Post by Nephi –
Certainly you have heard great speakers, or read great books containing words that influence your life. In contrast, when speaking by the power of the Holy Ghost, you speak with the tongue of Angels – whereas many can speak great wisdom but when we speak by the power of the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost carries it into the hearts of the children of men.
Although there are no limitations on the size of this blog, I simply cannot write all the things that I have taught to my people here in the promised land. As you have concluded yourselves I am not mighty in writing as I am in speaking. Yet I hope the Holy Ghost carries the written word into your hearts as it does when we speak.
There are so many that harden their hearts against the Holy Spirit, so that the Holy Spirit has no place in them. They therefore consider these great things that have been written as mere dross.
But I have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great worth, especially for my people.
I pray continually for my people by day, and my eyes water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry to my God in faith, and I know that He will hear my prayers. I also know that the Lord God will consecrate my prayers for the gain of my people. And the words which I’ve written in my weakness will be made strong to them; for it persuades them to do good; it makes known to them of their fathers; and it speaks of Jesus, and persuades them to believe in Him, and to endure to the end, which is life eternal. And it speaks harshly against sin, according to the plainness of the truth; wherefore, as it speaks so strongly against sin, the only men who will be angry at the words which I’ve written are those with the spirit of the devil.
I hope you all recognize that I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Savior Jesus Christ, for He has redeemed my soul from hell. I have charity for my people, and great faith in Christ that I will meet many souls spotless at His judgment–seat. I have charity for the Jew—I say Jew, because I mean them from whence I came. I also have charity for the Gentiles. But keep in mind, there can only be hope for those who will be reconciled unto Christ, and enter into the narrow gate, and walk in the strait path which leads to life, and continue in the path until the end of the day of probation.
And now, I speak to my beloved brethren, and also to the Jews, and also to all the ends of the earth. As I know this blog can literally reach the ends of the earth, I plead with you all to hearken unto these words and believe in Christ; and if you don’t necessarily believe in what I’ve written please believe in Christ. And if you will believe in Christ you will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and He has given them to me; and they teach all men that they should do good.
And if they are not the words of Christ, you be the judge —for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are His words, at the last day, and you and I will stand face to face before His judgement bar, and you will know that I have been commanded by Him to write these things, notwithstanding my weakness.
And I pray to the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in His kingdom at that great and last day. And now, my beloved brethren, all those who are of the house of Israel, and all of you all around the earth, I speak to you as the voice of one crying from the dust: Farewell until that great day comes.
And you that will not partake of the goodness of God, and respect the words of the Jews, and also my words, and the words which shall proceed forth out of the mouth of the Lamb of God, behold, I bid you an everlasting farewell, for these words shall condemn you at the last day. For what I seal on earth, shall be brought against you at the judgment bar; for thus has the Lord commanded me, and I must obey. Amen.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 33:1 – 15)
