“Nourished by the Good Word of God”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
To be “nourished by the good word of God” is to be fed and built up and strengthened by the words of scripture, the statements of the living oracles, or the promptings and guidance of the Holy Spirit. We feast upon the “good word of God,” the “words of eternal life” here that we might be prepared for the full glory of eternal life hereafter (Moses 6:59).

“Nourished by the Good Word of God”

In “writing of the manner in which converts to the Church were made and fortified in his day, Moroni observed: ”And none were received unto baptism save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end. And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually watchful unto prayer, relying alone upon the merits of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.“ (Moroni 6:3-4; italics added.)”

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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