Remarks

I am very grateful, my brethren and sisters, for the testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ that I have received; of the truth of this great work that has been established in the latter days; and of the divinity of the Prophet Joseph Smith. We often say that we are very grateful for our parentage, and for the blessings that have come to us through that parentage. Sometimes I wonder just what I have received through my parents and grandparents. In thinking over the matter, I feel that I have received one good thing, among the many other blessings, and that is a love for the Prophet Joseph Smith whom God raised up in these latter days to establish his work upon the earth. Grandfather loved Joseph Smith and was willing to give his life for him. He stood by his side. I am grateful for the blessing that has come to me in the testimony that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God; that I can love him, in a measure at least, in the way that grandfather loved this man of God. I have heard my grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor, testify regarding the Prophet Joseph Smith. I have also heard my wife's grandmother, Rachel Grant, testify of him. I have heard many other men and women who have personally known the prophet testify to the divine calling of Joseph Smith. We are not so very far away from this Prophet of God, and the testimony concerning him is very close to us. It is not necessary to reach back through the ages, or through the thousands of years, to find testimony and to find faith in regard to this great work and this great man, a prophet, raised up in these the latter days. ¶

I hope that, as members of the Church, we will do our part; that our boys and our girls will accept the testimony of the splendid men and women we have among us, and particularly of those who can testify to the divinity of the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith. May God bless us and help us to live a life of usefulness and of righteousness upon the earth; and show him, by the things that we do, that we truly love him and are willing to give service and perform the labors which God would have us perform upon the earth. I bear testimony as to the truth of this work, and of the divine mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and of Jesus Christ the beloved Son of God. Amen. ¶