“Be It unto Me According to Thy Word” Luke 1:38 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Elder L. Whitney Clayton said: “Mary had been a young woman when the angel Gabriel appeared unto her. At first [...]
The Book of Mormon Testifies of Jesus Christ 1 Nephi 1:7–15 7 And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at Jerusalem; and he cast himself upon his bed, being overcome with the Spirit and the things which he had seen. 8 And being thus overcome with the Spirit, he [...]
Joseph Smith “Was Called Up to Serious Reflection” on the Subject of Religion Joseph Smith—History 1:8 8 During this time of great excitement my mind was called up to serious reflection and great uneasiness; but though my feelings were deep and often poignant, still I kept myself aloof from all these parties, though I [...]
“Why Not Speak of the Atonement of Christ . . . ?” Jacob 4:12 12 And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things; for why not speak of the atonement of Christ, and attain to a perfect knowledge of him, as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the [...]
“I have been induced to write this history, to . . . put all inquirers after truth in possession of the facts, . . . in relation both to myself and the Church.” Joseph Smith—History 1:1 1 Owing to the many reports which have been put in circulation by evil-disposed and designing persons, in [...]