Faith and a prophet's promise

Over the past few days, my companion and I have been pondering what is necessary for true conversion. One of the first things thought of was faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement.
Part of gaining faith in Jesus Christ requires reading his words and the words of His prophets - the scriptures and General Conference talks, for example.
When we meet someone and offer them a copy of the Book of Mormon, we tell them that they cannot come to know the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon for themselves unless they read it.
In Moroni chapter 10 verses 3-5 the prophet Moroni tells us, "Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things...that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men...and ponder it in your hearts. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost, ye may know the truth of all things."
So, Moroni first says that we must read the word. That is the very first thing we have to do. Then we must ponder-or think carefully about-what we have read and ask God in the name of Christ if it is true. We have to pray.
Many people skip over the next few lines but they are just as important as the preceding lines. Moroni says that we must have three things in order for us to gain an answer through study and prayer: a sincere heart, real intent, faith in Christ.
A sincere heart and real intent were described by Elder D. Todd Christofferson: "...when we say “sincere heart” and “real intent,” it means that you want to know the Lord’s will and you want to do it, that you’re committed, as you pray, to knowing and doing His will." (How Can I Make Daily Prayer More Meaningful?, New Era, October 2010)
We must want to know and DO the Lord's will. Without action, the desire to do the Lord's will doesn't mean much.
And then we must have faith. Faith is "...the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) Do we truly believe that God will hear and answer our prayers?
As we read the Book of Mormon and seek confirmation of the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we will find it. As we have the faith to pick up the book and read, ponder and pray, we will see the evidence of that faith. We will feel the Spirit tell us that The Book of Mormon is the word of God, that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Christ's church once again established on the earth.