Elder Dallin H. Oaks
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Millions of Latter-day Saints, at the invitation of President Gordon B. Hinckley, read the Book of Mormon during 2005, growing in testimony and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the book is a witness.
Among personal lessons re-emphasized were:
• How much God loves his children. The book stresses many times that God's love and mercy extend to all the inhabitants of the earth, regardless of their circumstances.
• That Jesus invites all to come to him and partake of his goodness. In particular, his invitation to both "bond and free" applies to many who are in the bonds not only of slavery, but of addictions, practices or sins that curb their freedom. "Bond also applies to those who are confined within the boundaries of other erroneous ideas." But all are alike to God.
• That Christ has promised to manifest himself to all nations. Around the world, miraculous conversions attest to fulfillment of this promise.
• That the Savior died for all men. " . . . If our sins are to be forgiven through his Atonement, we must comply with the conditions he has prescribed, including faith, repentance and baptism."
• That the promises made to Abraham and his posterity will be fulfilled in all respects.
