Below are the quotes that were used in the video.
What did Moroni teach Joseph Smith?
Malachi 3 (“first part,” perhaps 3:1–4)
Malachi 4:1–6
Isaiah 11:1–16
"The angel Moroni stated that this verse was ‘soon to be fulfilled’ when he spoke in 1823. In the next ten years, the rod grew as Joseph Smith was called as a prophet, and was given from the stem (Christ) the priesthood, and the keys of the kingdom so that he would be an instrument in the hands of the God to restore the ensign of the nations, and to gather the Lord’s people in the last days. The church can be seen as the branch that grew out of the roots (Christ). Even though a branch may be cut off (martyrdom of Joseph Smith), the church would remain strong and rooted in Christ. There is nothing between the roots and the branch. There is nothing that stands between Christ, and His Church; Between Him and His prophet." (Miller, Isaiah, A Prophet's Prophet, p. 110)
Acts 3:22–23
Joel 2:28–32
Summary
Oliver Cowdery: "He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here.” (JS—H 1:41.) Oliver Cowdery later relates that the following scriptures were also quoted and explained:
- Malachi 3 (“first part,” perhaps 3:1–4)
- Malachi 4:1–6
- Isaiah 11:1–16
- Acts 3:22–23
- Joel 2:28–32
- “He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here.” (JS—H 1:41).
Malachi 3 (“first part,” perhaps 3:1–4)
- Messenger to prepare the way for Christ’s 2nd coming.
- Lord will come ‘suddenly’ to his temple.
- Who will abide the day of the 2nd coming?
Malachi 4:1–6
- At the Second Coming, the proud and wicked will be burned as stubble.
- Elijah will return before that great and dreadful day.
Isaiah 11:1–16
- Rod, stem and branch …
- Attributes of Lord’s prophet.
- Millennial reign of Christ.
- Ensign to be raised to the world.
- Moroni stated that the chapter "was about to be fulfilled" (JSH 1:40).
"The angel Moroni stated that this verse was ‘soon to be fulfilled’ when he spoke in 1823. In the next ten years, the rod grew as Joseph Smith was called as a prophet, and was given from the stem (Christ) the priesthood, and the keys of the kingdom so that he would be an instrument in the hands of the God to restore the ensign of the nations, and to gather the Lord’s people in the last days. The church can be seen as the branch that grew out of the roots (Christ). Even though a branch may be cut off (martyrdom of Joseph Smith), the church would remain strong and rooted in Christ. There is nothing between the roots and the branch. There is nothing that stands between Christ, and His Church; Between Him and His prophet." (Miller, Isaiah, A Prophet's Prophet, p. 110)
Acts 3:22–23
- After prophesying about the ‘restitution of all things,’ a prophet will be raised up and is compared to Moses.
- Peter quotes Deut. 18:15 – listen to the prophet!
Joel 2:28–32
- Spirit, or light of Christ poured out to all.
- “…your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.”
- Signs before the 2nd coming of the Lord.
- Promise of deliverance of faithful.
Summary
- The calling of the Prophet Joseph Smith (Mal. 3:1; Isa. 11:1, 10–12).
- The opening of the heavens through the Restoration (Joel 2:28–29).
- The restoration of the priesthood and of the sealing keys (Mal. 4:5–6).
- The gathering of the elect (Isa. 11:10–16).
- Destruction and purification before and during the Second Coming (Mal. 3:2–3; Mal. 4:1, 3; Acts 3:22–23; Joel 2:30–31).
- Deliverance for the faithful (Mal. 4:2; Joel 2:32).
- The Second Coming (Mal. 3:1–2).
- The premillennial and millennial state of the faithful (Mal. 3:3–4;Mal. 4:2; Isa. 11:1–9).
- (https://www.lds.org/ensign/1990/08/moronis-message-to-joseph-smith?lang=eng)
Oliver Cowdery: "He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here.” (JS—H 1:41.) Oliver Cowdery later relates that the following scriptures were also quoted and explained:
Deut. 32:23-24 Deut. 32:43 Psalms 100:1-2 Psalms 107:1-7 Psalms 144:11-13 Psalms 146:10 |
Isaiah 1:7 Isaiah 1:23-26 Isaiah 2:1-4 Isaiah 4:5-6 Isaiah 11:1-16 Isaiah 29:11, 13-14 Isaiah 43:6 |
Jer. 16:16 Jer. 30:18-21 Jer. 31:1, 6, 8-9 Jer. 31: 27-28, 32-33 Jer. 50:4-5 Joel 2:28-32 |
Malachi 3:1-4 Malachi 4:1-6 Acts 3:22-23 1 Cor. 1:27-29 Source: Messenger and Advocate, Feb 1835 p 77-80. |
Who is Elijah? (B.D. – “Elijah” pg. 664)
When would Elijah return? (D&C 2:1, 110:13-16)
What did Elijah restore when he came? (D&C 2:1, 110:13-16)
What are the promises made to the fathers? (D&C 2:2)
Why would the earth be utterly wasted if Elijah did not come? (D&C 128:17-18)
SEALING POWER TIMELINE
When would Elijah return? (D&C 2:1, 110:13-16)
What did Elijah restore when he came? (D&C 2:1, 110:13-16)
What are the promises made to the fathers? (D&C 2:2)
Why would the earth be utterly wasted if Elijah did not come? (D&C 128:17-18)
SEALING POWER TIMELINE
ca 900 BC |
1 Kings 17:1 |
Elijah has sealing power. |
897 BC |
2 Kings 2:11-12 |
Elijah is translated. |
420 BC |
Malachi 4:5-6 |
Malachi prophecies Elijah’s return |
AD 33 |
Matthew 17:3 |
Elijah returns and gives sealing power to Peter, James, & John on the Mount of Transfiguration. |
April 3, 1836 |
D&C 110:13-16 |
Elijah returns and gives the sealing power to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple on Passover. |
D&C 2:1 Why Was Elijah the One Chosen to Restore the Sealing Powers of the Priesthood?
The reason why Elijah was reserved for this mission, according to the Prophet Joseph Smith, was that:
“‘Elijah was the last prophet that held the keys of the priesthood, and who will, before the last dispensation, restore the authority and deliver the keys of the priesthood, in order that all the ordinances may be attended to in righteousness. It is true the Savior had authority and power to bestow this blessing; but the sons of Levi were too prejudiced. . . . Why send Elijah? Because he holds the keys of the authority to administer in all the ordinances of the priesthood; and without the authority is given, the ordinances could not be administered in righteousness.’” (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:113–14.)
D&C 2:2 What Are the Promises “Made to the Fathers”?
Elder John A. Widtsoe explained the significance of these promises and the Latter-day Saints’ part in them: “In our preexistent state, in the day of the great council, we made a certain agreement with the Almighty. The Lord proposed a plan, conceived by him. We accepted it. Since the plan is intended for all men, we become parties to the salvation of every person under that plan. We agreed, right then and there, to be not only saviors for ourselves but measurably, saviors for the whole human family. We went into a partnership with the Lord. The working out of the plan became then not merely the Father’s work, and the Savior’s work, but also our work. The least of us, the humblest, is in partnership with the Almighty in achieving the purpose of the eternal plan of salvation.” (History of the Church, 6:59–61.)
Pres. Joseph Fielding Smith Jr.:
Elder Bruce R. McConkie:
Elder Russell M. Nelson: “Simply summarized, the earth was created that families might be. Scripture explains that a husband and wife shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth might answer the end of its creation. And as part of the planned destiny of the earth and its inhabitants…families are to be sealed together for all eternity. A welding link is to be forged between the fathers and the children. In our time, a whole, complete, and perfect union of all dispensations, keys, and powers is to be welded together. For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth.” (“The Creation,” Ensign [CR], May 2000, p.84.)
Teaching Thoughts:
1.This is a great opportunity to learn more about “My Ancestor.” An excellent resource is FamilySearch.org.
The reason why Elijah was reserved for this mission, according to the Prophet Joseph Smith, was that:
“‘Elijah was the last prophet that held the keys of the priesthood, and who will, before the last dispensation, restore the authority and deliver the keys of the priesthood, in order that all the ordinances may be attended to in righteousness. It is true the Savior had authority and power to bestow this blessing; but the sons of Levi were too prejudiced. . . . Why send Elijah? Because he holds the keys of the authority to administer in all the ordinances of the priesthood; and without the authority is given, the ordinances could not be administered in righteousness.’” (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:113–14.)
D&C 2:2 What Are the Promises “Made to the Fathers”?
Elder John A. Widtsoe explained the significance of these promises and the Latter-day Saints’ part in them: “In our preexistent state, in the day of the great council, we made a certain agreement with the Almighty. The Lord proposed a plan, conceived by him. We accepted it. Since the plan is intended for all men, we become parties to the salvation of every person under that plan. We agreed, right then and there, to be not only saviors for ourselves but measurably, saviors for the whole human family. We went into a partnership with the Lord. The working out of the plan became then not merely the Father’s work, and the Savior’s work, but also our work. The least of us, the humblest, is in partnership with the Almighty in achieving the purpose of the eternal plan of salvation.” (History of the Church, 6:59–61.)
Pres. Joseph Fielding Smith Jr.:
- “Elijah restored to this Church – and if they would receive it, to the world – the keys of the sealing power and that sealing power puts the stamp of approval upon every ordinance that is done in this Church and more particularly those...performed in the temples of the Lord. Through that restoration, each of you, my brethren, has the privilege of going into the [temples] to have your wife sealed to you for time and all eter-nity and your children sealed to you also, or better, have them born under that covenant.” (DofS., Vol.3, p.129.)
- “This sealing power bestowed upon Elijah, is the power which binds husbands and wives, and children to parents for time and eternity. It is the binding power existing in every Gospel ordinance. … It is by this power that all the ordinances pertaining to salvation are bound, or sealed, and it was the mission of Elijah to come, and restore it.” (Elijah the Prophet and His Mission [1957], p.5.).
Elder Bruce R. McConkie:
- “With Abraham, and then with Isaac, and then with Jacob, the Lord made the covenant that their seed would continue, both in the world and out of the world, as innumerable as the sand upon the seashore or as the stars in heaven for multitude. This is the promise of eternal increase that is made in connection with celestial marriage, and that has been restored in modern times. It was restored by Elias and Elijah: by Elias, ‘who committed the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham’ under which commission all who enter into celestial marriage receive the promise that in them and in their seed after them shall all generations be blessed; and by Elijah, who brought back the sealing power so that once again legal administrators could seal on earth and have it bound eternally in the heavens.” (The Mortal Messiah, Vol.1, p.56 ‑ p.57.)
- “‘Elias appeared, and committed the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham,’ meaning the great comm-ission given to Abraham that he and his seed had a right to the priesthood, the gospel, and eternal life. Accordingly, Elias promised those upon whom these ancient promises were then renewed that in them and in their seed all generations should be blessed. (D&C 110:12‑16.) Thus, through the joint ministry of Elijah, who brought the sealing power, and Elias, who restored the marriage discipline of Abraham, the way was prepared for the planting in the hearts of the children of the promises made to the fathers. (D&C 2:2.) These are the promises of eternal life through the priesthood and the gospel and celestial marriage.” (A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, p.322.)
Elder Russell M. Nelson: “Simply summarized, the earth was created that families might be. Scripture explains that a husband and wife shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth might answer the end of its creation. And as part of the planned destiny of the earth and its inhabitants…families are to be sealed together for all eternity. A welding link is to be forged between the fathers and the children. In our time, a whole, complete, and perfect union of all dispensations, keys, and powers is to be welded together. For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth.” (“The Creation,” Ensign [CR], May 2000, p.84.)
Teaching Thoughts:
1.This is a great opportunity to learn more about “My Ancestor.” An excellent resource is FamilySearch.org.