"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, October 18, 2012

Many thanks to Joan Fisler for finding this talk by Marion G. Romney regarding the Law of Consecration. The title of the talk is "Socialism and the United Order Compared." Click on the title to link to the text of the talk, which was originally given in April Conference, 1966. This talk gives a good definition for Socialism, then compares it with Communism, the United Order, and the Law of Consecration. I have included a picture of President Romney so he will not be confused with the Romney in today's news. Good reading!
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