Sunday, June 5, 2016 – Fast & Testimony Meeting, Soy Beans & Corn

This morning’s Fast & Testimony meeting was very inspirational. President Hall conducted the meeting and therefore gave the first testimony. He said that he and Sis. Hall drove to a settlement called Ramus, Illinois by the early pioneers (today it is named Webster). It is located just northeast of Carthage, only a few miles from where Sis. Johnson & I live today. It is of interest because it is the site of the very first chapel built by the saints in this dispensation.

Today there is nothing left of the old chapel. The important events that took place there was a visit by the Prophet Joseph Smith on April 2, 1843 & May 16 and 17, 1843. It was there the Prophet Joseph received the revelations that are now Sections 130 & 131 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

These two Sections of the D&C teach about several doctrines including the nature of God, the celestialization of earth as well as “the new and everlasting covenant of marriage.” What a blessing and a thrill it would have been to have been there, sitting at the feet of the Prophet as he taught these sublime truths.

President Hall concluded by saying that he bears testimony that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God. That he walked and talked with God and received revelations at His hands. That Joseph Smith is the Prophet of the restoration of this, the dispensation of the fullness of times. Today’s Fast and Testimony meeting was very, very good!