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Welcome, my friend, and thank you for taking a gander. I know what you're thinking. Following the link to this blog has already been worth it, I had you at welcome.
But now we get to this real reason we're here: to share some of the awesomeness that is the Book of Mormon.
I was just reading in 1 Nephi chapter 1 and something stood out to me that I felt like talking about. First of all, I just want to point out that this chapter has it all: pillars of fire, prophecies about a city being destroyed, mocking, stonings, and one miraculous vision.
The vision is the thing that stood out to me, because of this: Lehi sees in this vision God, the Father, and then he sees Jesus Christ coming down to him along with His twelve apostles, and what does the Savior do when he gets to Lehi? He hands him a book. And he reads, and is amazed, and if you want to read just how much he's affected by it, look at verse 14.
It seems to me that being handed a book by the Savior could be a disappointing climax to an incredible vision. Is it possible that if you were in that situation you wouldn't appreciate that gift? If you haven't developed a deep love and respect for the knowledge and Spirit that can come from a book I think you'd feel like "is this it?". What better place to realize how incredible a book can be then by reading the Book of Mormon? If you still take it for granted, you probably aren't ready for all that the Savior wants to share with you.
I love the Book of Mormon, and I'm looking forward to read through it from the beginning again. I feel like I've only scratched the surface.