The Soul

March 8

Omni- Words of Mormon

25 "...and in all things which are good; for there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil."

• Even if it is connected to something good, or if it started with something good, if it is evil then it comes from the devil. 
• President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) taught that one of the major purposes of the Book of Mormon is to help us discern between truth and error, revealing the motives of individuals like Sherem: “The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and . . . fortifies the humble followers of Christ against the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day. The type of apostates in the Book of Mormon are similar to the type we have today. God, with his infinite foreknowledge, so molded the Book of Mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat false educational, political, religious, and philosophical concepts of our time” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1975, 94–95; or Ensign, May 1975, 64).

 26 "And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an coffering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved."

• "offer your whole souls as an offering to him"
• What composes you "whole soul"?
• • D&C 88:15 "And the spirit and the body are the soul of man."
• Matt. 16:26 "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?"
• • The sooner we give our spirit and body to the Lord the sooner we can feel salvation form the world. When we choose the world we lose the soul. We lose the control and joy of our spirits and our bodies.