"I hope that all of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me
bear my witness that this is God's holy work. The vision given the Prophet
Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was real. It
occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and the Son spoke to
the
boy. He saw Them standing in the air above him. He heard Their voices. He
gave heed to Their instruction.
"It was the resurrected Lord who was introduced by His Father, the great
God
of the universe. For the first time in recorded history, both the Father
and
the Son appeared together to part the curtains and open this, the last and
final dispensation, the dispensation of the fullness of times.
"The Book of Mormon is all that it pur****ts to be-a work recorded by
prophets who lived anciently and whose words have come forth "to the
convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal
God,
manifesting himself unto all nations" (Book of Mormon title page).
"The priesthood has been restored under the hands of John the Baptist and
Peter, James, and John. All the keys and authority pertaining to eternal
life are exercised in this Church.
"Joseph Smith was and is a prophet, the great Prophet of this
dispensation.
This Church, which carries the name of the Redeemer, is true.
"I leave you my testimony, my witness, and my love for each of you, in the
name of Jesus Christ, amen."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
April 1, 2006, Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World General
Conference
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