Mormonism Blog

The Mormon Church teaches that the eternal plans and purposes of God the Father become accomplished through Jesus Christ, “the living embodiment of the Father’s will”. Jesus Christ is also called the “word of my power” (Book of Mormon, Mosiah, 1:32, 35) meaning that the Father conferred his spiritual power upon his Son, so that he might be capacitated to fulfill those vital missions which lie at the very heart of the plan of salvation.

All Mormons also know that the unending work and ever-increasing glory of the Father is centered in the immortality and eternal life of man (Pearl of Great Price, Moses, 1:39).

According to Rodney Turner (an LDS scholar), “the atonement and resurrection wrought by Jesus Christ…is indispensable to the Father, who is added upon in glory by and through his Son. HOWEVER, each need the other: as the Father is glorified through the Son, so is the Son glorified through the father (Bible, John, 17:1). In like manner worthy Saints (members of the Mormon Church) will be glorified through their children and their children through their parents (D&C, 88:60)”.

The above paragraphs are obviously incomprehensible to those Christians who still can’t make sense of the concept that God, the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are three separate beings. They are united in purpose, but not physically, as a confuse Christianity insists to believe. However, for those who understand the beauty of these simple truths, it adds a deeper meaning to family relationships, especially between parents and children.

Perhaps many people already know these topics better than I do, but yesterday I was reading from an essay by Charles R. Harrell and I learned a few interesting things about the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

For example, did you know that there are no first-hand accounts of this event and nobody knows for sure the date of such restoration? However, it happened in a time of great distress. This second-hand description comes from Mr. Everett, who overheard a conversation between Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, a few days before their martyrdom.

Joseph and Oliver at the time of the restoration were held at the home of the Justice of Peace of Colesville because of their preaching. They were helped to escape by their attorney and it was night and they traveled through brush and water and mud, felled over logs, etc. until Oliver was exhausted; then Joseph Smith helped him along through the brush and water, almost carrying him. They traveled all night, and just at the break of day Oliver gave out entirely and exclaimed, “O Lord! Brother Joseph, how long have we got to endure this thing?” They sat down on a log to rest and Joseph said that at that very time Peter, James, and John came to them and ordained them to the Apostleship. They had 16 or 17 miles to get back to Mr. Hales, but Oliver did not complain any molre of fatigue.