The Restoration and the coming forth of New Scripture

October 27th, 2008
The Restoration and the coming forth of New Scripture
Principle 1: God called Joseph Smith to be the prophet of the Restoration.
D&C1:17
Joseph Smith went to a forest to pray unto the Lord. Heavenly Father and Jesus came unto him and talked with him. Heavenly Father said unto him "this is my beloved son, hear him". Jesus gave Joseph some commandments. Joseph listened to Jesus and restored the gospel. He organized the church, organized the first Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the Seventy.

D&C 136:37
Heavenly Father called Prophets to do the things he want to do on the earth. The Prophets is the servants of Heavenly Father. He tells us what Heavenly Father wants us to do. God is the only one who choose Prophets. He give them the authority and priesthood to do his work. Our church organization is perfect, better than any other organization on the earth. I think that is the power of Holy Ghost, the power of God. Without this power, the church will not be so well organized.

Principle 2: Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and brought forth other scriptures by the gift and power of God.
1 Nephi 13: 39-40
On the title page of the Book of Mormon, we see that it was translated by Prophet Joseph Smith. When Joseph saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, he was told the place where the plates are. He was also asked to translate the Book of Mormon. He did all the commandments that Heavenly Father commanded him.

2 Nephi 3: 11-12
We do not know how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, but we do know the process was inspired. Heavenly Father gave him the Power to help him. The spirit of the Holy Ghost, combine with his great faith, diligent work, he was able to accomplish the translation. In our lives, we face lots of challenges. As we pray and follow the spirit, have faith, work diligently, I think nothing is impossible. Heavenly Father will help us accomplish everything just like helping Joseph Smith.