The Restoration: Summarry

This is the last post about the Restoration. This one is kind of my own, it's a summary of the key points of the past posts. So...let's get to it!

God is our loving Heavenly Father:
Remember that all the principles talked about all tie into that God loves us! This is a wonderful thing to know! If we keep this knowledge with us when trials happen in our lives, we are able to overcome them realizing that He was with us and is still with us.

The Gospel Blesses Individuals and Families:
So everything in the Gospel of Jesus Christ is meant to bless us personally and as a family. The Family is key to our Heavenly Fathers plan. He wants it to succeed so we can succeed. So He gave us His Gospel to guide us and our families.

God Reveals His Plan to His Servants, the Prophets:
To reveal His Gospel and His will, God has called prophets to do his will. Moses, Noah, Enoch, Etc. They all recieved revelation to guide His church and his people. I forgot to post something that I like to say. The world is like a dark room. Can't see anything. To shine some light on the subject of what to do and why we are there, He gave us revelations. They are like a small light at first, only lighting a little bit at a time. The more revelation we recieve, the more light we get. Until eventually, one day, it will be as bright as the noon day sun! Thats why we need prophets, to help us out even more in this crazy and dying world.

Christ Established His Church on the Earth:
When Christ came on the earth to perform the Atonement, he also set up his church! He called apostles and gave them priesthood power to run his church. He was still in charge of his church when he ascended into heaven. He gave the apostles revelation to do what he wanted to be done!

The Great Apostasy:
Like times of old, people began to reject the prophets and/or apostles. They eventually killed them and when that was done, no one had the power to recieve revelation for the world. The church was then split into different groups of people who had different ideas on what the Gospel of Jesus Christ was! Hundreds of churches were born during this period. We believe that these churches taught truth and the people tried to live the best they could! But, they did not have the whole truth.

Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the Restoration:
Joseph Smith, was confused on what church was the one to join. There is one Lord and one faith and one baptism. He went into a grove of trees and kneeled down to ask God what he should do. The Father and the Son appeared to him, called him to be a prophet to restore the church that Christ established on the earth. This also involved the restoration of the priesthood! Giving Joseph Smith the power to recieve revelation for the church and the world.

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ:
The Book of Mormon is evidence that God loves us! It is also eveidence that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God! We are asked to read it and to ask God if it is true! You will find you faith in Christ strengthened when you read it. You will know by the power of the Holy Ghost that it is true! The Holy Ghost will testify to you that it is true!

That pretty much wraps up the summary. If you have any question, you can comment on the bottom of this page. I would like to close with my testimony. I know that this church is true. It is what Christ taught when he was here on this earth. He loves us, He calls prophets to help guide us toward him! He did that with Joseph Smith. He was called to restore the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the earth. The Book of Mormon is evidence of that. Read it. It will bless you more than you can possibly imagine. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.