Sunday Lesson: April 13th

Each one of us needs our own testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith and specifically a testimony of the First Vision.

“The greatest event that has ever occurred in the world, since the resurrection of the Son of God from the tomb and his ascension on high, was the coming of the Father and of the Son to that boy Joseph Smith. … Having accepted this truth, I find it easy to accept of every other truth that [Joseph Smith] … declared”    - Joseph F Smith

 “Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it

                                                                        -Doctrine and Covenants 135:3 (15):

“With his brother, my grandfather, Patriarch Hyrum Smith, he [Joseph Smith] sealed his testimony with his blood in Carthage Jail. And I, for one, want to be an instrument in the Lord’s hands of letting the ends of the earth know that salvation is again available because the Lord raised up a mighty seer in this day to reestablish his kingdom on earth.19

 We raise our voices in thanksgiving for the lives and ministries of the Prophet Joseph Smith, of Hyrum Smith the Patriarch, and of the prophets and apostles and righteous men and women who have built on the foundation they laid.20”  -Joseph Fielding Smith 

Can we have the same kind of brotherly love as Hyrum and Joseph Smith for our sisters? Can we share this same loyalty, dedication, and trust? Can we stand by one another, and mourn with those who mourn and rejoice with those who rejoice? I believe we can. As Lucy Mack wisely stated, ”We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together.”

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