Jesus Is Found by Humble Prayer and Pure Heart Luke 2:7 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. President Thomas S. Monson said: “The formula for finding Jesus has always been and [...]
The Tree of Life Is a Symbol of God’s Love and Christ’s Atonement 1 Nephi 8:10–12 (see also 1 Nephi 11:8–25) 10 And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy. 11 And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the [...]
“God Had a Work for Me to Do” Joseph Smith—History 1:33 33 He called me by name, and said unto me that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Moroni; that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should [...]
“I Had Seen a Vision” Joseph Smith—History 1:25 25 So it was with me. I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two Personages, and they did in reality speak to me; and though I was hated and persecuted for saying that I had seen a vision, yet [...]
Mortality Is a Time of Testing Abraham 3:25 25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them . . . Elder Bruce R. McConkie wrote: “Mortality itself is a probationary estate (Alma 42), a time of trial and testing for all [...]