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| Name | His Sheep Still Hear His Voice | Mark L. Pace | 2021 |
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| Video Discription | Mark L. Pace explains how Christ's sheep still hear His voice by the power of the Holy Ghost. Daily gospel habits help us create change. Read the speech here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/mark-l-pace/his-sheep-still-hear-his-voice/ Learn more about the author: https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/mark-l-pace/ More BYU Speeches here: https://www.speeches.byu.edu/ Subscribe to BYU Speeches: http://www.youtube.com/c/byuspeeches/ Follow BYU Speeches: Podcasts: https://www.speeches.byu.edu/podcasts/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byuspeeches/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byuspeeches/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/byuspeeches/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/byuspeeches/ © Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. "My dear brothers and sisters, it is a joy to be with you today. There is a wonderful spirit here on the BYU campus. There is a wonderful spirit here among you. You are truly remarkable. I commend you for the goodness of your lives and your devotion to the Savior and His gospel. You are His sheep, and you hear His voice. You are an example to the entire Church. As I have been reading the Doctrine and Covenants this year, along with the Come, Follow Me materials, I have noticed how frequently the Savior bore witness of Himself in those early revelations. “Behold,” He said, “I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I am the life and the light of the world.”1 The Savior knew what was coming in the lives of Joseph Smith and his associates. He knew that they would need a strong witness of Him and of His divine mission. A testimony of the Savior, confirmed by the Holy Ghost, was foundational to the Saints in the early days of the Restoration, and it is foundational to us today. I want to share with you my testimony of the Savior. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Only Begotten of the Father. Under the direction of the Father, He created this world. His atoning sacrifice makes possible the immortality and eternal life of man. The Holy Ghost confirms these truths to me: “And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.”2 The early Latter-day Saints needed that confirming witness of the Holy Ghost often, but one day when it was especially crucial was August 8, 1844. Six weeks earlier, the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum had been martyred. Mob violence was threatening, and the Saints were without their beloved leader. There was no precedent to tell them how the Church would move forward and who would lead them. On that August day, in the midst of this anxiety and uncertainty, thousands of Latter-day Saints gathered just to the east of the Nauvoo Temple. Sidney Rigdon spoke to the Saints in the morning and proposed that he lead the Church as its “guardian.”3 At two o’clock that afternoon, the Saints reconvened, and Brigham Young, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, addressed the assembly. He declared: There has been much said about President Rigdon being president of the Church . . . , but I say unto you that the Quorum of the Twelve have the keys of the kingdom of God in all the world. . . . . . . I tell you, in the name of the Lord, that no man can put another between the Twelve and the Prophet Joseph. Why? Because . . . he has committed into their hands the keys of the kingdom in this last dispensation, for all the world.4 The Spirit rested on the Saints. They knew that what Brigham Young had said was true. How did they know? They knew by the influence of the Holy Ghost. “My sheep hear my voice,” Jesus explained, “and I know them, and they follow me.”5 At least ninety-five people recorded or shared their sacred feelings and experiences from the afternoon of August 8, 1844. Here are a few. See if you notice some common elements among them. Emily Smith Hoyt, age thirty-seven: Sidney Rigdon made a speech and claimed to have authority to lead the Church; others had similar claims. None appeared reasonable to me. . . . But the God of Heaven . . . sent President [Brigham] Young home just in time, and clothed him . . . [with] the spirit and power which had rested on Joseph. . . . If any one doubts the right of Brigham to manage affairs for the Saints, all I have to say to them is this. Get the spirit of God and know for yourselves. The Lord will provide for his own.6 Jacob Hamblin, age twenty-five: I attended a general meeting of the Saints. Elder Rigdon was there, urging his claims to the presidency of the Church. His voice did not sound like the voice of the true shepherd. . . . Brigham Young [spoke] to the congregation. . . . The people, with few exceptions, visibly saw that the mantle of the prophet Joseph had fallen upon Brigham Young. . . . I arose to my feet and said to a man sitting by me, “That is the voice of the true shepherd—the chief of the Apostles..." |
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