"Brothers and sisters, without reservation I promise you that if you will prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you previously have read it, there will come into your hearts an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord.  There will come a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to his commandments, and there will come a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God."

        "Our beloved brother, President Marion G. Romney, who celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday last month and who knows of himself of the power that resides in this book, testified of the blessings that can come into the lives of those who will read and study the Book of Mormon. He said:

        'I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. The spirit of reverence will increase; mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. The spirit of contention will depart. Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. Children will be more responsive and submissive to the counsel of their parents. Righteousness will increase. Faith, hope, and charity—the pure love of Christ—will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness' (Ensign, May 1980, p. 67).

        "These promises—increased love and harmony in the home, greater respect between parent and child, increased spirituality and righteousness—are not idle promises, but exactly what the Prophet Joseph Smith meant when he said the Book of Mormon will help us draw nearer to God."

 

Promises for Reading Book of Mormon

Lord's Promise To You	What you must do	Reference
1.  There will come into your hearts an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord.  2.  There will come a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to his commandments.  3.  There will come a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God.	Prayerfully read the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times you previously have read it.	President Gordon B. Hinckley "The Power of the Book of Mormon" June 1988 Ensign, p. 6
1.  You will have greater discernment, insight, conviction, and spirit than those who do not.	Know and love the              Book of Mormon.	Ezra Taft Benson - 1975
1.  Will bring you 'nearer to God'.	Read daily from the Book or Mormon and abide by its precepts.	President Ezra Taft Benson "Flooding the Earth with the B.of M." October 1988 General Conference
1.  A power will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. 2.  Greater power to resist temptation. 3.  Power to avoid deception. 4.  Power to stay on the strait and narrow path. 5.  You will find life in greater and greater abundance.	Begin a serious study of the book. Hunger and thirst after those words (the words of life).	President Ezra Taft Benson "The Book of Mormon --Keystone of our Religion" October 1986 General Conference
1.  The spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. 2.  The spirit of reverence will increase. 3.  Mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. 4.  The spirit of contention will depart. 5.  Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. 6.  Children will be more responsive and submissive to the counsel of their parents. 7.  Righteousness will increase. 8.  Faith, hope, and charity--the pure love of Christ--will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness.	If in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly both by themselves and with their children.	President Ezra Taft Benson "The Book of Mormon --Keystone of our Religion" October 1986 General Conference quoting President Marion G. Romney "The Book of Mormon April 1980 General Conference
1.  Will give spiritual and intellectual unity to your whole life.	Make study of this book a lifetime pursuit.	President Ezra Taft Benson "The Book of Mormon is the  Word of God"  April 1975 Gen. Conference
1.  Your spirit will be lifted. 2.  You will draw nearer to your Savior. 3.  It will help you to be a student of the Gospel who can share great truths with others.	Read the Book of Mormon daily.	President Ezra Taft Benson, Conference, September 30, 1989 "To the Elderly in the Church.
"...a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”	Read Book of Mormon and abide by its precepts.	(Book of Mormon, Introduction) quoted by President Benson  -  Ensign, May 1986, Priesthood Leadership Meeting, p.79
Young men, the Book of Mormon will change your life. It will fortify you against the evils of our day. It will bring a spirituality into your life that no other book will. It will be the most important book you will read in preparation for a mission and for life. A young man who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.	Know and love the Book of Mormon,  read it several times, have an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and  apply its teachings.	"To the Youth of the Noble Birthright" -    President Ezra Taft Benson General Conference, April 1986, Priesthood Session.