“Reap the Rewards of Your Faith, Diligence, Patience, and Long–suffering”

Brant Gardner

Faith is a process requiring continuous action. The initial steps are important but insufficient for mature faith just as a sapling is no mature tree. We may join the Church, but that is not the end of our need to learn and grow. The gospel will “grow” us from a seed to a mature tree; active participation in the gospel nourishes our inner growth.

Text: The 1830 edition does not break a chapter here but continues directly to the next verse.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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