In the scriptures
(Where is it?)
(Where is it?)
"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."
Moroni
Moroni 10:5
"In the coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost."
Russel M. Nelson
April 2018 General Conference
How old was Joseph when he started translating?
22
"In my experience, significant spiritual guidance most often comes when we are trying to bless others in fulfilling our responsibilities"
Quentin L Cook
April 2020 General Conference
"But behold, I say until you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask"
Jesus Christ
D&C 9:8-9
“It is the privilege of the children of God to come to God and get revelation. … God is not a respecter of persons; we all have the same privilege.”
Joseph Smith
What tools did Joseph use to help with the translation process?
Urim & Thummim, Seer Stone
Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses -- yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take. As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will "grow into the principle of revelation."
Russel M. Nelson
April 2018 General Conference
"Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God. Behold, I have fasted and prayed many days that I might know these things of myself. And now I do know of myself that they are true; for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.
Alma
Alma 5:46
“No man can receive the Holy Ghost without receiving revelations. The Holy Ghost is a revelator.”
Joseph Smith
What was Oliver Cowdery's job when he got involved with the Smiths?
Schoolteacher
"When you receive promptings and then act with intention, the Lord can use you. The more you act, the more familiar the voice of the Spirit becomes. You will increasingly recognize God's guidance and that He is "willing... to reveal His mind and will." If you delay, you might forget the prompting or miss the chance to help someone for God."
Michelle D. Craig
October 2019 General Conference
"For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do."
Nephi
2 Nephi 32:5
"You can learn for youself -- right now at your age -- how to receive personal reelation. And nothing will make a bigger difference in your life than that!
"I promise you ... that if you will sincerely and persistently do the spiritual work needed to develop the crucial, spiritual skill of learning how to hear the whisperings of the Holy Ghost, you will have all the direction you will ever need in your life. You will be given answers to your own questions in the Lord's own way and in His own time."
Russel M. Nelson
"Hope of Israel" worldwide Youth devotional
Who were the scribes who assisted Joseph by writing down the translation, while he spoke it aloud?
Martin Harris, Emma Smith, Oliver Cowdery, John Whitmer
"When we ask for revelation about something for which God has already given clear direction, we open ourselves up to misinterpreting our feelings and hearing what we want to hear.
Dale G Renlund
October 2022 General Conference