TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1842·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   Joseph Smith had the several put in order, and seated: he then made some very appropriate remarks concerning the duties of the church, the necessity of unity of purpose in regard to the building of the houses, and the blessings connected with doing the will of God; and the inconsistency folly and danger of murmuring against the dispensations of Jehovah.
   Discourse, 7 April 1842–A — jspcopy citation
2. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   "Jehovah, thou my Messenger! Son Ahman, thee I send; And one shall go thy face before, While twelve thy steps attend; And many more on that far shore, The pathway shall prepare, That I, the First, the last may come, And earth my glory share.
   Gospel Themes — apostle_bookcopy citation
3. 1915·James E. Talmage·Apostle
   We claim scriptural authority for the assertion that Jesus Christ was and is God the Creator, the God who revealed Himself to Adam, Enoch, and all the antediluvial patriarchs and prophets down to Noah; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the God of Israel as a united people, and the God of Ephraim and Judah after the disruption of the Hebrew nation; the God who made Himself known to the prophets from Moses to Malachi; the God of the Old Testament record; and the God of the Nephites. We affirm that Jesus Christ was and is Jehovah, the Eternal One.
   Jesus the Christ — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1978·Ezra Taft Benson·Apostle
   “No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.” ( HC, 4:540.)
   “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth” — cojccopy citation
5. 1984·M. Russell Ballard·Apostle
   With faith we shall do as the Lord directed, for the Prophet Joseph Smith declared, “The truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.” ( History of the Church, 4:540.)
   Write Down a Date — cojccopy citation
6. 1987·Russell M. Nelson·Apostle
   On April 3, 1836 (151 years ago yesterday), with Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple, the Prophet Joseph saw the Master once more: “We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; … “His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying: “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” ( D&C 110:2–4 ).
   Life after Life — cojccopy citation