The Restoration

So the dark night of Apostasy started a few decades after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and lasted until early in the Spring of 1820. That isn't to say that during that span of time there weren't good people. And it does not mean that during that time period there was no light given to the world. It just means that the keys of the kingdom of God and with them the Lords Church in it's fullness was not to be found on the earth.

For those of you who are familiar with American History you might recall that in and around 1820 much of New York was referred to as the "Burned over District". It had been ground zero of what was called the "Second Great Awakening".

Revivals sprouted up in many places and a great religious excitement prevailed. There were ministers of different Christian sects that were all vying for converts.

At first they would say it didn't matter what church you joined, but just that you joined one.

But soon after people started making their choices hard feelings prevailed and the different sects started to turn on each other.

Doctrines were hotly debated and confusion arose as to who was interpreting the Bible correctly.

It was in this scene that we find a young farm boy named Joseph Smith. His family had been among the crowds that were being proselyted. They attended different meetings that heard the different preachers make their claims.

Four of the Smith family decided to unite with the Presbyterians. Joseph thought he might join the Methodists.

But he was confused. He wanted to make sure that he made the correct choice. Said he: (Joseph Smith History 1: 10-20)

10 In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be right, which is it, and how shall I know it?
11 While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
12 Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed wisdom from God, I did; for how to act I did not know, and unless I could get more wisdom than I then had, I would never know; for the teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.
13 At length I came to the conclusion that I must either remain in darkness and confusion, or else I must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to “ask of God,” concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would give liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.
14 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 time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to pray vocally.
15 After I had retired to the place where I had previously designed to go, having looked around me, and finding myself alone, I kneeled down and began to offer up the desires of my heart to God. I had scarcely done so, when immediately I was seized upon by some power which entirely overcame me, and had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak. Thick darkness gathered around me, and it seemed to me for a time as if I were doomed to sudden destruction.
16 But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother, “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.” It seems as though the adversary was aware, at a very early period of my life, that I was destined to prove a disturber and an annoyer of his kingdom; else why should the powers of darkness combine against me? Why the opposition and persecution that arose against me, almost in my infancy?


Joseph had read a passage in the Bible, and had the audacity to believe it enough to actually try it out. One of the striking things about Joseph Smith to me is that he wasn't a man who just said "I talked with God follow me" but he said that anyone can talk with God and God will tell them that what I'm saying is true.

The visions were not exclusive to Joseph, but on other occasions God answered Josephs associates with visions for themselves.

Most striking is that Joseph told us that anyone can have their prayers answered by the power of the Holy Ghost. That would include me and you.

In answer to Josephs humble prayer.. God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith. This was the start of a new dispensation. It was the start of the "Restitution of All things" spoken of by Peter in the Bible. (Acts 3:21)

It was the start of the preparing of the world for Jesus Christ's second coming.

Many other revelations would follow this first vision. Including the restoring of the keys that are needed to establish the Church of Jesus Christ on the earth, the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ, and the Priesthood of God.

I testify that all of this really did happen. It's not just a nice story. But it is indeed the real thing. I also testify that you can know for yourself if these things are true.

The promise has been given to all that if a person will humble themselves, study it out, and ask in faith, God will answer them. Jesus said:
Matt. 21: 22
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall bask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.


I testify that Jesus really lives. He is our savior. He is the way to heaven. The way to Jesus is by obedience to the principles, commandments, and ordinances of the gospel. They way to Jesus is through His church. If you are in Jesus' Church and live by His teachings, you will have the blessing of Jesus' grace. And if you have Jesus grace, you have Heaven.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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The Apostasy

If you have read the posts up until now you might be thinking.. what makes Mormons or as we prefer to be called "Latter Day Saints" so different from other Christians? One of the things that make us unique is our unique claim.

That claim is simply this: We are the very Church that Jesus Himself set up.

We don't claim that our church came about as a result of the reformation, like the Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalian, Presbyterian and others. We also don't claim that we are the different brand of the Roman Catholic church. We also don't claim to be the true version of Eastern Orthodoxy.

We believe that within a few decades after the original church was organized, there was an apostasy. Not just a small apostasy where there were break offs from the church. But one on such a scale that caused the very keys that Jesus gave Peter to be taken from the earth.

When we talk about this it raises many questions and answers even more. But please don't confuse what we are saying to mean that we think all other Christian sects to be evil. On the contrary, we believe that God has give His children truth and that truth can be found in most any Christian sect and even non Christian faiths.

But it would be correct to say that we believe that some of that truth was lost to apostasy. In addition to the truths that were lost, so was the sacred authority to officiate in the priesthood. While personal revelation in some degrees continued in the earth, there was no one who could authoritatively speak in the name of the Lord for the whole world.

So to the questions:

Can you back this up with scripture?
Absolutely. This apostasy was prophesied about hundreds of years before it happened.

We read in Amos 8:11-12
11 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

Even at the time it was happening the Apostle Paul counseled those who were looking for the second coming of Jesus Christ:

2 Thes. 2: 3
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

And we read in Acts:
Acts 3: 20-21
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Why does there need to be a restitution if nothing had been lost? Also the word restitution connotes that what had been lost had at one time been here on the earth.

Why would God let His church fall into apostasy?
This is an excellent question. The truth is that God will not force us to do anything. He has given each of us our own free will or free agency. We have the power to choose good or evil. So the apostasy was not God's fault at all. While we don't know all of the details of how this happened, we do know that as a matter of principle, it happened out of the choices that were made by most of the people at that time. We do believe all of the apostles that led the church were faithful to the end. Many of them were martyred.

But Paul also give us a clue as to what might have happened:

Acts 20: 29-31
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


Paul was in tears because he saw what was happening to the church and knew what it would lead to. He said "For I know this".

So the answer is that God let it happen because God will never interfere with our free will to choose.

Isn't God all powerful? Couldn't He save his Church?
Yes, God is all powerful. And Yes He could save His church if He felt it would be the right thing to do. But just as He would not save the 10 tribes of Israel after they turned to worship the Idol Baal. He would take His church back to Himself and away from the Grievous wolves.

So what happened after the apostasy?
Several good people tried to pick up the pieces and live the best they could with what they had. From this arose different sects of Christianity that all tried to claim an unbroken link with the original church. But what is very evident from the early christian writings is that there were all kinds of disputations over doctrine and they were clamoring to find the word as Amos had prophesied

12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

The keys had been taken from the earth. While it is true that there were probably those still on the earth that had been ordained to the priesthood by the proper authority and in the proper way.. they were powerless to exercise that priesthood without the keys.

When the Lord has His true priesthood on the earth, everything with that priesthood has to be done in order.

While many may be ordained to the priesthood, not all are given keys to exercise it.
For example:

I have been ordained an Elder in the priesthood and am entitled to perform sacred ordinances such as baptism. However that doesn't mean I can just go baptize anyone I want to. I would first need to get permission from my Bishop who holds the keys and therefore he has to "unlock" so to speak or authorize me to use my priesthood in that way.

But what about the scripture that says:

Matt. 16: 18
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

This scripture read in English could cause people to think that the Lord will not allow His church to fail.. but when you read the original Greek quite a different meaning comes to the front.

The word translated "Hell" in the King James Version of the Bible, was actually "Hades" in the Greek. Now, why would that matter? Because the word Hell as it's used in English means something very different than the word "Hades".

Hades was considered the world of Spirits by the Greeks. It was the place where all people went after they died, Good or Bad, Believer or Non-believer.

So how would the gates of Hades try to prevail against the Church?

Hades, or the Spirit World, holds the Spirits of all people. Through Jesus' Resurrection, all those Spirits will be reunited with their bodies one day. But also among those spirits there are those who were never baptized or even heard of Jesus Christ while they were alive. We have learned through modern revelation that these people have been separated from those who have died in the faith. Those who die in full faithfulness are put a holding place called paradise until they are resurrected. Those who didn't or never had the chance to accept Jesus are put in a different holding place until they are resurrected where they can have the opportunity to hear and accept His words. Peter is given the keys to perform ordinances on behalf of those people such as baptism for the Dead. Therefore Jesus goes on to say:

Matt. 16: 19
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

The gates of Hades, or the place where people go after they die will not have the power to prevent the Church from using the keys of the priesthood on behalf of those within the Spirit World. I'll talk more about this when I post about baptism for the dead.


The gospel of Jesus Christ is Eternal in nature. Even though there was an apostasy, God had a plan to remedy it. In my next post I will discuss the Restoration or the Restitution of all things spoken of by Peter. (Acts 3: 20-21).

I testify with all my heart that an Apostasy did occur. While we don't know the details of the exact events that transpired, we do have both ancient prophets, and apostles testifying that it would happen. We also have the testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith who was given direct revelation from God that it did happen.

In addition to those witnesses.. I add my own. I have been assured by the power of the Holy Ghost that the apostasy actually took place. And that is why it is so important to hear the message of the Restoration. The message of God through the prophet Joseph Smith.

The message of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Keeping the Commandments and Enduring to the End

After you've gone through the process of Faith, Repentance, Baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost.. are you done?

Our Heavenly Father has an eternal plan for His children and this process spoken of before is just the beginning.

In fact, you will most likely repeat the process of the first four principles and ordinances of the gospel over and over again. Each time you repeat it, you will gain new insight. You will grow. You will come closer to God.

Let me clarify here that I'm not saying you have to be baptized over and over again. After you have been baptized you can renew your baptismal covenants through the ordinance of the Sacrament. (The Lords Supper)

But we will discuss that ordinance in more detail in another post. The important thing now that you have received a remission of your sins through the Grace of Jesus Christ, is to retain a remission of your sins. King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon, spoke of what you must to accomplish this:


Mosiah 4: 11-12, 26
11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.
12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
• • •
26 And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you—that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God—I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants.

In the Bible, The Lord Jesus Christ and his Apostles also spoke of this:

Matt. 24: 13
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Mark 13: 13
13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

James 5: 11
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

We can see from these scriptures that in order to live within the Grace of Jesus Christ, we must keep his commandments and be faithful to the end of our lives. It's not enough just to say a prayer to be guaranteed salvation. We must stay with the program and like the apostle Paul, we must finish the course.


2 Tim. 4: 7
7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Our motivation for keeping the commandments and trying to live our lives as God has asked is and should be Love. After we've been ransomed and brought into the kingdom of God, we keep doing good works because he first did the ultimate good work and laid down His life for us.

Jesus said:
John 15:10
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.


So you can see that to abide in Jesus' Love (Grace) you must keep His commandments.

He also said:

John 14: 15, 23
15 ¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.


It is clear that if we really love Jesus. If we really have faith in Him, we will do our best to live by His words.

It is also clear that if we keep His commandments, He will shed forth His grace and love on us.

We can never out give the Savior. He will always repay you 100 fold.

King Benjamin described what happens when we keep the commandments of the Lord:

Mosiah Chapter 2
41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.



I testify that if you want to be truly happy. If you want to have a clear conscience. If you want lasting peace in your heart and your mind. The way is Jesus Christ.

He is the way, the truth, and the life. And no man comes unto the Father but by Him. (John 14:6)

The way to Jesus is through Faith, sincere repentance, Baptism by those who hold the authority given them by Jesus to Baptize, and by the laying on of hands for the receiving of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Last of all one must keep the commandments and endure to the end in order to stay in a state of grace and be redeemed from their sins.

In other words, the way to Heaven is through Jesus. The way to Jesus is through the first four principles and ordinance of His Gospel.


I testify that you can receive great joy and great light if you will follow the Savior of the world and keep His commandments.

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Matthew 11
28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.


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The Gift of the Holy Ghost

Now that we have made a covenant (see my post about Baptism) with God, we are ready to reap the blessings of such a covenant.

After one is Baptized into the church of Jesus Christ, they are promptly confirmed and given the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands by those in authority.

In the book of Acts we read about a man named Simon:

Acts 8: 17-19

17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

Simon made his living through sorcery. He thought you could actually purchase this gift. However Peter made it very clear that you cannot. You have to have faith, repent, be baptized by the proper authority and receive the laying on of hands by those in authority as well.


We know that the Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead. (see my post about God) He is a Spirit and as such does not possess a body of flesh and bones. This characteristic allows Him to fulfill His divine mission. Because He is a Spirit He can dwell in us.

Doctrine and Covenants section 130 verse 22 says:

"22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us."

The scriptures usually refer to two different aspects of the Holy Ghost.

1. The power of the Holy Ghost
2. The gift of the Holy Ghost

Let's first talk about the power of the Holy Ghost. One of the main functions of the Holy Ghost is to testify to us of what is true and what is not true.

John 14:26 says: "26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

In the next chapter of John we read:

John 15:26 " 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me"

Jesus teaches us here that the Holy Ghost both is the Spirit of Truth and that His main message of truth is to testify of Jesus Christ and of the Father.

In the Book of Mormon, Jacob teaches us
"Jacob 4: 13
13 Behold, my brethren, he that prophesieth, let him prophesy to the understanding of men; for the Spirit speaketh the truth and lieth not. Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are, and of things as they really will be; wherefore, these things are manifested unto us plainly, for the salvation of our souls. But behold, we are not witnesses alone in these things; for God also spake them unto prophets of old."


So from these few scriptures we've learned that the Holy Ghost:
1. Is the Spirit of Truth
2. It "lieth not"
3. It testifies of Jesus
4. "speaketh of things as they really are"

With all of the many people in the world touting there way of thinking, it's easy to see why people could be deceived or confused. Is there one source we can turn to to find absolute truth? YES. That source is the Holy Ghost.

But how can we receive truth from the Holy Ghost? The answer is through the power of the Holy Ghost.

The Holy Ghost can communicate to us in any way he prefers. The prophet Elijah described one way he communicates to us:

"1 Kings Chapter 19:11-12
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice."

The "still small voice" is a term that many modern prophets have used to describe receiving revelation through the Holy Ghost.

One revelation given from the Lord through the prophet Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery says:
"D&C 8:2
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart. "

This scripture suggests that communication from the Holy Ghost isn't limited to a feeling. While the feeling is certainly part of the equation the Lord also mentions telling Oliver in his "mind".

Many times we receive an inspired thought, a new idea, or as Joseph Smith described "Pure intelligence". We shouldn't take such inspiration lightly as we know from the revelations that often times it is the Power of the Holy Ghost teaching us truth.

So to the point, the Power of the Holy Ghost is the power of the Spirit to communicate to anyone regardless if they have been baptized or not what is true, and specifically that Jesus is the Christ.

Why is this so important? It's important because God has given His children a way to know that He lives. A way to know that He has a plan for them. A way to know for sure what is True and what is false.

This is through the Power of the Holy Ghost. It is through this same power that you can know if what I'm writing is true if you ask God with a sincere heart and with faith, He will answer your prayer concerning these things.

Now lets talk about the "Gift of the Holy Ghost"

The Gift of the Holy Ghost can only be given to a person who has faith in Jesus Christ, has repented of their sins, and has been baptized by those with authority to baptize.

This Gift has been described as the Baptism of Fire. It allows us to have the Holy Ghost with us always as our constant companion as long as we stay worthy of His influence. It is the power and gift that sanctifies us and makes us holy.

It is one thing to repent and be forgiven of sins, but quite another to become holy and have no desire for sin. The gift of the Holy Ghost, over time will teach us how to be holy. He will change our hearts and minds. He gives us personal revelation that is God's specific will for us alone. Without the Gift of the Holy Ghost no one can become truly holy. No one can fully change from a state of sin to a state of holiness and happiness.

The gift of the Holy Ghost gives us the power to make this change. We will only change at the rate we are willing to submit to His will, and keep His commandments. A Book of Mormon prophet/king named Benjamin gave a great sermon to his people and spoke of this process:

"Mosiah 3:19
19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."

The Atonement of Jesus Christ makes it possible for us to be forgiven for all of our sins. The Gift of the Holy Ghost and Grace of Jesus Christ allow us to be changed into what the Apostle Paul calls "A new creature in Christ Jesus".

I testify that you can know the truth of all things through the power of the Holy Ghost.

I also testify that you can have access to the Gift of the Holy Ghost which, if heeded will sanctify you and bring you to light and happiness.

If you would like to have this wonderful gift,
I would invite you to show your Faith in the Lord Jesus by repenting of your sins, and being Baptized by one who has the proper authority from God, so you can then receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands and start your way back to your Heavenly Father who loves you.

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If you have read this, chances are you are feeling something wonderful right now. That feeling is the power of the Holy Ghost testifying to your heart that what you have read is true. Don't waste another moment, you can have that wonderful feeling as a constant companion.

I testify that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the sure way to lasting happiness and joy.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.