For me it was the passage of Nephi's vision of the Tree of Life and additional visions. At one point, The Spirit of the Lord asked him, "Knowest thou the condescension of God?" You might say the Lord was asking him about his testimony. I LOVED Nephi's reply. Loosely paraphrasing, he said, "There's a lot I don't know, but one thing I DO know is that God loves His children?" When I read that, it popped into my mind that if I were asked to survey my testimony and choose my deepest conviction to express, I may have answered just as Nephi did. And what a great truth!...God loves His children. That means I can feel and enjoy a great sense of self worth, and can act accordingly. It also means YOU are of great worth and I am to treat you accordingly. The Book of Mormon rocks!
-Bro. Stevens
I must not be the sharpest tack in the drawer because I couldn't figure out how to publish this comment as a new post on the blog, but let me share something that impressed me recently: When I read 2 Nephi 2:11 about there needing to be an opposition in all things, it reminded me of the handcart pioneers. The Martin & Willie companies faced great opposition, but this refined them and galvanized their faith. These Saints became some of the strongest ever because they turned to the Savior in their time of affliction. I hope we too can turn to Him too when our trials come.
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