“I should like to see introduced among the Latter-day Saints…the practice of celebrating or commemorating the birthday of the Prophet Joseph Smith. . . . in my judgment the next birthday celebration to that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ should be that of Joseph Smith.” (Joseph F. Smith) On this day, we celebrate the birth…
In commemoration of the anniversary of the 1844 transfiguration of President Brigham Young, we are excited to offer the following free audio download! Special thanks to Casey Wayman for narrating this selection of eye-witness accounts! Selection of Eyewitness Accounts to the 1844 Transfiguration of Brigham Young I “[jumped] to my feet, expecting Joseph the Prophet was speaking” There was…
“Let the city, Far West, be a holy and consecrated land unto me; and it shall be called most holy, for the ground upon which thou standest is holy.” (D&C 115:7) The place called Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, [will be] the center place of the kingdom of God on the western hemisphere. A city called Zion…
“I am the greatest advocate of the Constitution of the United States there is on the earth. In my feelings I am always ready to die for the protection of the weak and oppressed in their just rights.” (Joseph Smith, History of the Church 6:56, also in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 326) Many do…
“We believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as it is translated correctly”. (Article of Faith #8) Joseph Smith restored a literal interpretation, belief and reliance on scripture. Though many in the world today incorrectly believe “Mormons” do not believe in the Bible, every teaching, doctrine and principle of the Church…
We live in an age which has made itself devoid of heroes. It is common in this time to seek the belittling of the heroes of the past in an attempt at self-justification of our own mediocrity and low moral standards. In his 1997 Freedom Festival address President Gordon B. Hinckley quoted Charles Malek, Secretary…
“O ye Twelve and all saints, profit by this important Key–that in all your trials troubles &, temptations, afflictions, bonds imprisonment & death See to it that you do not betray heaven, that you do not betray Jesus Christ, that you do not betray your Brethren, & that you do not betray the revelations of…
“It was decreed in the counsels of eternity, long before the foundations of the earth were laid, that he should be the man, in the last dispensation of this world, to bring forth the word of God to the people, and receive the fullness of the keys and power of the Priesthood of the Son…
“I speak boldly and faithfully and with authority. . . I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend? I shall not be sacrificed until my time comes; then I shall be offered freely. . . I thank…
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. . . . He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the…
