The Mormon Apocrypha

A Video from This Saint's Theory  One of the most potent general conferences I have ever read was "Beware of Pride" by Ezra Taft Benson, delivered in the April 1989 general conference. It is a dissection of what Pride is, why it is problematic, why we should choose to be humble, using passages from the Bible, Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and even Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis to emphasize these points. Beware of Pride President Hinckley We are grateful for President Benson's presence. He honors us. We love him, as we know he loves us. I shall now read the message which he has prepared for the opening of this conference. President Benson My beloved brethren and sisters, I rejoice to be with you in another glorious general conference of the Church. How grateful I am for the love, prayers, and service of the devoted members of the Church throughout the world. May I commend you faithful Saints who are striving to flood the earth and your lives with the Bo...

The Book of Mormon is the Keystone of the Mormon faith. But the book's importance has not always been stressed. In April of 1986, a sermon that emphasized its significance as delivered by Ezra Taft Benson. It highlighted its importance in the modern day and what it can do for our everyday lives. The Book of Mormon: A gift from the Lord My beloved brethren and sisters, today I would like to speak about one of the most significant gifts given to the world in modern times. The gift I am thinking of is more important than any of the inventions that have come out of the industrial and technological revolutions. This is a gift of greater value to mankind than even the many wonderful advances we have seen in modern medicine. It is of greater worth to mankind than the development of flight or space travel. I speak of the gift of the Book of Mormon, given to mankind 156 years ago. This gift was prepared by the hand of the Lord over a period of more than a thousand years, then hidden up by H...