Believe in Revelations
One of the themes of the four small books which finish the small plates of Nephi is the importance and reality of revelations from God. In the book of Enos, he recounted how he received revelations from the Lord. After much prayer, “there came a voice unto [him], saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed” (v5). He heard the voice of the Lord speak unto him directly, saying further, “Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole” (v8). After much prayer the Lord spoke to him again saying, “I will grant unto thee according to thy desires, because of thy faith” (v12). The testimony of Enos was that the Lord truly will speak to us as we reach out to him earnestly for revelations. Jarom did not record his own revelations but highlighted how the Lord had spoken to his people. He wrote, “I shall not write the things o