Several hours later, Jesus Christ spoke to them again. There was complete silence as they pondered what had just happened. The people were so astonished-despite the prophecies which had foretold of this very event-that they stopped moaning and groaning about their problems. This would lead them towards eternal life. They were to repent of their sins and allow Jesus Christ to heal them. Once His Atonement was complete, He required sacrifices of broken hearts and contrite spirits. Animal sacrifices had been symbolic and looking towards Christ’s infinite sacrifice. Jesus explained to the people that since He had completed the Atonement, they would no longer be required to perform animal sacrifices. I am in the Father, and the Father in me and in me hath the Father glorified his name ( 3 Nephi 9:13-15). I was with the Father from the beginning. I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive and blessed are those who come unto me.īehold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you? Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Jesus Christ Speaks to the People of the Book of Mormon The people had already realized that if they had repented earlier, the lives of all those that had been lost in the storms might have been saved, and now a heavenly voice confirmed that this was the case. Imagine how they felt to have a voice coming out of such intense darkness. Then a voice was heard in the darkness, calling on the people to repent. There was no sign of the moon or stars even fires and candles could not pierce the darkness. Then three days of intense darkness began. The previous article demonstrated that there were terrible storms, earthquakes, and structural changes to the land. They were given signs to tell them when He was born and additional signs to reveal when His death had occurred.
In the past two articles, we learned that the people of the Book of Mormon knew about Jesus Christ through their prophets.
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