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 The Value of the Veil By Bruce C. Hafen There are some things—about ourselves, about godhood—that we can learn only by developing skills on our own. Why would God have chosen to draw a veil between our world of mortality and his world of the eternities? This may seem perplexing. Not only does the veil keep us from remembering our premortal past, it also keeps God, his angels, and their activities hidden from our sight. After the Resurrection, the Savior met two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus. They did not recognize him as he talked with them. As they told him of Jesus of Nazareth, in whom they had “trusted” (note the past tense), it became apparent to him that they had not grasped the message of his mortal ministry. He then said, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” And then, “beginning at Moses … , he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.” (See Luke 24:13–31.) He did...

 The Prophet Joseph Smith By Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge Of the Seventy The revelations poured out upon Joseph Smith affirm that he was a prophet of God. The First Vision A young boy reads the Bible, and his eyes pause on a singular passage of scripture. This is a moment that will change the world. He is anxious to know which church can lead him to truth and salvation. He has tried almost everything else, and now he turns to the Bible and reads these words: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” He reflects on them over and over again. The first glimmer of light penetrates the darkness. Is this the answer, the way out of confusion and darkness? Can it be this simple? Ask God and He will answer? At length he decides he must either ask God or ever remain in darkness and confusion. And yet as anxious as he is, he doesn’t run to a quiet corner and rattle off a hurried prayer. He is only 14, but i...

 

Joseph Smith ignited something in thousands of men and women that connects them to God and to each other in powerful ways. Several weeks ago I received an e-mail from someone who identified himself as a BYU student doing a research paper on  the Prophet Joseph Smith . He asked, “Would you be kind enough to share with me what you feel the impact of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon on the world has been?” This was an important question, so I took time framing my reply. I wrote, “It was big.” However, upon reflection, I decided against sending that e-mail. I didn’t want to do most of his work for him. I thought perhaps I would now revisit that question in a little more depth. A few months back I was visiting with a foreign scholar of religion who had a related question for me: “To what do you attribute the remarkable growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Many people have been asking this question for a few years now. The bicentennial of the Prophet’s birth has...

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