The Words of Christ

"10 And now, my beloved brethren, and also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do good.

11 And if they are not the words of Christ, judge ye--for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are his words, at the last day; and you and I shall stand face to face before his bar; and ye shall know that I have been commanded of him to write these things, notwithstanding my weakness." (2 Nephi 33:10-11)

I used to share this passage of scripture on my mission. This is the last little bit that Nephi is writing. He has seen the future, and he knows what will happen to the Book of Mormon and his people. 

One thing I love about this is his surety. He is absolutely certain that the words that he has written are the words of Christ. I too, am absolutely certain of that fact. I have prayed and know that they are His words. I love that he gives you a way to evaluate the words too. The words of Christ teach all men to do good. He also acknowledges that some might not believe, but he mentions that we will meet Nephi at the last day, and we will know that he really did write the words of Christ.

The reason I used to share this on my mission was focused on that last bit, that we will meet Nephi at the last day. I can't imagine my horror (or at least the awkwardness) standing face to face and trying to explain things like why I didn't share the Book of Mormon with my friends more. Or why I didn't read as often as I should. And while I think that shouldn't be our only motivation to read and share the scriptures, I imagine that adding this concept could help me do better. And that is really the point of this blog: to try to make myself be better.

Thanks goes also to Nephi, for all of the courage when facing large obstacles, because now we have his and others' inspiring writings to uplift us and teach and guide us.

Thanks also goes to God, without whom we would be lost forever.

I know the Book of Mormon is true. Absolutely.