if I didn't KNOW for a fact that it was of God.
This is quite powerful. He has a point, that why would they stand firm in their belief when they knew they were almost certainly going to die if they had made it all up? I've watched a few of the videos from this channel and find them useful. I'm going to have to learn more about this branch of Christianity, its odd but I feel like I'm getting 'nudged' so to speak, in this direction. I didn't even mean to check out this channel, I just got a feeling and now here I am
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WOW. What I feel and what everybody feels when they see this video is a witness enough, that the Book of Mormon is the true word of God, another testament of Christ- along with the Bible. AMAZING VIDEO. It should be spread throughout mankind so we may know the fullness of Christ's teachings.
I love this bold testimony! Reading this book will change your life for the better! Even you don't convert to the religion, you will become a better person for reading it. So worth it!!
Probably the most powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon I have ever heard.
I love how even amongst online we can testify and share our example. Although how difficult it is through the online persecution never forget the words of the Prophets, in the scriptures and your own words from your testimony. I know it is true. I don't care what people have to say differently for me differently. Although I have been raised in the church for 18 years. I know for myself. I have learned and take for what I have been taught. In the name of Jesus Christ amen.
Elder Holland has a testimony like no other. It has been carefully, yet substantially nurtured over the years and I feel privileged every time I get to hear him testify over the pulpit at Conference. What a powerful testimony. I hope that I can have that kind of testimony of the Book of Mormon one day. I know it's true and that it blesses lives daily.
What a wonderful talk on the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.
I sometimes think I have a hard life. But wow! I never could have stood in the shoes of these men, nor would I have done well to be an early Mormon pioneer. Thanks for posting this video. Very impactful.
A veces pienso que llevo un cargo bien difícil. Mas, ¡Wow! Yo nunca pudiera hacer lo que hicieron esos hombres, ni pudiera lograr lo que hicieron las fimilias Mormones de esa época. Gracias por compartir este video. Muy impresionante.
One of the most powerful testimonies of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon ever given. Thank you Elder Holland.
The founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon (henceforth abbreviated as BoM) is an ancient native-American record written on golden plates. Smith claimed that he was guided to these tablets buried on a hill and that God assisted him in translating them from Reformed Egyptian into English. However, the historical and textual accuracy of Smith’s work have become increasingly doubtful. This is the case despite Smith’s declaring the BoM to be “the most correct of any book on earth and the keystone of our religion”. Today, historians and scholars reject Smith’s account for the three reasons we will briefly note below.
The Problem of Text and Language
Smith claimed he translated the golden tablets he found into English from a language known as Reformed Egyptian. On the contrary, historians argue that there is no evidence of a language known as Reformed Egyptian and that literary devices (language, phrases, and names) in the BoM provide strong evidence that its text is inauthentic. Further, according to the Mormon Church, the BoM claims that some ancestors of Native Americans came from the ancient Near East and specifically from the Jerusalem area. However, linguistic scholars have discovered no Native American language, whether spoken by the Maya or Aztecs, to be relatable to languages from the ancient Near East.
Textual critics do not view the BoM as a particularly impressive or unique work of writing. Professor Grant Hardy, a specialist in history, language, and literature, says that “If the primary purpose of the Book of Mormon were to function as a sign-as tangible evidence that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God-that mission could have been accomplished much more concisely”. Further, the fact that the book has received significant revisions, especially in its grammar, is a challenge to its divine origin and its revered status as being “the most correct of any book on earth”.
The Problem of Archaeological Corroboration.
The BoM proposes that real people existed in specific times and places in history. It attempts to show itself to be a historical record of God’s revelation to humankind. The book claims to be an “account of the former inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang” . By making this claim, the BoM opens itself to being tested. One of its claims is that the world the book’s occupants lived in was an hourglass-shaped landmass. This land consisted of a ”land southward” surrounded by water except for a “narrow neck” of land connecting it to a “land northward” (Alma 22:32), a necessary detail to know if a researcher intends to engage in archaeological work. Despite some theories concerning the true location of this area, much remains uncertain.
The traditional view is that this land includes nearly all of North and South America. According to Smith, a party led by the prophet Lehi from Jerusalem arrived in the New World on the coast of Chile. There was also a battle between the Nephites and Lamanites that purportedly took place in Palmyra, New York some 6000 miles away from Lehi’s location of arrival.. The Nephites and the Lamanites are supposdely descended from a group of Israelites who, under Lehi’s guide, migrated to the Americas around 600 BCE. The Lamanites are also believed by Mormons to be the ancestors of the indigenous peoples found in North, South, and Central America. The traditional view is that the landmass included nearly all of North and South America. These lands constitute the two bulges of the hourglass that are connected by the “narrow neck.” The narrow neck being Central America. However, two difficulties confront this traditional view.
One difficulty is that according to the BoM, the Nephite and Lamanite civilizations were located somewhere in Central America (the ”narrow neck” of land) and that they did battle at Hill Cumorah (Mormon 6:1-6). Hill Cumorah is thought to be located in New York state, well over a several thousand of miles away from the respective Nephite and Lamanite bases. It seems unrealistic that these armies traveled such an extraordinary distance to engage in battle.
The BoM also proposes that native populations of North and South America are the descendants of small immigrant populations including the Jaredites (arriving at some point between 3000 and 2000 BCE, and who later became extinct themselves), Nephites, and Mulekites. However, this is rejected by historians. For example, archaeological research provides evidence that the lands were populated well before the BoM says these peoples arrived. Archaeology has provided evidence of stone tools showing natives existed in the Americas as far back as 13500 years ago. Further, around 10 000 BCE east Asians migrated across the Bering Strait. These migrants are the actual ancestors of the American Indians . The DNA evidence supporting this ancestry is strong. Native Americans possess DNA markers similar to the DNA of ancient people from the Altar Mountains in central Asia.
No evidence, archaeological or genetic, exists in support of the claims made by the BoM. This had led historians not to view its contents as a work of ancient American history. Scholar Michael Coe says that, “as far as I know there is not one professionally trained archaeologist, who is not a Mormon, who sees any scientific justification for believing the foregoing to be true, and I would like to state that there are quite a few Mormon archaeologists who join this group” .
The Problem of Anachronisms
The BoM places a number of historical artifacts and cultures in the wrong era. This includes portraying a Nephite civilization with a metal industry (metal swords, breastplates, and coinage) in Mesoamerica despite the fact that the area is known not to have possessed such industry at the time . The BoM presents the Nephites as a people who produced wheat, barley, flax (linen), grapes, and olives, none of which existed in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica (pre-Columbian referring to the Americas before Christoper Columbus’s 1492 voyages to the area). The Nephites also supposedly owned Old World domesticated animals (Old World referring to parts of the world including Africa, Asia, and Europe) such as asses, cows, goats, sheep, horses, oxen, swine, and elephants that did not exist in America at the time.
NUMEROUS people from the time Joseph Smith, a 14-year-old boy, said that he saw God the Father and Jesus Christ, have persecuted him AND the church with fake stories, lies and deceit, and it has ALL been refuted time and time again over nearly 200 years. "Historians and scholars" don't have a clue.
@chischilisnez7811 yep they are all conspiring to hide all the evidence to prove the Book of Mormon..just like they did with Bigfoot and The Abominable Snowman
My two favorite church videos to share with people are Elder Holland's testimony of the Book of Mormon and the testimony of Dusty Smith ("A true change of heart" on LDS living website)
Every time I hear an Apostol's testimony of the Profet Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon I can't help but to shiver and feel that warm feeling in my heart telling me that this is an eternal truth. Loved the video and I invite everyone who watches it to try and read The Book of Mormon and to ask God in prayer if these words are true. He would never lie to your heart and He will let you know of the truth in it!
Until the death of me, I sustain the Prophet Joseph Smith and all others after him as men called of God. And if ever needs be, like them, I would seal my testimony in my own blood. I've witnessed way too many Miracles to ever deny what I know for myself to be true. 💯🙏🏽 God loves us. Jesus is His only begotten who was crucified on our behalf. Joseph Smith was and is a true prophet of God and the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. In Him I am made clean. And in His strength, I can do all things.
What a beautiful message. The Book of Mormon is true.
I love this! I was so moved by Elder Holland's powerful talk and testimony. It rings true to me as I hear it, and reconfirms what I have come to know myself through thoughtful study and prayer. I am grateful for the Book of Mormon because it testifies of the living Christ! I know that it is the word of God just like the Bible.
The book of Mormon says that you can become a God. This completely contradicts the Bible
Such strong servants of God that I look up to.
i love to hear an apostle of the lord speak
Not often does an Apostle bear such a strong, emotional testimony. The spirit is strong with Elder Holland. I am so appreciative of the leaders of our church that give so much of their time and are so faithful. We love them = )
Wonderfully spoken by a true apostle of Christ.
This amazing book has brought me more happiness and joy than anything else on this Earth. I cannot imagine my life without it or the knowledge that it brings. There is no better way to strengthen your relationship with your Lord than by reading this book.
This man speaks with so much power and conviction that it would be near imposible to deny that he is truly a desciple of Christ. This is one of thee most powerful testimonies I've ever heard and I'm proud to be able to hear his message, and share with him the sentiments regard the preciousness of the Book of Mormon and the men who sacrificed so much for it! I love this gospel so much!
I remember when he gave this talk during General Conference. It was and still is a powerful testimony. How wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us enough to still speak to us and reveal to us truths in this latter day. I am so thankful and grateful for my testimony in this great book, another testiment of Jesus Christ our savior.
What a powerful message from such an amazing man! Elder Holland is one of my very favorite apostles...his passion, his love for the Lord and the gospel, and especially for the way his words just reach right into your soul. This video brings me to tears every time I see it...it touches me deeply. I hope it touches all who see it...it seems impossible to me to be able to watch this and not feel anything or deny its message.
I'm so grateful for Elder Holland and the strong testimony which he so beautiful shares! I also have a testimony of the Book of Mormon. I know it is true. It contains true principles that will lead us to happiness and peace and understanding in this life.
Not often does an Apostle bear such a strong, emotional testimony. The spirit is strong with Elder Holland. I am so appreciative of the leaders of our church that give so much of their time and are so faithful. We love them = )