When I first read this story from Elder Burton, I first thought of the translation of the Book of Mormon. A simple stone in the hands of the an average person is just that – a stone. The Lord provided a Urim and Thummim to translate the text of theContinue Reading

See also: Joseph Smith used a Urim and Thummim to translate The Book of Mormon Joseph Smith used a seer stone to translate The Book of Mormon The box was filled with tinkertoys 1827 September 21, 1823 – Joseph meets Moroni. Joseph is 17 years old. September 22, 1827 –  JosephContinue Reading

by Abbeylin Farnsworth He went into the grove and changed his life forever, he went into the grove and received a revelation. He went into the grove and came out a changed man, he went into the grove and beheld the Father and the Son. He went into the groveContinue Reading

Joseph Smith’s First Vision – 1820 So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the woods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. It was the first timeContinue Reading

A valuable lesson: The commandments inspire young Joseph Smith.  When was the last time a youth said that the commandments were inspiring? Have you ever heard the youth say what a blessing the commandments were? 5 After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had received aContinue Reading

Recently I have thought about the new Duty to God program that the Church has implemented with a focus on young men learning, acting and then sharing their experiences.  This pattern parallels the early life of Joseph Smith as recorded in Joseph Smith History. “it was impossible for a personContinue Reading

One of the first lessons our youth can learn as they go through the Doctrine and Covenants and Church History is how to listen to the right voice.  From the very beginning of his work as a prophet, Joseph Smith is taught this very important lesson: that listening and followingContinue Reading