Dear Sisters,
Have you ever considered the time it might take to chisel words into metal plates? Can you envision how tedious and time consuming that might be?
Yet, here is what Jacob, Nephi’s brother, had to say about it: (Jacob 4)
2 But whatsoever things we write upon anything save it be upon plates must perish and vanish away; but we can write a few words upon plates, which will give our children, and also our beloved brethren, a small degree of knowledge concerning us, or concerning their fathers—
3 Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents.
4 For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us.
Do you receive the Book of Mormon with a thankful heart? Do you reference it often when you are searching for answers?
Isn’t it remarkable that their purpose in writing was that we would know that they knew and had hope in Christ, even hundreds of years before his birth? If they felt it was significant enough to pound that into metal plates for us to read thousands of years later, than surely it is important enough for us to "pound it into our hearts" today: THERE IS A CHRIST! I feel certain of it. I feel the love he has for each of you. He wants to help you carry your load, if you will only “Come unto him.” Later, Jacob says:
“...and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken."
Sisters, I am concerned about your faith. Deepen your understanding and strengthen your faith as you study the scriptures with a thankful heart.
We are approaching the last days, and your faith in Christ needs to be firm, because it will be tested. No more sitting on the fence. :) Let your faith become “unshaken.”
Sincerely,
Lydia
I too have marveled at the faith it would take to believe in a being who had not yet come to earth. We are so blessed to have scriptures and so much evidence of Christ's life. Still, it takes that daily pounding, as you suggest.
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