“John [the Baptist] . . . Came into the World . . . to Bear Witness of the Light, . . . Even the Son of God” Joseph Smith Translation, John 1:6–10 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came into the world for a witness, to [...]
Heavenly Father Desires to Give Us the Righteous Desires of Our Hearts 1 Nephi 11:1 1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I [...]
“You Should Not Have Feared Man More than God” Doctrine and Covenants 3:7–10 7 For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words— 8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and supported you [...]
The Condescension of God 1 Nephi 11:16, 26 16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? . . . 26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God! Elder Gerald N. Lund wrote: “Here was Jesus—a member of the Godhead, the Firstborn of the Father, [...]
“It Is Not the Work of God That Is Frustrated, but the Work of Men” Doctrine and Covenants 3:1–3 1 The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught. 2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right [...]