"Thy Kingdom Come"

"Many have asked, 'How is it that the Prophet Joseph Smith, age 14, could go into a grove, never having prayed before vocally, according to his own account, and in that first prayer receive such great and marvelous blessings?' Does that mean that he simply had far greater faith and worthiness than the rest of us?
"One response is that the visitations received by the Prophet Joseph Smith weren't just an answer to his own prayer, but to the prayers of literally millions, maybe even those beyond the veil, who had been seeking and reaching for generations for the restoration of the gospel and the reestablishment of the kingdom of God on the earth; fulfillment, in fact, of a phrase offered by billions, 'Thy kingdom come.' (Matthew 6:10.)
"That is an important insight. You and I pray not alone. We pray as part of a great modern movement and, in effect, we can be empowered in that very process. And if we care - or even care enough to try to care - to be instruments, unique privileges descend upon us, among them the authorities and gifts and blessings of the Holy Ghost and the crowning blessings of the priesthood." - Truman Madsen

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Video Link Related to CHFT 1

Thanks to Alan Bird for sending this link to "Fires of Faith," a documentary series on the publishing of the King James Bible in 1611. Alan wrote: Here's a link to the BYUTV series "Fires of Faith" on the coming forth of the King James version of the Bible. It's available to watch online. http://byutv.org/show/123d4a82-3d47-488e-beda-2496a5a1ff2c (Click on link) Here's a description from another page: Originally airing on BYUtv last October, the documentary is the first U.S. television film series on the making of the King James Bible, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of its translation into English. "Few milestones in history have had greater influence and significance than the translation of the Bible into English,” said Derek Marquis, executive producer of Fires of Faith and managing director of BYUtv. “The director, writer, actors, scholars and religious leaders in our film combined to create an extraordinary chorus that transcends any one religion to truly celebrate the most influential book of all time." Fires of Faith chronicles the cast of characters that were central to the Reformation, including John Wycliffe, Martin Luther, King Henry VIII and “Bloody” Queen Mary I, ultimately culminating with King James I and his commissioned translation of the Bible. The film crisscrosses a tumultuous Europe at the birth of religious freedom during a time that seemed to consistently involve the burning of something or someone. In one corner or another, an entire continent was on fire. So tune in to BYUtv each Sunday for the next three weeks at 5pm MT to watch. And if you can't wait until then, click here to watch the entire Fires of Faith miniseries online.

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