Week 7

This week we got to the most pivotal chapters in The Book of Mormon; when Jesus Christ appears to the Nephites after his resurrection. The resurrection is the most incredible miracle in all of history. I love the beginning of chapter 11 when Heavenly Father speaks to the people. I think that it is interesting that the voice of Heavenly Father is described just like the Spirit is described. “…it was not a harsh voice, neither was it a loud voice; nevertheless, and notwithstanding it being a small voice it did pierce them that did hear to the center, insomuch that there was no part of their frame that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very soul, and did cause their hearts to burn” (3 Nephi 11:3). The Spirit is always described as the still small voice or the burning in the bosom. One teacher I had told us that we can learn to differentiate between the voice of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. They can all speak to us differently. However, I’ve also heard that they can all speak for and in behalf of each other. So I’m not really sure what that means. I know that it is extremely rare for Heavenly Father to speak in the scriptures and that the majority of the time it is Jesus Christ and the Spirit.