On A Golden Springtime

Peter spoke in Primary yesterday. On Saturday I pointed him toward a few resources (The Children's Songbook, Doctrine and Covenants Stories, the scriptures) and he sat on his bed for a while and read.

On Saturday night I sat at my computer while Peter dictated his talk to me. He really wanted to type it himself, but I've learned that he gets more focused on changing the font and the size of the letters than he does on the actual writing. I made a few small suggestions as he went, asked chronology questions, but mainly stayed out of it. I would say that this talk is 85% him, 15% me, which isn't too bad for a seven-year-old.

When it came time to deliver it, he remembered to stand up straight, hold the paper down so it wouldn't cover his face, and speak loudly and clearly into the microphone. He even pronounced pastor and evangelist correctly.

Oh, and he insisted on writing his name at the end.

Jesus Christ Restored His Church in the Latter-days

Joseph Smith was curious to know which church to join. He went to a grove near his home and prayed to Heavenly Father to know which church to join. He saw a pillar of light and in it he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father said, “This is my Beloved Son, hear him.” And then Jesus Christ said none of the churches were true.

Joseph Smith History chapter 1 verse 19 says: 

I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”

The Primary song On a Golden Springtime says:

On a golden springtime, in a forest glade,
The Father and the Son appeared as Joseph knelt and prayed.
Awake, awake, O nations all!
Receive the gospel light!
The gospel true is here for you.
Receive its glorious light!

Then Joseph returned home and told his mom. He also told many other people. Some of them didn’t believe him and were mean to him.

Then one night when he was sleeping, the Angel Moroni came to visit Joseph Smith and told him about the Gold Plates. Joseph Smith helped him by translating the Golden Plates with Oliver Cowdery.

The sixth Article of Faith says:

“We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.”

Through Joseph Smith, Jesus restored the church. Some of these things include the Priesthood, covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Gospel.

 I know the church is true and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Peter