Our Church, is a very, very, very, fine church

I was blessed to be able to attend a Stake Conference over the weekend at which President Ballard presided. I furiously scribbled notes down in my journal throughout the meeting, it was truly uplifting. Today as I grappled with the news of a certain television program showcasing some pretty sacred things-I was greatful for words he spoke on another occassion, at General Conference this past October.

Here is an excerpt from The Truth of God Shall Go Forth:


“The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught. (D&C 3:1–3).

God has spoken through His prophet and announced to the world that “the Standard of Truth has been erected” and that “no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing.” That is undeniably and indisputably true. We have seen it for ourselves, in decade after decade, from the time of the Prophet Joseph Smith to the time of President Thomas S. Monson. Persecutions have raged. Calumny and lies and misrepresentation have attempted to defame. But in every decade from the time of the Restoration forward, the truth of God has gone “forth boldly, nobly, and independent.” The little Church that started in 1830 with just a handful of members has now grown to more than 13 million Latter-day Saints in many different nations around the world, and we are well on our way to penetrating every continent, visiting every clime, sweeping every country, and sounding in every ear."




*Thanks Crosby, Stills and Nash for letting me borrow and alter your lyrics.