Jesus Christ – Book of Mormon Heartland

Jesus Christ is the creator of this world. He commanded the elements and they organized. He created the world for the benefit of all mankind.

As we lived as spirit children of our Heavenly Father prior to coming to earth, Jesus was the chosen lamb of God. It was the plan. He would come to this earth and be born of Mary. He would live a perfect life without sin. He would suffer, be smitten and die for us. He would pay the price for our sins. If only we would believe on his name, and follow after him, we would be saved from our sins. It is also because of his sacrifice that we will all be risen from the dead as resurrected beings. At the final judgement, we will all stand before him and be judged of him according to our works. The righteous will be exalted and dwell eternally with him. The wicked shall be cast out.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

The Nativity, by Ted Henninger. Image taken for the Images library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The only event more important than the birth of Jesus Christ are the series of events which took place at the time of the suffering, death, and resurrection of the Messiah. When Christ was born into the world, the angels rejoiced and the righteous sought out the child.

The Angel Gabriel Visits Zacharias

The Angel Gabriel Visits Mary

Mary Visits Elisabeth – John the Baptist is Born

The Angel of the Lord Visits Joseph in a Dream

This Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem

Shepherds Abiding in the Field

The Rejoicings of Anna and Simeon

Miracles of Performed by Christ

Eustache Le Sueur, Christ Healing the Blind Man, c. 1650. Image taken from https://imaginemdei.blogspot.com/2020/03/jesus-heals-man-born-blind.html.

These below are a sample of the miracles performed by Jesus Christ while he was living in the areas near Jerusalem. There are many more miracles that he performed recorded in the Bible. The Bible certainly only touched on small sample of the wonderful miracles he performed while living on the earth.

Jesus Turns Water into Wine

Jesus Heals the Leper

Jesus Heals the Man with a Palsy

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath

Jesus Heals the Woman with an Issue of Blood

Jesus Feeds Thousands – Twice

Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

The Teachings of Jesus Christ

Five of Them Were Wise, by Walter Rane. Taken from the Images library from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

All of the teachings of Christ cannot be covered here. Even a complete reading of the Bible will not give you all the teachings the Christ delivered while living on the earth. And adding in other scriptures – The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, The Pearl of Great Price will not give you all of his teachings. Here, I will go over a portion of the Sermon on the Mount. These are the teachings he gave to his disciples. It is considered by many as the Higher Law. If you desire exaltation, eternal life with the Father and the Son, this is your law.

The Beatitudes

The Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World

The Law and Righteousness

Anger and Reconciliation

Committing Adultery in Your Heart – Pornography

Commitment in Marriage

Swear not at All

Turn the Other Cheek

Love Your Enemies

Be Ye Therefore Perfect

The Final Week of Jesus Christ’s Mortal Life

Featuring The Life of Christ by Frederic W. Farrar – Originally published in 1874 – Chapters 49-62