President
Brigham Young spoke of a sacred experience when the martyred Prophet Joseph
Smith came in vision to President Young, bringing the Saints one more message.
It is a message that Saints need today more than ever before: “[Be sure to]
tell the people to … keep the spirit of the Lord,” Joseph said, “and it will
lead them right. Be careful and not turn away the small still voice; it will
teach you what to do and where to go; it will yield the fruits of the kingdom.
Tell the brethren to keep their hearts open to conviction, so that when the
Holy Ghost comes to them, their hearts will be ready to receive it.
Manuscript
History of Brigham Young 1846–1847, comp. Elden J. Watson (1971), 529.
If they would
open their hearts to the refining influence of this unspeakable gift of the
Holy Ghost, a glorious new spiritual dimension would come to light. Their eyes
would gaze upon a vista scarcely imaginable. They could know for themselves
things of the Spirit that are choice, precious, and capable of enlarging the
soul, expanding the mind, and filling the heart with inexpressible joy.
The Unspeakable
Gift, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, May 2013
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