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It was as if the book was permeated with the Spirit of the Lord and
made me feel closer to God.
This experience added meaning to the statement made by the Prophet Joseph Smith about this book when he declared that “a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” I also recognize the relevance of President Thomas S. Monson’s promise when he said that “as we read the Book of Mormon and the other standard works, as we
put the teachings to the test, then we will know of the doctrine, for this is our promise;
we will know whether it be of man or whether it be of God.”
These promises bring us joy now and in our future. Once I received a testimony of the Book of Mormon, the natural feeling that followed was a desire to apply the teachings of the book by making covenants. I made covenants by being baptized and confirmed a member of the Church. These covenants, made through priesthood ordinances, along with knowledge gained from the Book of Mormon
changed my life.
Its purpose is not to become a best seller. Nevertheless, we can turn this sacred book into a best-read and best-applied book in our life.
-Elder Walter F. González
