Matthew 24: 5, 23 & 28

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many..... Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.... For wheresoever the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together.

Does God really speak with us?

Genesis 2: 15, 16,18, 23
And the Lord God took the man and put him into the the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat...   And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an helpmeet for him... And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman because she was taken out of man.

St Luke 2:25-29

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ... and it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Child. ... and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen  thy salvation.

St Luke 2:8 -- 14

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the fields keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

St Luke 1: 46 & 47

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my  Saviour.

Ether 4:8 & 9

And he that will contend against the word of the Lord, let him be accursed: ... saith Jesus Christ: for I am he who speaketh. And at my command the heavens are opened and are shut: and at my word the earth shall shake.

Luke 1 30-31

And the angell said unto her, Fear not Mary; for thou hast found favour with God. And behold, thou shall bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Moroni 7:15

For behold my brethern, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil ...

Moroni 7:12& 13

Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; ... But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God; and to serve him, is inspired of God.

James E Faust

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. it is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage,  contentment, happiness, love , and well-being. 

1 Corinthians 14:33

. . .For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. . .

Moroni 7: 16

For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, (woman and child) that he may know good from evil....

Mormon 7:3

Know ye that ye must come unto repentance, or ye cannot be saved.

Mormon 9:12

Because of the fall of man came Jesus Christ, even the Father and the Son; and because of Jesus Christ came the redemption of men.

Ether 4:13

Come unto me, (Jesus Christ) O ye Gentiles, and I will show unto you the greater things, the knowledge which is hid up, because of unbelief.

3 Nephi11: 15-16

Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house. Therefore, let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

3 Nephi 9:15

Behold, I am Jesus Christ the son of God, I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and in me hath the Father glorified his name.

Alma 10: 6

I did harden my heart, for I was called many times and I would not hear: therefore, I knew concerning these things yet I would not know: therefore I was in rebeling against God in the wickedness of my heart, . . . behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said, Amulek . . . .

In Memory of Sharon Stearns, my brother's wife, who passed away yesterday.

Matthew 5: 8 and 3 Nephi 12:8 "And blessed are  the pure in heart for they shall see God."

Alma 10: 23

It is by the prayers of the righteous that ye are spared.

Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention.

Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention.

Helaman 3:28

Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God.

Helaman 3: 27

Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will in the sincerity of their hearts call upon his holy name.

Alma 62:51

And they did pray unto the Lord their God continually, inso much that the Lord did bless them, according to his word, so that they did wax strong and prosper in the land.

Alma 60: 28

Yea, behold I do not fear your power nor your authority, but it is my God whom I fear.

2 Nephi 32:7

. . . the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men: for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness even as plain as word can be

2 Nephi 32:3

Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ; Wherefore, I said unto you feast upon the words of Christ: for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do. 

Alma 19: 34

"and behold many did declare unto the people that they had seen angels and had conversed with them: and thus they had told them things of God and of his righteousness."

Alma 19:33

"Their hearts had been changed: that they had no more desire to do evil."

Alma 36:17

"I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world."

Alma 26:6

Blessed be the name of our God; let us sing to his praise, yea, let us give thanks to his holy name, for he doth work righteousnesss forever.

Jesus Christ

And he shall come into the world to redeem his people: and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name. Alma 11: 40

Choose whom ye shall serve.

Alma 30: 8 For thus saith the scripture: Choose ye this day, whom ye will serve.

Alma 9:26 & 27

The Son of God shall come in his glory; and his glory shall be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, equity, and truth, full of longsuffering, quick to hear the cries of his people and to answer their prayers. And behold he cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on his name.

Alma 5:46

I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, and mercy, and truth. And behold, it is he that cometh to take away the sins of the world, yea, the sins of every man who steadfastly believeth on his name. 

Mosiah 26: 14 & 23

. . . the voice of the Lord came to him saying; . . . For it is I that taketh upon me the sins of the world;  . . . and it is I that granteth unto him that believeth unto the end a place at my right hand.

Mosiah 26:1 &3

Now it came to pass that there were many of the rising generation that could not understand the words of King Benjamin, being little children at the time . . .And now because of their unbelief they could not understand the word of God; and their hearts were hardened.

Mosiah 23:22-23

Nevertheless-- whosoever puteth his trust in him, (God) the same shall be lifted up at the last day.  . . .  They were brought into bondage and none could deliver them but the Lord their God, yea, even the God of Abraham and Isaac and of Jacob.

2 Nephi 29: 11

For I command all . . . that they shall write the words which I speak unto them: for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.

The rest of Mosiah6:7

And King Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth. And he also himself, did till the earth, that thereby  he might not be a burden to people, that he might do according to that which his father had done in all things. and there was no contentions among all his people for the space of three years.

Mosiah 6:7

And king Mosiah did cause his people that they should till the earth . . . and there was no contention among all his people . . .

Mosiah 5-13

For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?

Moisah 2:17

". . . When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."

MOSIAH 2:14

And even I, myself have labored with mine own hands that I might serve you and that ye should not be laden with taxes. . . .

II Nephi 2:24

"But behold all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things."

Jacob 4:10

Seek not to consel the Lord but to take counsel from his hand .

Jacob 3:2

"O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love: for ye may if your minds are firm forever."