Welcome to Part 2 with Dr. Ross Barron, Third Knee-Fi 20 to 26.

Let me tell you both a story. I had a conversation with a member of the 12 years ago.

They don't frequently reach out to me, but this was a conversation I had.

We were with a small group of missionaries who had yet to go serve, they said what advice do you have he said

number one please don't do dumb things you represent the church when you do

dumb things you can really set the church back. And then he said something I had never heard.

The second piece of advice I can give you is that if someone is not taking the Book of

Mormon seriously, they're not ready and you can move on. The more I read the book Mormon, especially this chapter, chapter 21, the more I understand that, that it will speak to someone. The book will speak to them.

Yep.

Can I quote President Nelson?

This is then Elder Nelson.

This is from the October 2010 General Conference.

He said,

many years ago, two colleagues of mine, a nurse and her doctor husband,

asked me why I lived the way I did. I answered, because I know the Book of Mormon is true. I let them borrow my copy of the book inviting

them to read it. A week later they returned with my book with a polite thanks a lot.

I responded, what do you mean thanks Thanks a lot. That's a totally inappropriate response for one who has read this book. You didn't read it, did you? Please take it back and read it. Then I would like my book back. Admitting that they had only turned its pages, they accepted my invitation.

When they returned, they said tearfully, we have read the Book of Mormon, we know it's true, we want to know more.

They learn more and it was my privilege to baptize both of them.

That's exactly what you were saying.

I mean I love that, the instrument of the gathering, Book of Mormon.

We've done 20 and 21 textually deep. We've talked about the gathering of Israel.

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