Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Book of Mormon Sampler March 11, 2009

3 Nephi 27:7-11

7 Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in my name that he will bless the church for my sake.
8 And how be it my church save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses’ name then it be Moses’ church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel.
9 Verily I say unto you, that ye are built upon my gospel; therefore ye shall call whatsoever things ye do call, in my name; therefore if ye call upon the Father, for the church, if it be in my name the Father will hear you;
10 And if it so be that the church is built upon my gospel then will the Father show forth his own works in it.
11 But if it be not built upon my gospel, and is built upon the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say unto you they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence there is no return.

It is interesting to think about the many different types of churches upon the earth. The Savior set up His church while he was on the earth. It was not a church of man, it was His church. He set up the organization with apostles and prophets to lead. He gave His authority and priesthood to lead the church. That same organization and Priesthood has been restored to the earth once more.

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