Many Mighty Miracles

I have seen miracles. Not the ones where the seas are parted or individuals raised from the dead. But the truly mighty ones where hearts are softened and lives changed. So many miracles that I will never forget. I thank my Heavenly Father for each one and praise His name forever.  

Read Alma 26 for those who also saw these miracles. 

Never Ending

Opening a letter or email from my father is one of the most exciting things from me on my mission. It always makes me happy and leaves a smile on my face. I treasure them like gold. Each one is a sign of his love for me. They tell me about his life and how he is doing. They encourage me and keep me going. I am so grateful for what he has shared with me. 

But does that mean I don't want more? 

Goodness no! I always want to be in touch with him. I love reading what he says or listening to his advice or stories. I always plan on being close with my father. And I know that he feels the same way. He will always be there for me. He will always counsel, guide, and love me.

So why would it be any different with my Heavenly Father?

It wouldn't be and isn't. I talk to Him every day and He responds back. God answers my prayers because He loves me and wants to lead me in the correct path. I receive inspiration that I cherish and am grateful for. We are never done talking. I will never stop needing Him and He will never stop leading me.

And am I the only one?

Nope. Each of God's children can pray and talk to Him. And even more, God has called a prophet through whom He speaks to all of His children. God has called many prophets throughout time to lead His children and He continues to do so. "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he reveleath his secret unto his servants the prophets." (Amos 3:7) I testify that God has called a prophet of God and speaks to him. We can receive personal revelation through prayer. Our Heavenly Father is not done speaking to us and never will be. He loves us.

Click here to read about the prophet and what he has spoken.

The Wrong Note

As a child my wonderful mother attempted to teach me how to play the piano. I say attempted because I was not the best student. The problem was what happened during our lessons. I would practice all week and then it came time to play what I had learned. All went well until I hit the wrong note. I could not move on from that wrong note. It required me to start over and over. Eventually I would start crying and give up. I could not get it right and so I was done. I wanted to play perfectly. 

And that was (and sometimes still is) the problem. I expected perfection now. If I cannot get it right, why even try? Because in the trying and practicing it is that we learn. Perfection is not automatic. It is a process of changing and refining my heart and soul. I am here to become like my Savior.

Such a Time as This

Have you ever noticed how things happen to work out perfectly? That for some reason you are in the right place, at the right time, with the right person, and have exactly what is needed. I have experienced this a lot on my mission. And sometimes I just call it a coincidence. But when I really look at how well everything worked out, I realize how very wrong I am. I see how clearly that God had His hand in it. That everything was perfect because of Him. Then I am filled with so much gratitude for my Heavenly Father. It makes me think of the story of Esther. Everything was perfect so that she might save a nation. I love what her uncle, Mordecai said to her, "Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14). Esther was sent to the kingdom for that time and because she acted in faith many lives were saved. Heavenly Father places us where we need to be and if we are willing He can work through us. Are you where you need to be? Are you doing what the Lord is asking of you? Are you saving nations?

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Questions

Something I have come to love is questions. They are a daily part of my life. I ask and others ask. I am pretty sure I prefer a question mark to any other punctuation. But why? (a question!)


Because they are challenges. They are adventures. They reveal the truth. They reveal knowledge. They are the beginning of change. 


Almost every morning that I study I write down questions. But theses aren't factual questions or deep doctrine questions. No, they are soul searching questions. Questions that cause me to think, to ponder, to evaluate. To take a look at myself and see where I am at. Am I like my Savior? Is the Lord happy with me? How can I improve? And as I ask myself these questions and think, I receive guidance from the Lord. He helps me answers those questions and sometimes the answers are painful and hard to accept. But that causes the change. The longing to do better comes. To find the peace that I am doing as our Savior wants.

So, my challenge today for you is to ask those soul searching questions. To look at your life and improve. Make those changes that your Savior wants you to make. Will you do it?

Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

-3 Nephi 14:7

(And if you need help coming up with great questions read Alma 5. There are over 30 questions in there.)

Broken Bowl

I feel like in the past 17 months I have dealt with so many personal problems. That I have had to face things I have pushed away and didn't want to face. It is hard to figure them out but goodness it is wonderful. It is like I am this shattered bowl that I fixed nicely with duct tape but my mission has stripped the tape off one piece at a time and I am having to be fixed correctly. That Christ is restoring me to perfection. Not just patching me together with tape. It is scary to realize that I'm not as stable and whole as I pretend to be. But facing it is better than pretending nothing is wrong. I am coming to see that everyone has struggles and it is okay. That they don't have to be hidden. I can take then to Heavenly Father and through Christ they can be fixed. 

Crazy But Wonderful

I have been thinking about my family a lot lately for many reasons. Probably because they are so awesome. 

And so I want to share them with you.

 These are my amazing parents. Just last month they celebrated their 32 anniversary. Honestly they are the best people I know. My father is extremely hard-working but loves to laugh and have fun. He has a sweet and spiritual side to him that I love. My mother is the most Christ-like person I know. She loves everyone and does all she can to help them. She is the definition of charity. I hope to be like both of my parents.




The siblings. They are my best friends. The ones I will always love to be around. Just seeing them makes me happy. When I would come home from college on the weekends all I wanted to do was hang out with them. My favorite memories in life include them.





I was blessed with two sisters, Ann (right) and Val (left). Two girls who have guided and helped me. They have loved me with all my weirdness. I am grateful for their examples. Ann is so giving and loving. She has a knack for teaching I could only hope for. Val is patient and sweet. I admire her strong will and endurance.

I only have one brother and that is too many. Just kidding. He is the best. Andrew always makes me laugh. And he seems to be there for me just when I need him. I am grateful for the things he has taught me. 

Andrew married Missy and I am sooo glad. I just love her. She is fun and happy. I love what she adds to our family.












When Val first met Joel I wasn't so sure about the skinny stick she was dating. But I have seen how great of a husband he is and I know he takes good care of my sister. Having another brother isn't too bad.







This is little Stella. She was only two months old when I left on my mission. She is adorable though and super smart. We are going to be the best of friends when I get to see her again.











And this is Katie. She was born while I have been on my mission and I have never met this cute little thing but I am so excited to. I just want to kiss those chubby cheeks.

So that is my family. Crazy but wonderful.

And the best part...

we are forever. 

“And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory”

-D&C 130:2

You can have an eternal family also. Find out more here. 

Invitations

Invitations. These are a daily part of my life. I invite people to do things all the time. Will you come to church? Will you live the Word of Wisdom? Will you pray daily? Lately though I have been getting a few invitations myself. Except they come from my Heavenly Father. Will you be patient? Will you have hope in my Son? Will you be obedient? As I accept these invitations I realize how hard they can be to keep. I come to see how hard it is to repent, how hard it is to change. I keep trying and recommitting. And I have more compassion for those I teach. It is hard to change your life. It is hard to become like Christ. Yet through perseverance and a lot of help from above I slowly change. I start keeping my commitments. I actually change. And then I am filled with gratitude for those simple invitations from the One who loves me most. Will you accept His invitations and see how much He loves you?

You Mustn't Quit

I had a good friend give me a sign with a poem on it and I wanted to share it.

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill.

Keep your spirits high for through thick and thin, 

You must carry on if you are to win. 

Life is strange with its twists and turns 

As everyone of us sometimes learns. 

It challenges us to often give up 

When we could have captured the victor's cup. 

So turn your failures inside out, 

Press them on past fear and doubt. 

Never mind if things hold up back a bit. 

You'll come out on top- but you mustn't quit. 

I love this poem because this is exactly how life is. We just can't quit. Because our "victor's cup" is living with God forever. And that is the best prize ever! We just have to endure to the end.  

Happiness

Happiness is contagious. Happiness makes life wonderful. Happiness is something I love. Sadly, I haven't been the happiest person recently. So.... life has been a little rough. All I wanted was the happiness I normally had. I wanted to laugh and smile but it just wasn't coming. I prayed and pondered and searched for the answer as to why I wasn't happy. God let me know. And He also helped me see what I could do to change my frown upside down. It worked perfectly. My happiness is back. It took some effort and me choosing to be happy but it worked. God wanted me to be happy. He wants all of His children to be happy. All it takes is asking Him for help and doing what He requires. That simple. So go find your happiness today. 

 “Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it.”  

                                                                                 -Joseph Smith

Small & Simple

Yesterday someone asked me how I felt about the Book of Mormon. My response? It is my best friend. Strange that a book can be my best friend but tis true. I can't even begin to count the number of times I have needed answers or comfort or help and the Book of Mormon has supplied. Page after page of inspiration and solutions just waiting. When I was young I heard the saying, "If you want to talk to God pray and if you want God to talk to you read the scriptures." I think from the moment I first heard that I believed it. If the Book of Mormon is the word of God of course it would be a way of Him communicating with me. Like letters and stories God wrote to me to help me along the way. I just love it.

But the Book of Mormon is my best friend for another reason. It is how I know that Christ's church on this earth is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book comes with a promise. If you read it, ponder what it says, and sincerely ask God if it is His word then He will answer you. Well, I took the challenge and followed the instructions. And the Holy Ghost, as promised witnessed to me that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. That meant that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon through the power of God, was called to be God's prophet, and restored Christ's church on this earth. Crazy that I can know all this because of one little book but hey "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass" (Alma 37:6). I got my answer and it carries me through all trials, tempests, and doubt. So here is my commitment to you: try it for yourself. Read the Book of Mormon (click here to get one for free), ponder what it says, and then get on your knees and through prayer ask God yourself. It is that simple. I promise that you will get an answer if you are sincere. God loves you and does answer prayers. And when He does you will have a new best friend.

Nightly Routine

A few months ago my mother sent me a picture of her sitting in her pj's at the end of my bed. As just a normal picture this would be kind of weird but it has meaning behind it. My mother is my best friend. She is the one person I will tell anything and everything to. Growing up (and even when I would come home from college) my mom would come to tuck me in and kiss me goodnight. It was a nightly routine and I loved it. Mostly because that is when we would talk. When my secrets, problems, stories, worries, and tears would come out. She would listen and care and love. Well when I received this picture it was a time when I was needing her and her love. Being hundreds of miles away she still knew I needed her love. So she sent me the picture to let me know she will always be there no matter how far apart we are. There isn't a day that goes by that my mother does not pray for me. And from those prayers I know that she receives inspiration from the Spirit, especially about her children. I am so grateful for a mother who lives worthy of God's guidance every day of her life. I love her so much.

 

(Isn't she beautiful? She is the best!)

Heavenly Guidance

Recently I was heard a talk from our prophet, Thomas S. Monson and I want to share a small part of it.


"I have spoken over the years with many individuals who have told me, “I have so many problems, such real concerns. I’m overwhelmed with the challenges of life. What can I do?” I have offered to them, and I now offer to you, this specific suggestion: seek heavenly guidance one day at a time. Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch. Each of us can be true for just one day—and then one more and then one more after that—until we’ve lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

Many times I have tried to take on everything all at once and all by myself. I usually end up frustrated and ready to give up. But slowly I have been learning what President Monson taught. We have to take life one day at a time and trust in the Lord. Then things get a little easier and life is enjoyable.

Cheering

Life as a sister missionary isn't always waffles and ice cream (try it! it is delicious). Some days I feel like throwing out all my skirts and heading home. But this past Sunday at church I was reminded of something very important things. First is I have an amazing group of family and friends cheering me on. Second is I have a great host of ancestors in the spirit world cheering me on. Finally and most importantly I have a Heavenly Father and a Savior cheering me on. I am not alone! I am going to make it! I can succeed! Oh how sweet this reminder is. I know that there is always someone cheering us on, even if it is only the Savior. And who better to cheer you on?

Sweet Hour of Prayer

My mother was a wonderful piano teacher and I was not a very good student. So after the many years and lessons I can only play a few songs successfully. One of those is the hymn, "Sweet Hour of Prayer". It is quite simple yet I have had to practice it hundreds of times. So you would think that in one of those times I would have really read the words. But no, I was just focused on the notes. Then we sang it at Family Home Evening this past Monday and I finally listened. The words that had been right in front of me for years touched my heart as they never had before. And so I share them with you today.

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!

That calls me from a world of care

And bids me at my Father’s throne

Make all my wants and wishes known.

In seasons of distress and grief,

My soul has often found relief

And oft escaped the tempter’s snare

By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

And oft escaped the tempter’s snare

By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!

Thy wings shall my petition bear

To him whose truth and faithfulness

Engage the waiting soul to bless.

And since he bids me seek his face,

Believe his word, and trust his grace,

I’ll cast on him my ev’ry care

And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

I’ll cast on him my ev’ry care

And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Oh how sweet prayer is. I invite you to take time to pray today. Talk to Him who bids us to seek Him. Find the relief that only our Heavenly Father can give. 

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Now or Later

There are two attributes I have always wanted to have: charity and humility. I can't even count the number of times I have prayed to be more charitable and humble. Year after year I pleaded for Heavenly Father to help me know how to attain them and make them a part of me. Many times He has helped me but I always felt like I just wasn't getting there. Sometimes I wondered if I would ever improve. But I continued to try and seek God's help.

Then I was given the opportunity to spend a lot of time with a person who was extremely charitable and humble. As I watched her it greatly influenced me. I found myself caring more and serving others. I thought less of myself and more of others. I was willing to share and sacrifice. I had charity and humlity. It was wonderful! God had given me an amazing opportunity to improve and grow.

I still have a lot to improve with being charitable and humble, yet I know God will help me. He will answer my prayers but it will be in His time and in His way. I just have to be patient.

To read the rest of the speech by Robert D. Hales, click here. 

An Ensign to the Nations

Next weekend is General Conference and I am so excited! We get to listen to a prophets and apostles. What a blessing! We get to hear what the Lord has to say through His servants. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, one of the twelve apostles gave a wonderful talk last year about the gift that it is to have modern revelation. I want to share it with you.

If you want to watch General Conference click here.

Meaningful

Prayer and faith, they just naturally go together. Like peanut butter and jelly or Oreos and milk. Alone they are good, but together they are AMAZING! Lately thought I only seem to be getting one or the other. I came to realize it when I was reading The Book of Mormon and found this verse:

"O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him." (Mormon 9:27)

I wasn't doing both and therefore wasn't receiving the full help and blessings I could. So I made a change and what a difference it has made. I find my prayers are meaningful and that I have the Spirit with me more often. I am able to accomplish the work that I am called to with greater ability and success. It is wonderful! So what are you going to do to make your prayers more meaningful?

“As we speak of prayer, I emphasize the word meaningful. Simply saying prayers is quite a different thing from engaging in meaningful prayer.”

Elder David A. Bednar

It Will Show

Here is another story and you get to watch it!!!! This one comes from Elder Quentin L. Cook

This young woman's purse clearly showed what type of person she was. The same is with us and our actions. As we make choices we show what kind of people we are.  If we truly love our Heavenly Father and Savior than it shows in what we think, say, and do. So today will you show that you are a follower of Jesus Christ? 

We Have Each Other

I really enjoyed my last post and so I am going to continue with sharing stories for awhile. So here is one from Elder D. Todd Christofferson:

On August 15, 2007, Peru suffered a massive earthquake that all but destroyed the coastal cities of Pisco and Chincha..... Four days after the earthquake, Elder Marcus B. Nash of the Seventy was in Chincha helping to coordinate the Church’s relief efforts there and met President Conde. As they talked about the destruction that had occurred and what was being done to help the victims, President Conde’s wife, Pamela, approached carrying one of her small children. Elder Nash asked Sister Conde how her children were. With a smile, she replied that through the goodness of God they were all safe and well. He asked about the Condes’ home.

“It’s gone,” she said simply.

“What about your belongings?” he inquired.

“Everything was buried in the rubble of our home,” Sister Conde replied.

“And yet,” Elder Nash noted, “you are smiling as we talk.”

“Yes,” she said, “I have prayed and I am at peace. We have all we need. We have each other, we have our children, we are sealed in the temple, we have this marvelous Church, and we have the Lord. We can build again with the Lord’s help.”

(Click here to read the rest the talk) 

This sweet woman understood what truly mattered. She had the gospel of Jesus Christ and her family. And even more reassuring to her was that she knew her family was sealed for all time and eternity. I also know my family is sealed together and that even after we leave this earth we will still be a family. It is gives me so much peace. I am extremely grateful for my Heavenly Father and His love for me and my family. Do you want to feel His love and have an eternal family. Learn more here.

I just love my family!

Then What Else Matters

Today I read a story shared by Elder Neil A. Anderson and really liked it. So I am sharing it with you:

"Gordon B. Hinckley spoke of meeting a young naval officer from Asia. The officer had not been a Christian, but during training in the United States, he had learned about the Church and was baptized. He was now preparing to return to his native land.

President Hinckley asked the officer: “Your people are not Christians. What will happen when you return home a Christian, and, more particularly, a Mormon Christian?”

The officer’s face clouded, and he replied: “My family will be disappointed. … As for my future and my career, all opportunity may be foreclosed against me.”

President Hinckley asked, “Are you willing to pay so great a price for the gospel?”

With his dark eyes moistened by tears, he answered with a question: “It’s true, isn’t it?”

President Hinckley responded, “Yes, it is true.”

To which the officer replied, “Then what else matters?”"

(Click here to read the rest the talk)

I love what the officer said at the end. The gospel is true. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the restored church of our Savior. And that is all that matters.

The Strongest Witness

Truth. I have written about it in the past and today I learned a little more. Knowing the truth is important, but how do we know it? The answer is found in The Book of Mormon:

We find answers as Spirit testifies to us of truth. But that also means that we have to work for it. We must study, pray, ponder, and search. Also we must be willing to act. Then the Lord will send the Holy Ghost to you and He will witness to your spirit the truth. And that truth will carry you. There are two quotes that I recently found and love.

"You can receive a sure testimony of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ only by the power of the Holy Ghost. His communication to your spirit carries far more certainty than any communication you can receive through your natural senses."

True to the Faith

"The Holy Ghost bears witness of the truth and impresses upon the soul the reality of God the Father and the Son Jesus Christ so deeply that no earthly power or authority can separate him from that knowledge.”

-President James E. Faust

Both indicate that the knowledge brought to us from the Holy Ghost is the strongest witness. Nothing in this world can prove or convince you of truth as perfectly as the Spirit can. So go find your truth!

Make Their Hearts as Gold

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A few weeks ago I received a letter from my mom and in it she was quoting part of the song, "Consider the Lilies". I have always liked this song but until she wrote about it I have never really listened to what it was saying. The last part is my favorite.

Consider the sweet, tender children
Who must suffer on this earth.
The pains of all of them He carried
From the day of His birth.

He clothes the lilies of the field,
He feeds the lambs in His fold,
And He will heal those who trust Him,
And make their hearts as gold.

The Savior lived for us and suffered for us and loves us. He is perfectly aware of our pains and sorrows. And we can be healed if we but trust Him. Then will our hearts be as gold, bright and beautiful and whole.  

Afflicted in Any Manner

One of my favorite stories in The Book of Mormon is when the resurrected Savior visits the people in the Americas. I have always wondered what it would be like to be there, to see Him, to listen to the teachings and to witness the miracles. I think of Christ's invitation to the people:

"Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy."

(3 Nephi 17:7)

Would I have gone up? Probably not. I don't fall into any of those categories..... but maybe I do? There is that last one, "afflicted in any manner". What does that mean? Is it simply to cover the rest of the physical ailments or did it mean all affliction, including emotion, mental and spiritual?

Yesterday as I considered one of my nonphysical afflictions I realized that it had been healed. It happened because I went to my Savior. Even though He is not physically here, that offer of healing still is. I took it and He did as promised. All of our wounds, physical or not can be healed. But it required that we go to Him. We must take that action and believe that He can heal us. Only then we can find the solace that only Christ can give.

Kingdoms

Christ said, "In my Father's house are many mansions" (John 14:2), meaning that there are different places that we may go once we are judged. These are called Kingdoms of Glory and they are the telestial kingdom, the terrestrial kingdom and the celestial kingdom.




The telestial kindgom is the lowest kingdom  and is compared to the glory of the stars. Those who do not live good lives and repent of their sins will go here








The terrestrial kingdom is the middle kingdom and is compared to the glory of the moon. Those who lived good lives but did not accept the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ will go here.









The celestial kingdom is the highest kingdom and is compared to the glory of the sun. This is where Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ reside. It is also where we can be with our families for eternity. Those who repented of their sins, accepted and lived the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ will go here.


My goal is to make it to the celestial kingdom so that I can be with my Heavenly Father, my Savior, and my family forever. Where do you want to go?

Resurrection & Judgement

After our time in the Spirit World, we all will be resurrected. It is a gift given freely from our Savior to all mankind. I love these scriptures in The Book of Mormon:

"The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now, and have a bright recollection of all our guilt. Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil."

(Alma 11:43-44)

We will be judged based on what we desire to do and our actual actions. Sometimes the term "judgement day" has a scary sound to it. It only needs to be feared if we do not follow Christ and His example. I know that if I strive to follow my Savior and daily repent, then I can be say like the prophet, Enos, "And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father." (Enos 1:27)

It is Over, Now What?

Okay back to the Plan of Salvation. This is the part we avoid or don't want to talk about it: Death. Well I really don't have a problem with it. There is no getting around it and it is all a part of the plan. At some point we will leave this life. Our bodies will go to the grave and our spirits will go a place called the Spirit World. It is a where our souls will be until they are resurrected. Those who live a righteous life will be "received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow." And those who lived a wicked life will be "in darkness, and a state of awful, fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them." (Alma 40: 12,14) So here we will wait our resurrection and judgement. But you want to know what I think is the coolest part of the Spirit World? Those who were never provided with an opportunity to learn about Christ's gospel will given the chance. The apostle Peter taught, "For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." (1 Peter 4:6) Our Heavenly Father is merciful and will give all of His children the opportunity to learn and choose for themselves. Isn't that awesome?

 

The Truth

Okay I am taking a small break from the Plan of Salvation to post about something I saw. I was driving and the car in front of me had a bumpersticker that read," The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it." This reminded me of a statement made by the prophet Joseph Smith. He said,"I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two Personages, and they did in reality speak to me; and though I was hated and persecuted for saying that I had seen a vision, yet it was true... I have actually seen a vision; and who am I that I can withstand God, or why does the world think to make me deny what I have actually seen? For I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it." Joseph Smith did see God the Father and Jesus Christ. They appeared to him and called him to restore the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through The Book of Mormon and the Holy Ghost I have come to know the truthfulness of this. I have received an answer for myself and it is my foundation. I have found the truth. Have you?