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Testimony of President Gordon B. Hinckley
"I hope that all
of you will remember that on this Sabbath day you heard me bear
my witness that this is God's holy work. The vision given the Prophet
Joseph in the grove of Palmyra was not an imaginary thing. It was
real. It occurred in the broad light of day. Both the Father and
the Son spoke to the boy. He saw Them standing in the air above
him. He heard Their voices. He gave heed to Their instruction.
"It was the resurrected Lord who
was introduced by His Father, the great God of the universe. For
the first time in recorded history, both the Father and the Son
appeared together to part the curtains and open this, the last and
final dispensation, the dispensation of the fullness of times.
"The Book of Mormon is all that
it purports to be—a work recorded by prophets who lived anciently
and whose words have come forth "to the convincing of the Jew
and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting
himself unto all nations" (Book of Mormon title page).
"The priesthood has been restored
under the hands of John the Baptist and Peter, James, and John.
All the keys and authority pertaining to eternal life are exercised
in this Church.
"Joseph Smith was and is a prophet,
the great Prophet of this dispensation. This Church, which carries
the name of the Redeemer, is true.
"I leave you my testimony, my
witness, and my love for each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ,
amen."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
April 1, 2006, Sunday morning session of the 176th Annual World
General Conference
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