Today at church, in Elders’ Quorum, our lesson from the Joseph Smith manual was about the Book of Mormon. One quote in particular stood out to me:
“[The latter-day scriptures are published] so that the honest in heart may be cheered and comforted and go on their way rejoicing, as their souls become exposed and their understanding enlightened by a knowledge of God’s work through the fathers in former days, as well as what He is about to do in latter days to fulfill the words of the fathers.”
Cheer and comfort…I can never get enough of those. And today I was reminded that the scriptures generally and the Book of Mormon particularly can be great sources of cheer and comfort, when sought with an honest and open heart.