‘We love him, because he first loved us.’ 1 John 4:19
President M. Russell Ballard: ‘The Prophet Joseph Smith’ “Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are “abundantly blessed” because of the Prophet Joseph Smith. “My message this morning is simple. It is deep. And it is full of love for the Prophet Joseph Smith.” …
Knowing that God the Father and Jesus Christ revealed themselves to Joseph Smith is “one of the most glorious and wonderful things that anyone in this world can know.” …
“We thank the Lord for Joseph Smith and for his courage to go into that grove of trees.”
Because of Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints have the Book of Mormon, know the purpose of life and have many other abundant blessings.”
Jude 24-25 “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”
There’s not a lot that can be misunderstood with Ballard’s statement. No mention of Jesus and what He did for us. There was nary a word about the cross.
What we did hear is how grateful Ballard is for Joe’s trip to the grove of trees. For more info on this topic see What Did Joseph Smith See in the Grove of Trees?. As an FYI, the Church isn’t sure where it is…
Ballard’s talk was deep alright. It was deeply disturbing that he purposefully ignored what Jesus did and only talked about a man that continues to lead people down the wrong path.
Please, pray for those who listened to this guy and for Jesus to intervene!
We’ll be looking at other General Conference talks this week so be sure to check back soon!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
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