ENDURE...

"Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days." D&C 24:8

Yesterday was the anniversary of the Prophet  Joseph Smith's martyrdom.  As I read this scripture passage, a revalation that was given to Joseph just months after the church was organized, I can't hardly keep the tears from coming. Be patient in afflictions for thou shalt have many...he sure did. But he truly endured to the end.

Joseph Smith was a true prophet. The prophet that was the instrument for the Lord in restoring the Chruch of Jesus Christ again to the earth. Joseph endured...he gave his life to the Lord, literally.

Jospeh Smith has been an inspiration to me, not just as a prophet, but as a man; a natural man. He is my proof that even through the good, the bad, and the ugly, the LORD is with us to the end. He loves us, he'll protect us, and He will bring us home. But we must endure.

"Be patient in afflicitons, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days..."