“The Book of Mormon adds to our knowledge of how our Savior’s earthly ministry reached out to all of His scattered flock. It records His appearance and teachings to the Nephites on the American continent. There He repeated that the Father had commanded Him to visit the other sheep which were not of the land of Jerusalem. The Savior also taught that He would visit others “who [had] not as yet heard [His] voice,” such as the “lost tribes of Israel.”
The Book of Mormon is a great witness that the Lord loves all people and reaches out to all, everywhere.
“Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?”
Other Book of Mormon teachings contradict the erroneous assertion that the grace of God saves only a chosen few. The Book of Mormon teaches that our Savior inviteth “all to come unto him … ; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.” His grace is for all. Similarly, the Book of Mormon tells us that the children of God in “every nation” have His promise that He “manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost.”
These promises from the Book of Mormon are true. Millions believe them and have had experiences to affirm their truth. I invite all to believe them.
We believe that the Lord will eventually cause the inspired teachings He has given to His children in various nations to be brought forth for the benefit of all people. This will include accounts of the visit of the resurrected Lord to what we call the lost tribes of Israel and His revelations to all the seed of Abraham.
We live in the day foretold when righteousness is sent forth out of heaven and truth out of the earth “to sweep the earth as with a flood, [and] to gather out [the] elect from the four quarters of the earth.” All around us we see evidence that many in the world are hungry for our Savior, Jesus Christ, and His teachings. As declared on its title page, the Book of Mormon has come forth that we “may know [of] the covenants of the Lord” and also for the convincing of all “that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations.” I call upon all to act on these truths and to share them with others that we may all draw closer to Jesus Christ, our Savior. I make this invitation and add my testimony of Him and His mission in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”