-When I first read the Book
of Mormon from cover to cover, I read the promise that if
I would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ
if the things I had read were true. And if I would ask with a
sincere heart and real intent, having faith in Christ, he
would manifest the truth of it into me with the power
of the Holy Ghost. I tried to follow
those instructions as I understood them. If I expected a
glorious manifestation to come at once as an
overpowering experience, it did not happen. Nevertheless, it felt good
and I began to believe. I learned that
anyone, anywhere could read in the Book of Mormon
and receive inspiration. My experience has been
that testimony does not burst upon us suddenly. Rather it grows, do
not be disappointed. If you have read
and reread, and yet have not received
a powerful witness, you may be somewhat
like the disciple spoken of in the
Book of Mormon, who were filled with the power
of God, in great glory, and they knew it not. Do the best you can.
