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Benefiting Others in the Book of Mormon

This work is done with the intent to benefit others When people know they are not cast off from Christ forever This book tells us how to gain peace NOW and  forever Saved by coming to Christ and obeying the laws and ordinances of His gospel Get nearer to God by abiding by this book's precepts than by any other book People need help making the important connections. They are of great benefit! 1 Nephi Being a good parent benefits the children Prophesying unto people to repent for their sakes Testified of the Messiah and the redemption of the world Gave clear explanation for why there were there doing what they were (specifically to get the plates from Laban) The Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes It is better that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle in unbelief The plates should go forth unto all nations, kindred, tongue, and people Preserve the commandments of the Lord Write things that are pleasing unto God Frankly...

Work in the Book of Mormon

Documenting everything is very important Mormon was a historian who abridged the records Christ personally  came to minister to the people Even as the supreme leader and creator of all things of this earth, His personal involvement was paramount to the success of mankind. Any leader of a group must become intimately acquainted with the work they have created for others. Delegation is an important part of being able to accomplish any of this at the scale needed, but the heart of everything needs to be mastered by the leader, as Christ demonstrated. His ministry was to show us an example of what we ought to become by our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Doing this one by one allows concepts to take root deep within a person. Someone must publish the records Translation can be done by the gift and power of God Satan's job is to tempt One of our jobs is to fortify ourselves in order to resist that temptation. Spiritual things are not there to make one rich It would be ...