These are taken from Moroni 10
1. Remember how merciful God has been all the way from Adam to today
2. Ask God if the Book of Mormon is true with a sincere heart, with real intent, and with faith in Christ
3. Deny not the power of God, but have faith
4. Deny not the gifts of God
5. Remember that every good gift comes from Christ
6. Remember that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever and that spiritual gifts will never be done away except by unbelief
7. Remember I can't be saved unless I have faith, hope, and charity
8. Come unto Christ and be perfected in him and lay hold upon every good gift and touch not the evil gift or unclean thing
This is an essay I wrote in the Winter 2014 Semester for my Western Humanities class. I felt like I needed to share it. It is a bit long, but I assure you it's worth your time. Also, take some time to watch the quick video at the end. Jacob Hansen Professor Julie Ransom IHUM 201 Connection to Major 10 April 2014 The Cave of Mental Illness A mere seven months ago I had a different perception of reality. I found myself, as psychologist Kay Jamison puts it, “ enmeshed totally in the blackest caves of the mind ” (68). I, like Jamison, suffer from bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed about twenty months into my mission. Though I was in this cave, during the manic episode I experienced I felt more creative and energetic than I ever had. I felt little need to sleep and could think and make connections very quickly. I understood the world differently than others, and, so I thought, at a higher level. It was as if I had discovered a new revolutionary way of living and I was conf
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