Preserving the Restoration Quotes

“These Old Testament records were “in the language of the Egyptians” which a reader was required to understand to be able to “read these engravings.” Therefore, it was necessary for King Benjamin’s sons to “be taught in all the language of [King Benjamin’s] fathers” in order to understand their scripture. From this we can conclude the earliest Jewish records were composed and preserved in Egyptian rather than Hebrew. As a matter of historic fact, Hebrew did not exist as a written language until several thousand years after Egyptian composed records in their form of writing. This is an interesting detail Joseph Smith would not have known, but is in the Book of Mormon.”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“To cover the topic of evil, he wisely counseled as follows: “I cannot tell you all the things whereby ye may commit sin for there are divers ways and means, even so many that I cannot number them.”[574] [That frank assessment by King Benjamin is beyond the wisdom of a young person to grasp. It reflects the lifelong contemplation of an aging king, not clever fiction by a young Joseph Smith. It is one of the reasons Joseph Smith could not have authored the Book of Mormon, and proof it contains greater wisdom than his own when the book was first printed. King Benjamin was unwilling to give a lengthy list of what not‑to‑do, because the list would be endless. Instead he tells what ought to be done in an ideal society.]”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“Assuming we take seriously the instruction from King Benjamin and Christ to refrain from contending in anger with one another, how do we proceed as brothers and sisters in sorting out our unavoidable disagreements? The answer, of course, is provided in counsel from Joseph Smith found in scripture clarifying how to deal with disagreement: ‑by persuasion ‑by long‑suffering ‑by gentleness and meekness ‑by kindness ‑by pure knowledge.”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“God’s work is always proven personally, and testified of anecdotally. We cannot prove it to each other. God can prove it for everyone. Anecdotal proof means someone had an experience, and they tell their story about their experience. There is no way to know if they are telling the truth because experiences with God are always personal.”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“Repentance is abandoning a foolish error, a vain tradition, or a false belief and replacing it with truth. Returning and remembering Joseph’s teachings will liberate us from errors, and empower us to gather light and truth. We at last arrive at a point we look upon our sins and say. “I have no more disposition for that. I know enough to abandon this because I prefer the light. I prefer God’s intelligence and glory.”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“if we by our own wickedness bring evil on our own heads the Lord will let us bear it till we get weary and hate eniquity[.]”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration

“Everything we do, everything we want to do is related to our faith. We are beings filled with, animated by, and continually upheld by faith. Yet somehow we do not have the faith to see it. Faith animates us to take action. We are here because of God’s faith.”
― Denver Snuffer, Preserving the Restoration