Believe in God

I love King Benjamin's address in The Book of Mormon.  He teaches doctrine boldly yet simply.  As I was listening to my scriptures this morning, the following section of King Benjamin's address stood out to me.

Mosiah 4:9-16

9 Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend. 

10 And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them. 

11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel. 

12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true. 

13 And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due. 

14 And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness. 

15 But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another. 

16 And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish.

I love how eloquently King Benjamin exhorts us to believe in God and reminds us that God is the source of our happiness.  King Benjamin reminds us to be humble. In humility we rely on the Lord as we seek to do His will.  In doing so He blesses us and we feel His love as we experience "exceedingly great joy in our souls".

May we always rejoice and be filled with the love of God as we stand steadfast in the faith. Humble ourselves in the depths of humility.  Walk in the ways of truth and soberness.  Call on the name of the Lord daily.  Love and serve one another.  Believe in God.

That's my two cents.