Mosiah 5:2- I remember being taught that this verse helped to illustrate a people after they repented. Elder Robert D Hales taught, “Once we receive a witness of the Spirit, our testimony is strengthened through study, prayer, and living the gospel. Our growing testimony brings us increased faith in Jesus Christ and His plan of happiness. We are motivated to repent and obey the commandments, which, with a mighty change of heart, leads to our conversion. And our conversion brings divine forgiveness, healing, joy, and the desire to bear our witness to others” (in Conference Report, Oct. 2003, 31–32; or
Mosiah 5:15- This verse was the mutual theme while I was a missionary and I have a certain fondness for the verse because of it. Elder David A. Bednar taught that in order to be steadfast and immovable we must build on the foundation of Christ. He then shared Helaman 15 in teaching us how to build on the foundation of Christ. “And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
“Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free” (vv. 7–8; emphasis added).(see: https://www.lds.org/new-era/2008/01/steadfast-and-immovable-always-abounding-in-good-works?lang=eng)
Mosiah 8- God speaks to his children through prophets. In the past he called prophets like Moses, and Abraham. More recently he called Joseph Smith and Gordon B. Hinckley as prophets. I know that his living prophet on the earth today is Thomas S. Monson and that if we follow the Lord's teachings through his prophet we will be blessed in all things
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