How to know for yourself

Today's scripture mastery is probably one of the most well known (or at least most quoted) of the scripture mastery that we have.  If you have ever talked with one of our missionaries, chances are that they have either quoted/summarized/or asked you to read these verses.  They are found at the end of the Book of Mormon (Moroni 10:4-5)

 4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

 5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

That is a very powerful promise that Moroni has made to the world. . .And it is a valid promise.  I have tested it, and have found it to be true.  So have millions of others.  This promise can be applied by anybody in the world who has a sincere desire to know if something is from God or not.  The prerequisites to the knowledge from God are 1)Faith in Christ, 2)A sincere desire to know, and 3) Asking God in prayer if what you have learned is true. 

If you have a determination to act on the promptings you will get from the Holy Ghost, you WILL receive an answer.

The cool thing about this promise is that is is a "universal" promise--it can be applied to anything that you would like to know from God.  The missionaries ask that you apply it in your life to know for yourself if the Book of Mormon is true, and the Joseph Smith was a prophet of God.  But it can be used to know ANY truth from God for yourself.

In life, we often hear and are taught many contradicting things.  There are many opinions out there on what is, and what is not from God.  This is a sure fire way to know the truth.

Try it--If you have a question that you would like God to answer in your life.  If you have something that you would like to know for yourself, you don't have to remain in darkness.  You can know for yourself if something is true (or not)