Week 4

JOSEPH SMITH

"Joseph Smith holds the keys of this last dispensation, and is now engaged behind the veil in the great work of the last days....No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith....

"He holds the keys of that kingdom for the last dispensation--the keys to rule in the spirit-world; and he rules there triumphantly....He was foreordained in eternity to preside over this last dispensation."

(Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 7:289-90).

"Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it." (D&C 135:3)

Questions and Activities

• What fundamental truths and ordinances were revealed through Joseph Smith?
• Who were the heavenly messengers who visited Joseph Smith? What message or keys did each one bring?
• How is Joseph Smith similar to Moses?
• How can one come to know that Joseph Smith was a prophet?
• What types of feelings have you had that have been similar to those of Joseph Smith when he was searching for the truth?
• How do you feel about Joseph Smith's first vision?
• What leads you to believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet? Record your feelings in your journal.
• In what ways can you show your gratitude for the Prophet Joseph Smith?

Topical Guide

Joseph Smith

God, Privelege of Seeing

Martyrdom

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Scriptures

2 Nephi 3:7-16

D& C 122

JS---H 1

Isaiah 29

Bible Dictionary

Joseph Smith Translation

Other Sources

The Articles of Faith, chapter 1

Truth Restored, chapters 1, 8