"As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are blessed to be led by living prophets—inspired men called to speak for the Lord, as did Moses, Isaiah, Peter, Paul, Nephi, Mormon, and other prophets of the scriptures. We sustain the President of the Church as prophet, seer, and revelator—the only person on the earth who receivesrevelation to guide the entire Church. We also sustain the counselors in the First Presidency and the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators."
I am blessed because I live in the last dispensation when the Lord has promised to never again take his priesthood power from the earth. We will have truth until he comes again.
Dispensations
A dispensation of the gospel is a period of time in which the Lord has at least one authorized servant on the earth who bears the holy priesthood and the keys, and who has a divine commission to dispense the gospel to the inhabitants of the earth. When this occurs, the gospel is revealed anew so that people of that dispensation do not have to depend basically on past dispensations for knowledge of the plan of salvation. There have been many gospel dispensations since the beginning. The Bible suggests at least one dispensation identified with Adam, another with Enoch, another with Noah, and so on with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus with His Apostles in the meridian of time. Paul writes of “the dispensation of the fulness of times” in which the Lord will “gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth” (Eph. 1:10). The fulness of times is the final dispensation and began with the revelation of the gospel to Joseph Smith. It is a dispensation of restoration and of fulfillment of the Lord’s plans and purposes since the world began. There are also things reserved for the fulness of times that have not been revealed previously (D&C 121:26–32; 124:41). It is a glorious time, the time in which we live today (see Acts 3:19–21; D&C 27:13; 110:11–16; 112:14–32; 128:18–21; 136:37–40).
Because of the simple prayer of a 14 year old boy, we have the truth again on the earth.
"Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him, and nations revere."
We live in a world that is becoming dark. A world where it is easy to be lost. Because God loves us and he wants us all home he gives us prophets to help guide us and give us extra direction to make it home.
We live in a time where we are still receiving scripture. We have the power of God again on the earth. The ability to grow closer to him and to not be lost.
"9 For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing?"
"23 For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children of men save it be according to their faith."
If God is the same yesterday today and forever wouldn't it make sense that there would be prophet in his church? Revelations only ceased because of the lack of faith that Gods children had.
I am blessed because in a world that is shadow with evil and being swallowed up in sin that I have a beacon of light to look to to find Jesus Christ and to know how I can follow him more closely. We are blessed because there are prophets again on the earth. To receive Revelation to help us all along in our journey. We are blessed because Christ invites all to come unto him and to partake of the fruit and to grow in his church. This truth that has been restored is for each and every one of us.
I feel blessed to be serving here in Palmyra new york where the fourteen year old boy Joseph Smith prayed and asked heavenly father which of the dozens of churches surrounding him were true. To be here where God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to this boy as he prayed and told him that He was going to be the prophet and restore the true doctrine of Christ to the earth again. I feel blessed to be here in a place where heavenly father reached out for us one last time and called a prophet to be on the earth again today.
Before my mission as i received my mission call i was very fearful. I didn't know if i was qualified to serve in the place where the truth was brought back. I didn't quite understand Joseph Smith and I came on a mission to have my testimony of him solidified. To be called here where it all began I didn't know if i could stand on such sacred grounds and testify of something I wasn't 100% sure i believed yet. But as time passes and i study more about the life of Joseph Smith I see that that his work was Gods work. That his calling was divine. As I am able to testify of Jesus Christ my savior, God my heavenly father and Joseph Smith coming together WHERE IT HAPPENED my heart is filled with joy. The spirit washes over me and there is no doubt that it is true. Joseph Smith opened the last dispensation to prepare the world for the second coming of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. It it true. the book of Mormon is true. the priesthood power is again on the earth. (scriptures about the priesthood, explanation of the priesthood)
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