Jesus Christ
is the Son of God and Joseph Smith was a prophet.
We link the names of Jesus Christ
and of Joseph Smith. Christ is the Lord; he worked out the atoning sacrifice;
he is the resurrection and the life; through him all men are raised in immortality,
while those who believe and obey his laws shall also gain eternal life.
The Lord called Joseph Smith to stand at the head of this glorious dispensation
I know that Joseph Smith was called,
appointed by our Father in heaven; that he received revelation and guidance
from the Son of God that would be of benefit and a blessing to all men if they
would receive it, is a quote from Joseph Fielding Smith
The Lord said, “That this generation would has his words through the prophet Joseph Smith.
And
then, referring to the gospel restored through Joseph Smith, the Lord said:
“This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness
unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the
wicked.” I now say- That Joseph Smith is the one to whom all men must look in
this day to learn the truth about Christ and his gospel; That in due course the name of this prophet
shall be known in every corner of the earth and among all people; That the
honest in heart will accept him as a prophet and will worship that Lord whom he
revealed; That the church that he organized by divine command prospers because
it follows the revelations that came through him; And that all who believe the
teachings of Joseph Smith and labor in the course set by him shall come to a
knowledge that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who was crucified for the sins of
the world.
Joseph Smith
and his brother, Hyrum were united in life and death.
Hyrum
was a man of wonderful tenderness of heart. He possessed deep humility and
loved his brother better than he loved his own life. This is shown in his death
through which he obtained a martyr’s crown. He was fearless in his defense of
truth. Verily he “loved that which is right.” They passed through the same
sorrows and joys together. The same persecutions descended upon them both. They
shared the same dungeons for the Gospel’s sake, and when the time came for the
sealing of their testimony, they shared together the crown of martyrdom. “In
life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated.
Joseph
and Hyrum sealed their testimonies with their blood.
“That
he may act in concert also with my servant Joseph; and that he shall receive
counsel from my servant Joseph, who shall show unto him the keys whereby he may
ask and receive, and be crowned with the same blessing, and glory, and honor,
and priesthood, and gifts of the priesthood, that once were put upon him that
was my servant Oliver Cowdery; “That my servant Hyrum may bear record of the
things which I shall show unto him, that his name may be had in honorable
remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever.
The lesson
closed with the following thought: "As sisters how can we hasten the work
without bearing our testimony."
