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Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

He called even the Prophet Joseph to repentance, though his sin was as nothing compared to ours:

Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

Remember that we must forgive even if our offender did not repent and ask forgiveness. Stephen yet in his young life had mastered this principle. His accusers, unable to find anything against him other than fancied blasphemy, stoned him to death. Not waiting for them to repent, Stephen displayed his saintliness by using his last breath to forgive them saying: "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." (Acts 7:60.) They had taken his very life, and yet he forgave them. The Prophet Jos...

Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

Not long ago, as I was leaving the office, I met a man who told me that he was a prominent lecturer. I have never heard him, but he alleged that he is a prominent lecturer. He had in his hand a pamphlet, "Joseph Smith Tells His Own Story." He said he was looking for the best printed picture of the Prophet Joseph Smith, for purposes of his own, of course. He was a man, I presume, of Jewish faith, for he said he was a Jew. As he showed me that picture, he made this remark: ...

Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

I am glad that I have faith in the Prophet Joseph Smith and the story that he told us. I believe implicitly in the gospel of Jesus Christ, as interpreted by the Church, and the prophets who stand at its head. If I have any doubts, it is only as to my ability to properly understand and properly interpret that gospel in my life.

Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

Not very long ago, also, I sat at a banquet table next to one of our good sisters. During the conversation she told me of two teen-age boys, brothers they were, who had just left the Church and had become affiliated with another. In explaining it to her, they said, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has nothing to offer us." It seems to me that that is a strange thing for a young man born in the Church to be able to say, and of course I don't believe a word of it, that is, I don...

Elder Spencer W. Kimball, Conference Report, October 1949, Third Day—Morning Meeting

I heard the other day of a man who left the Church because his son was denied entry into the temple-I imagine, justifiably so. You find people who leave the Church because, sometimes, they think the bishops and stake presidents do not understand them. They do not think of these broad and basic things, faith in God; faith in the revealed word as it has come from the Prophet Joseph Smith, that he was actually an inspired servant of God; faith in the appointed leaders who have foll...

Holland, Jeffrey R., The Tongue of Angels , CR April 2007

The Prophet Joseph Smith deepened our understanding of the power of speech when he taught, "It is by words . . . [that] every being works when he works by faith. God said, 'Let there be light: and there was light.' Joshua spake, and the great lights which God had created stood still. Elijah commanded, and the heavens were stayed for the space of three years and six months, so that it did not rain. . . . All this was done by faith. . . . Faith, then, works by words; and with [wor...

Bednar, David A., Ye Must Be Born Again , CR April 2007

I witness the reality and divinity of a living Savior who invites us to come unto Him and be transformed. I testify His Church and priesthood authority have been restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Through faith in Christ, we can be spiritually prepared and cleansed from sin, immersed in and saturated with His gospel, and purified and sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise—even born again. In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Monson, Thomas S., I Know That My Redeemer Lives! , CR April 2007

In our dispensation, this same testimony was spoken boldly by the Prophet Joseph Smith, as he and Sidney Rigdon testified, "And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!"10

Packer, Boyd K., The Spirit of the Tabernacle , CR April 2007

It is this still, small voice which Elijah and the Nephites heard that the Prophet Joseph Smith understood when he wrote, "Thus saith the still small voice, which whispereth through and pierceth all things" (D&C 85:6).

Packer, Boyd K., The Spirit of the Tabernacle , CR April 2007

Here also two revelations were added to the standard works, now known as Doctrine and Covenants sections 137 and 138. Section 137 records a vision given to the Prophet Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple, and section 138 is a vision given to President Joseph F. Smith concerning the Savior's visit to the spirits of the dead.

Tingey, Earl C., ProphetsÃ--”Pioneer and Modern Day , CR April 2007

He loved the Prophet Joseph Smith. Of this, he said:

Tingey, Earl C., ProphetsÃ--”Pioneer and Modern Day , CR April 2007

President Hinckley loves the Prophet Joseph Smith. Several years ago, he said:

Tingey, Earl C., ProphetsÃ--”Pioneer and Modern Day , CR April 2007

"I worship the God of heaven who is my Eternal Father. I worship the Lord Jesus Christ who is my Savior and my Redeemer. I do not worship the Prophet Joseph Smith, but I reverence and love this great seer through whom the miracle of this gospel has been restored. I am now growing old, and I know that in the natural course of events before many years, I will step across the threshold to stand before my Maker and my Lord and give an accounting of my life. And I hope that I shall h...

Faust, James E., Salt Lake Tabernacle Rededication , CR April 2007

By the time the Kirtland Temple was dedicated in 1836, it was already too small to hold all the Saints who wanted to attend the dedication. The Prophet Joseph Smith regretfully recorded that the building would not accommodate more.2 However, as violence against the Saints and their leaders escalated in Kirtland, the main body of the Church moved to Missouri in 1838, leaving this precious building behind.

Faust, James E., Salt Lake Tabernacle Rededication , CR April 2007

As George A. Smith observed in his humorous way, "In the days of the Prophet Joseph . . . Mormonism flourished best out of doors." This was because "we failed to erect a building big enough to hold the Saints previous to the death of the Prophet."3

Faust, James E., Salt Lake Tabernacle Rededication , CR April 2007

"My first recollection of a place of worship was in Nauvoo. It was in a little grove of trees near the site of the temple. In company with my mother I listened here to such men as Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, the Prophet Joseph and the Patriarch Hyrum. I remember quite well attending one meeting in this grove, that a wagon had been drawn up in front of the audience and the Prophet Joseph stood in the box speaking, when ...

Faust, James E., Salt Lake Tabernacle Rededication , CR April 2007

Before his death, the Prophet Joseph directed that a canvas tabernacle be built to shelter the Saints during large meetings. In 1845, as the temple was nearing completion, Elder Orson Hyde of the Quorum of the Twelve was sent back East to raise funds and to buy "about four thousand yards" of canvas to build what Brigham Young referred to as "the Tabernacle of the congregation in Zion."5

Hinckley, Gordon B., A Tabernacle in the Wilderness , CR April 2007

As we contemplate this occasion, our thoughts return to the Prophet Joseph, who was an instrument in Thy hands in restoring the eternal gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ with all of the gifts and authority and blessings that accompany this.

Faust, James E., Message to My Grandsons , CR April 2007

You young men are no doubt looking forward to receiving the higher or Melchizedek Priesthood. Of this higher priesthood the Prophet Joseph Smith said, "Its institution was prior to 'the foundation of this earth, or the morning stars sang together, or the Sons of God shouted for joy,' and is the highest and holiest Priesthood, and is after the order of the Son of God."3

Hinckley, Gordon B., "I Am Clean" , CR April 2007

Joseph F. Smith was the son of Hyrum Smith, who was the brother of the Prophet Joseph and was martyred with him in Carthage. Joseph F. was born at Far West, Missouri, on November 13, 1838. He came out of Missouri as an infant. As a lad not yet six years of age, he heard a knock on the window of his mother's home in Nauvoo. It was a man who had hurriedly ridden from Carthage and who told Sister Smith that her husband had been killed that afternoon.

Hinckley, Gordon B., "I Am Clean" , CR April 2007

As I passed towards it, as fast as I could, I saw a notice [which read B-A-T-H], 'Bath.' I turned aside quickly and went into the bath and washed myself clean. I opened up this little bundle that I had, and there was [some] white, clean [clothing], a thing I had not seen for a long time, because the people I was with did not think very much of making things exceedingly clean. But my [clothing was] clean, and I put [it] on. Then I rushed to what appeared to be a great opening, or door. I knock...

Hinckley, Gordon B., "I Am Clean" , CR April 2007

The core of that meaningful dream is found in the reproof given by Joseph Smith to young Joseph F. Said the Prophet, "Joseph, you are late."

Hinckley, Gordon B., "I Am Clean" , CR April 2007

The result of that dream was that a boy was changed into a man. His declaration "I am clean" gave him self-assurance and courage in facing anyone or any situation. He received the strength that comes from a clear conscience fortified by the approbation of the Prophet Joseph.

Andersen, Neil L., It's True, Isn't It? Then What Else Matters? , CR April 2007

Yet we know that Jesus is the Christ. He is resurrected. In our day, through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the priesthood of God has been restored. We have the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Book of Mormon is what we claim it to be. The promises of the temple are certain. The Lord Himself has declared the unique and singular mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be "a light to the world" and "a messenger . . . to prepare the way before [Him]"2 even as "the gosp...

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