"And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe."
I thought the mention of a book interesting, for I was just reading this morning an article in the January 2019 Ensign, "John, the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved". In it, it discussed Revelations and the book John was given to eat. I wondered if there were more books given to prophets, and found this great quote mentioning them in an October 2005 General Conference talk by Merrill J. Bateman, "A Pattern for All". This pattern was something new to me.
"At the beginning of most dispensations, a book is given to the newly called prophet. Moses received tablets (see Ex. 31:18) Lehi was given a book to read concerning the destruction of Jerusalem (see 1 Ne. 1:11–14) Ezekiel was given “a roll of a book” (Ezek. 2:9–10) containing the Lord’s message for the house of Judah in his day. John the Revelator on the Isle of Patmos was shown a book with seven seals (see Rev. 5 D&C 77:6) Is it any wonder, then, that the Lord would provide a book containing the fullness of the gospel as part of the “restitution of all things”? The Book of Mormon has the power to draw all men and women to Christ. Its references to the Savior’s Atonement are the clearest on record with regard to its purpose and powers."
Day 1379
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