Welcome to Part 2 with Dr. B.J. Allen, the Book of Ether, chapter 6 through 11.

Like you said, there's this pride cycle going on, verse 23.

There came prophets among the people who were sent from the Lord.

It could have said, and the Lord decided, I've had it with you people,

and sent fire from heaven and consumed them all.

That is such an act of mercy if he sends prophets.

It's just another invitation to repent.

And earlier I mentioned as a bishop, I tried to tell people to read the Book of Mormon,

and sometimes the answer I would get would be,

that's a prescription that doesn't fit my sickness. And yet, yes, it does.

You just mentioned a couple of examples. God will speak to you in that way when you're studying

the words of the prophets. He'll speak to you in a way that you need, whether it's from the book

of Mormon or as you just mentioned some conference talks. Yeah, I hope when people read this and they

keep seeing and the Lord sent prophets, they're going, that's a merciful God who does that.

Yeah. John, I love what you said because we talked earlier about the importance of revelation and

helping us understand answers to our questions.

The Book of Mormon is the antidote to your sickness because the Book of Mormon serves as a catalyst for Revelation.

Like President Oak said, the Book of Mormon is like our own personal Yerm and Thumbum.

Yeah, if you have a question, read the Book of Mormon.

It connects you to God and then he can talk to you in exactly the way that

you need. Those are some insights we learn from Ether 7 about what led to the downfall of the

Jaredites. So now let's go to Ether 8. We have the entering of secret combinations. If there's

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