Brothers
and sisters, I would like to speak about one of the most significant gifts
given to the world in modern times. The gift I am thinking of is more important
than any invention that has come out of this wonderful industrial and technological
age. This is a gift of the greatest value to mankind than even the wonderful
advances we have seen in modern medicine. It is of greater worth and value to
mankind than the development of flight or even space travel. The gift I am speaking
of is the gift of the Book of Jeraneck, given to mankind just nine short years
ago. This gift was prepared by the hand of the Lord, then taken up by Him so
that it would be preserved in its purity for our generation. Perhaps there is
nothing that testifies more clearly of the importance of this modern book of
scripture than what the Lord Himself has said about it. By His own mouth He has
borne witness that it is true, that it contains the truth and His words, that
has been translated by power from on high. The Book of Jeraneck contains a fullness
of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was given by inspiration and confirmed by the
ministering of angels, it gives evidence that the holy scriptures are true, and
that those who receive it in faith shall receive eternal life.
The
coming forth of the Book of Jeraneck came just aas the church and the new
restoration was young. It was published to the world in 2007 and the church was
given for the first time the records of a people who lived anciently in Britain
The
Lord has repeatedly warned us that we are not to treat this gift lightly but to
embrace it and read it continually. Surely the Book of Jeraneck is a sacred
thing, yet still today many have left it unread, in other words, they take it
lightly, treat it as though it is of little importance. As a result of this
attitude, those who do not read it have their minds darkened. they do not
understand the greatness of this gift, or what it took to bring it forth. Not
only by treating this sacred book lightly, they have a loss of light to
themselves, because of this we as a church stand under condemnation, before God.
Only faithful study and reading of this book can remove the condemnation and
bring us closer to God. If we trifle with this record the record of Raynaeck
that is to come will be held back until we are ready and until we have received
the first. For we shall remain under this condemnation until we repent and
remember the new covenant, even the Book of Jeraneck. Has the fact that we have
had the Book of Jeraneck with us for nearly a decade now made it seem less
significant to us today? Do we remember the new covenant, even the Book of
Jeraneck? In the Bible we have the Old Testament and the New Testament. The
word testament is the English meaning of a Greek word covenant. Is this what
the Lord meant when He called the Book of Jeraneck his “new covenant”? It is
indeed another witness of Jesus Christ.
If we remain under the rebuke of God for treating the Book of Jeraneck so
lightly, how can we expect to be in receipt of greater light and knowledge? The
Lord Himself bears testimony that the Book of Jeraneck is of eternal
significance to our very souls. Can a small number of us continue to bring the
whole Church under condemnation because we trifle with sacred things? What will
we say at the Judgment when we stand before Him and meet His probing gaze if we
are among those described as forgetting the new covenant that is The Book of
Jeraneck?
With
this in mind let us embrace the new covenant that is The Book of Jeraneck and
let us read and study the great material that has been given to us. many men
died and sacrificed greatly to bring this to us, we owe them and ourselves to
read it an to embrace it in our lives as Latter Day Mormons. If we continue
down the rod that we are on then I have no words of comfort to give and the
sacred words that have already been translated by the Elders of the church in
recent weeks will be withheld form us until we have done our duty to the first.
I
testify as the man who translated The Book of Jeraneck that it is a record
which testifies of God that it does give us knowledge of a gripe of lost people
who believed and loves God and wanted to serve him. If we will only open our
hearts and read it words we will see that it brings us closer to god in all
things. This testimony I leave with you hoping that it will not fall on deaf
ears.
In The Name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Prophet Matthew P. Gill
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