5 I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
(Book of Mormon | Mosiah 1:5)
In Mosiah 1:5 King Benjamin uses a phrase I love, “and have his commandments always before our eyes….” We do need to cast our eyes upon the word of God daily or we drift and dwindle in unbelief. That is the nature of our mortal beings. The other benefit King Benjamin give us in partaking of the scriptures iis so we might “understand of his mysteries.” The mysteries of godliness won’t just float into our lives. Like the pearl of great price Christ talks about in Matthew, we have to seek them and treasure them in order to have them opened up unto us.
I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon and for the sacrifices many have made over thousands of years in order that we might have it “before our eyes.”
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