![]() Having observed the development in the 1970s, Noel B. I, too, will take my text from the Book of Mormon.” ![]() Tom Perry began his talk by saying, “President, I’m starting to receive the distinct impression that we’ve been listening to you. By April 1987 there had been so many that Elder L. ![]() The two general conferences of 1986 included 301 references to the Book of Mormon. The General Authorities were taking the president’s admonitions seriously. In the solemn assembly where he was sustained as Church President, he told those assembled, “Now in our day, the Lord has revealed the need to reemphasize the Book of Mormon.” In the general conference of October 1986, President Benson promised members that “there is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book.” Ī month later, in March, President Benson explained his prompting to the General Authorities and challenged them to reread the Book of Mormon before the April conference. Hinckley prophesied that President Benson would become the Church’s strongest advocate of the Book of Mormon. During a meeting of the General Authorities in the temple early in February 1986, Gordon B. Following his call as Church President, Ezra Taft Benson felt an inspired prompting that the Lord was calling him to bring the Book of Mormon to the minds and hearts of Church members throughout the world. įollowing his call as Church President, Ezra Taft Benson felt inspired that the Lord was calling him to bring the Book of Mormon to the minds and hearts of Church members throughout the world. Kimball had told those involved in these projects that the goal was “to assist in improving doctrinal scholarship throughout the Church.” Church focus on the Book of Mormon intensified in 1985 when Ezra Taft Benson became President of the Church, emphasizing the importance of the Book of Mormon as the keystone of our witness of Christ, our doctrine, and our testimonies. In response, Church leaders oversaw the preparation of a fully cross-referenced version of the standard works, enabling publication of the first LDS edition of the Bible in 1979 and the triple combination in 1981. The Book of Mormon became part of the correlated curriculum for Sunday School Gospel Doctrine lessons, and Seminaries and Institutes also increased their use of scriptural content. ![]() In the 1970s, focus on the scriptures increased as the curriculum for adult gospel study shifted from manuals discussing the scriptures to the actual scripture texts. Joseph Smith referred to the Book of Mormon as the keystone of our religion however, the book was not frequently studied in worship services or in gospel instruction in the early Church. ![]() One way to measure increased use of the Book of Mormon is to count and analyze the number of times the book is cited or discussed in general conference. He recently accepted a position as a full-time seminary teacher in Boise, Idaho when this was published. Kyle Lyons ( graduated from BYU in April 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. McKay School of Education when this was published.īrad Wilcox ( was an associate teaching professor in BYU’s Department of Ancient Scripture when this was published. Sharon Black ( was an associate teaching professor in BYU’s David O. ![]()
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