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The Restoration and Following the Spirit—Part 2 Elder M 2015 Seminar for New Mission Presidents The Restoration and Following the Spirit—Part 2 Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Quentin L. Cook Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles June 27, 2015 Elder Quentin L. Cook: Brothers and sisters, I was to train them. The missionaries had only slight going to ask you a few questions about how you felt exposure to Preach My Gospel, but they had been when the missionaries gave that first lesson, but teaching the First Vision account for a long time. I was in tears when they were presenting it, and I President Hinckley felt what you felt here. Elder could see that you were, and it feels like overkill to Haight felt what you felt here. When missionaries talk about that at this point. Elder Ballard and I felt do it well, when they’re full of the Spirit, following that it was essential to do that and essential that the Spirit, and teaching by the Spirit, that’s what you prayed that the Spirit be there in a way that it happens. We don’t have any better way of preaching needed to be, and it really was. the restored gospel of Jesus Christ than by following those lessons that are prepared and that the I hope Elder Ballard doesn’t mind me telling missionaries can teach well. another true account of his. When Preach My Gospel was almost done but the First Presidency had I’d like to take you to another part that is in some not completely signed off, Elder Ballard went to ways equally inspiring, Doctrine and Covenants Philadelphia with President Gordon B. and Sister 112, and talk just a little bit about it. It’s a fabulous Marjorie Hinckley and Elder David B. and Sister section of the Doctrine and Covenants, but it also has Ruby M. Haight. There were 400 missionaries at a some wonderful principles in terms of the history of missionary meeting, and he decided that he was missionary work and the Restoration. Doctrine and going to have the first lesson of chapter 3, the Covenants 109 records the dedication of the Kirtland Restoration lesson, taught in front of President Temple, and in section 110, the Savior Himself Hinckley. I know a lot about this because my brother appears, and ancient prophets return to restore was the mission president in Philadelphia when it keys for the gathering of Israel, the perfecting of happened. He and his wife were acting as Mr. and the Saints, and the sealing power. Section 111 takes Mrs. Brown, and Mary and I kind of enjoyed taking place a couple months later. Those revelations were the spot today that my brother and his wife had in 1836, and you do not have anything until July of then. My brother chose his two assistants to teach, 1837, which is when section 112 comes. and Elder Ballard had no more than 30 minutes That was a very difficult time for the Church, but it They taught the first principles of the gospel: faith, was also a very difficult time for the world, for the repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost. nation, and for England. In the late part of 1836, It was so powerful and so inspiring that nine people some of the major banks in England started to fail. presented themselves for baptism after. One week There had been a lot of speculation. The price of later, on July 30, the first Church members outside cotton had fluctuated. Many of the mills in the north North America were baptized in the River Ribble. For of England had failed when the price of cotton was a very different purpose, I have a video of me visiting too high and couldn’t get going again when the price that site a few years ago, and I’d like to share that with of cotton was too low. In Kirtland, where there had you right now. been speculation and a bank failure, people blamed Joseph Smith particularly for that bank failure and for [Video Begins] the change in real estate values that were occurring, Elder Quentin L. Cook: This bridge crosses the even though almost 40 percent of all the banks in the River Ribble near Preston, England, where the first United States failed during that period. There was a baptismal ordinance in the restored Church of Jesus lot of contention, and Joseph Smith faced one of the Christ outside North America was performed July most difficult periods that he ever had. 30, 1837. Apostle Heber C. Kimball stood in the river In June 1837, in the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith and greeted George D. Watt, the first to be baptized. called Heber C. Kimball over to him and said that the After the baptismal prayer, Heber immersed Lord had let him know that Heber C. Kimball was to Brother Watt in the water to complete the baptism. go on a mission to England. In ten days, Elder Kimball I first visited this historic site in January of 1961, and his companions left to go to England. They had when I was a new missionary serving in the British to go to New York first, and then they had to sail to Mission. I already had a strong testimony, but it was England. Finally they arrived on that shore, and one a spiritually inspiring occasion for me as I received of the missionaries, Elder Fielding, had a relative an overpowering witness of Jesus Christ and His who was a minister and had a meeting in Vauxhall restored gospel. I realized I was standing on sacred Chapel on Sunday, July 23, 1837. The Prophet Joseph ground. I felt renewed appreciation for the Prophet was in Kirtland. He wasn’t anywhere nearby. He Joseph Smith, for Elder Kimball, and for those early didn’t know that the very first public preaching of the missionaries as they fulfilled this first mission to gospel outside of North America was going to occur Great Britain. on Sunday, July 23, in Vauxhall Chapel in Preston, [Video Ends] England. That’s the background of Doctrine and Covenants 112. Elder Quentin L. Cook: Elder Holland, I think that’s the first time we ever met. We were there It’s interesting to look at the record of what they as missionaries together in that very spot at a taught. Three missionaries taught in the Vauxhall conference in January 1961. Chapel: Elder Kimball, Elder Goodson, and Elder Hyde. It is recorded that Elder Heber C. Kimball started by Notice the name George D. Watt, the first person that saying, “I declare that an angel has visited the earth was baptized. If you look at the Church News from last and restored the everlasting gospel.” 1 Those were week, it talks about Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s visit to some of the first words that were spoken outside Scotland and about Elder Pratt and opening up the North America in a mission in this dispensation. work in Scotland. When Elder Pratt was finished in Do you know what they did next? They did just like 1840, he turned the congregation, 200 disciples, over this mission presidents’ seminar was organized. to George D. Watt, the first one that was baptized 2015 Seminar for New Mission Presidents 2 three years before. It’s really quite a remarkable we can put that slide up, from Preach My Gospel, account. pages 29–30. President Rasmussen, maybe we can get you to read that. Let‘s read three or four verses out of Doctrine and Covenants 112. If you can, turn to verse 21. This President Daniel L. Rasmussen: “‘Our purpose speaks about you: “And again, I say unto you, that is to teach the message of the restored gospel in whosoever ye shall send in my name, by the voice such a way as to allow the Spirit to direct both the of your brethren, the Twelve, duly recommended missionaries and those being taught. It is essential to and authorized by you, shall have power to open the learn the concepts of the [lessons], but these should door of my kingdom unto any nation whithersoever not be taught by rote presentation. The missionary ye shall send them.” 2 That describes you—this very should feel free to use his own words as prompted early section of the Doctrine and Covenants in the by the Spirit. He should not give a memorized early history of the Church. recitation, but speak from the heart in his own terms. He may depart from the order of the lessons, The next verse: “Inasmuch as they shall humble giving that which he is inspired to do, according to themselves before me, and abide in my word, the interest and needs of the investigator. Speaking 3 and hearken to the voice of my Spirit.” That’s out of his own conviction and in his own words he the prerequisite for being able to open the doors should bear testimony of the truth of his teachings’ and accomplish what needs to be accomplished. (‘Statement on Missionary Work,’ First Presidency Verse 28: “But purify your hearts before me; and letter, 11 Dec. 2002).” 6 then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received Elder Quentin L. Cook: If you were looking at the it.” 4 And then verse 33, which is a very sobering genesis, the heart of Preach My Gospel, this is it. In verse to the leadership of the Church and I’m sure late 2002, President Hinckley and his counselors will be to you: “Verily I say unto you, behold how called members of the Missionary Department.
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