Book of Mormon Daily Brings Safety from Pornography and Other Addictions

 President Nelson promised Church members that “as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions — every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind-numbing addictions.”

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3 Most Important Identifiers

 President Nelson

2 Most Important Identifiers

• Child of God
• Child of the Covenant
• Disciple of Jesus Christ

Faith in the Unbelievable and Agency

 I was thinking about some of the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this morning. This included the three Nephites and John the Beloved being changed so that they don't taste of death. It seems so ridiculous to the logical mind. I've also heard or read us as members being ridiculed for believing this. However, later, I was listening to some of the new hymns and one of them referred to being there when the Savior rose from the tomb. The thought crossed my mind that if I can believe in the resurrection of the risen Lord (logically impossible), it shouldn't be so hard for me to believe that He and His Father have the power to change mortal bodies to be immortal. In fact, that is what we believe regarding an actual physical resurrection.  I simply need to have faith that God can make the impossible possible. I feel like the Holy Ghost was addressing the concern I had been thinking about and I feel better about it now. 

A similar experience happened a long time ago for me regarding polygamy. I really have no problem with it now because I know that God is a God of truth and wants the best interest of His children. He would never force us to spend eternity with someone we didn't choose to spend it with. He always honors agency. I also remember hearing President Nelson say the following and feeling like it was the Lord confirming these feelings from the Holy Ghost. "His plan of eternal progression is not complicated, and it honors your agency. You are free to choose who you will be—and with whom you will be—in the world to come!"

The Most Important Question

 In his October 2024 general conference talk, President Russell M. Nelson invited us to consider “the most crucial question we each must answer” in this life: “To whom or to what will I give my life?”

Tithing

 President Nelson:

As you think celestial, your faith will increase. When I was a young intern, my income was $15 a month. One night, my wife Dantzel asked if I was paying tithing on that meager stipend. I was not. I quickly repented and began paying the additional $1.50 in monthly tithing.

Was the Church any different because we increased our tithing? Of course not. However, becoming a full-tithe payer changed me. That is when I learned that paying tithing is all about faith, not money. As I became a full-tithe payer, the windows of heaven began to open for me. I attribute several subsequent professional opportunities to our faithful payment of tithes.²⁰

Paying tithing requires faith, and it also builds faith in God and His Beloved Son.