“I Was Answered That I Must Join None of Them, for They Were All Wrong” Joseph Smith—History 1:18–19 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 [...]
Remembering the Works of God Can Give Us the Faith to Obey His Commandments 1 Nephi 4:1–3 1 And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold he is mightier than [...]
Lucifer (Satan) and those who chose to follow him were cast out of heaven and denied the opportunity to have physical bodies. Revelation 12:7–9 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found [...]
Through the Atonement, We Will All Be Resurrected Doctrine and Covenants 93:33–34 33 For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy; 34 And when separated, man cannot receive a fulness of joy. Elder Paul V. Johnson said: “The Resurrection is brought to pass by [...]
“I Saw Two Personages” Joseph Smith—History 1:14–17 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 [...]