“And now, after the many testimonies which have been
given of Him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of Him: That He lives!”
You can not mention the restoration of the gospel without
mentioning Joseph Smith’s name. A humble
farm boy that questioned and prayed which church to join and received a
wonderful vision of seeing and hearing both our Father in Heaven and His Son,
Jesus Christ. For centuries the world
had been without the whole truth and that vision was the start of a remarkable
time in history.
“Sometimes, when we reach a position of responsibility, we
feel like we don't need help anymore, but Joseph Smith relied on the Lord more
and more after he was called as a prophet. He knew that his responsibility was
not to spread his own teachings, but to pass along the things God revealed to
him. Most of the text that makes up the Doctrine and Covenants is God's answers
to Joseph Smith's prayers and questions. He asked God to clarify parts of the
gospel and asked for guidance about how he should lead the Church and the
growing number of Mormons. God told him to call apostles, prophets, and other
leaders to oversee the Church.
We sometimes think that dying for a cause is
the purest display of devotion, but living for something is usually much more demanding. Joseph Smith did both.
He wore out his life in God's service, suffering derision and violence for the
things he believed.” mormon.org
Some people mistakenly believe that the Church of Jesus Christ
I thank him for his testimony and his example. May we all strive to give all we have to the
gospel of Jesus Christ just as the prophet Joseph did.
