One of the first things Joseph Smith learned in the Restoration was that God had to restore something the world had lost: the power that comes from covenant relationship with Him. Without priesthood ordinances binding us to Christ, we have only a “form of godliness”—missing the transformative power that makes exaltation possible.
Tag: Sacred Grove
I Believe Joseph
I remember when I first received a spiritual affirmation of Joseph Smith’s experience when he saw God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, most often referred to as the First Vision. It was a few months before I left on a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My parents…
Return to the Grove
I have only been to the Sacred Grove twice. The first time, I was an 18-year-old on vacation with my family. The second time, was a few years ago; I was a parent myself with one of my son’s who was attending a Boy Scout camp near Palmyra, New York. I wrote the following in…
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