johnathan ellis layne's journal 1899 : Crossing the plains

" We remained there until the middle of the summer, then crossed the Des Moines
River at Bonaparte Mills, traveling westward ten or twelve miles where there was
quite a camp of moving Saints, where we stopped several weeks. A man from
Keosauqua on the Des Moines River, about twenty miles from the camp, came and
wanted an experienced nurse to attend his wife, who was sick. Mother went and
took care of the sick woman for two weeks. I was then taken sick with fever and
ague[9] and continued to grow worse ‘til little hopes of my recovery was
entertained. I was in this condition when Brother Joseph Young, of the
Seventies, came along and stopped with us to get dinner at noon. When I heard he
was there I asked if someone would go and ask him to come and lay hands on me,
but they said it would do no good, but I insisted and he came and administered
to me and immediately I wanted something to eat, the first for nearly a week and
next day was able to get up and was soon well again and I know it was the power
and mercy of God that did it for me."




this is from my grandma Bonnie (Yvonne Woolsey) Layne's grandpa's journal .....

it's in the Church History Library

Cherokee Legend


Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?

His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.



Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.

The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him . Maybe even some human might do him

Harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!

Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.



It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.

He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.





We, too, are never alone.

Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us.

When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.





Moral of the story:

Just because you can't see God,

Doesn't mean He is not there.

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."

RETIREMENT of Tom and Mavis Bassett

Retirement is great....we sleep in and Mavis babysits our grandkids sometimes. What a deal. I;m now a " WHEELCHAIR WARRIOR "

Eloquence of Heaven

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:00 PM PST

"The Savior counseled that we should pray for those who 'despitefully use' us (Matthew 5:44). This principle is often overlooked in our prayers. The Prophet Joseph Smith understood it clearly. His petitions were fervent, his motives pure, and the blessings of heaven regular."Daniel Tyler, an associate of the Prophet, recalled an important occasion:" 'At the time William Smith and others rebelled against the Prophet [at Kirtland], . . . I attended a meeting . . . where "Joseph" presided. Entering the school-house a little before [the] meeting opened, and gazing upon the man of God, I perceived sadness in his countenance and tears trickling down his cheeks. . . . A few moments later a hymn was sung and he opened the meeting by prayer. Instead of facing the audience, however, he turned his back and bowed upon his knees, facing the wall. This, I suppose, was done to hide his sorrow and tears." 'I had heard men and women pray—especially the former—from the most ignorant, both as to letters and intellect, to the most learned and eloquent, but never until then had I heard a man address his Maker as though He was present listening as a kind father would listen to the sorrows of a dutiful child. Joseph was at that time unlearned, but that prayer, which was to a considerable extent in behalf of those who accused him of having gone astray and fallen into sin, [was] that the Lord would forgive them and open their eyes that they might see aright—that prayer, I say, to my humble mind, partook of the learning and eloquence of heaven. There was no ostentation, no raising of the voice as by enthusiasm, but a plain conversational tone, as a man would address a present friend. It appeared to me as though, in case the vail were taken away, I could see the Lord standing facing His humblest of all servants I had ever seen. . . . It was the crowning . . . of all the prayers I ever heard' (Juvenile Instructor, Feb. 1892, 127–28)."


James E. Faust,

My Testimony

my prayer was answered last night....my feet and toes were so cold i couldn't sleep so i asked God to warm them....and in a moment they were WARM ! thank you Lord for your tender mercies for all of us !

MY LIFE

WE WILL SUCCEED ! Tom and Mavis Bassett

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" Dee Pankratz



About Me: I grew up in Boise Idaho, went to Whitney grade school, South Junior High,played football, ran track, and sang in the choir at Borah High, Ricks College. Came to Provo, Utah in 1976, drove dump truck for Geneva Rock for 3 years, married Mavis Hadley from Montour, Idaho (by Emmett) in 1979, sold cars for 28 years now,I retired in June with ALS..we have 2 beautiful daughters Bambi and Brooke, and Bambi has Alyssa, Brooke has Brynlee and Brielle..it's awesome! I came to Provo when I found out for myself that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was true when I read the Book of Mormon and asked God in prayer April 6th, 1976. He answered my prayer and I felt a burning confirmation in my heart from the Holy Ghost that it was true! I asked if Joseph Smith was a true Prophet, and if the Book of Mormon was true, and I recieved the same confirmation. IT's True, and I'm proud to tell the whole world about it. Jesus Christ is our savior and is going to come again soon. Families can be together forever when you receive the saving ordinances in the Temples. You can find out for yourself too, just read the Book of Mormon free, go to www.scripture.lds.org . Our website is www.tmcfamilyfoundation.org
I just found out I have ALS disease. My heart goes out to the 5000 other folks each year that no

maybe some help !

California-based Isis Pharmaceuticals may have discovered an effective treatment for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease--a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

The treatment, ISIS-SOD1RX, is designed to shut down the RNA that enables the production of disease-causing proteins. This new approach to inhibit the production of these types of proteins was developed by Isis as part of its "Antisense" drug platform that could potentially be used to treat a variety of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

Isis has targeted RNA molecules because they affect the expression of all genes. RNA is also a simpler molecule than proteins in that it is composed of four fundamental building blocks called nucleotides (A,C,U,G). Proteins are made from 20 different building blocks called amino acids.

Initially, Isis encountered problems testing its antisense treatment methods due to the molecules being too big to pass through the blood-brain barrier when they are delivered by conventional injection under the skin. The blood-brain barrier is a physiological mechanism that alters the permeability of brain capillaries, so that some substances such as certain drugs, are prevented from entering brain tissue, while other substances are allowed to enter freely.

Isis developed a reformulated version that could be delivered through infusion with a spinal tap device. This novel treatment, which Massachusetts-based Genzyme has an option to co-develop, is being prepared for an upcoming clinical trial later this year.

some thoughts

I'm getting weaker now. I go to Gold's gym every morning. I used to lift weights but now I go swim and do isometrics. It's harder to get out of the pool now I noticed yesterday. I don't want to give this up too!

The storm just now hit Provo. Summer is gone, I love the fall colors and crisp air.

I love my family, and the Lord !

this story is like mine now !

Faith and fearlessness
A couple of years ago, Cliff Williams delivered a sermon.

"What would happen if you had a year to live?" he asked his congregation at The Rock Christian Missionary Alliance in Nampa. "What would you do differently?"

He delivered that sermon standing on his own two feet. He reflects on that sermon, now that he can no longer preach - in the wheelchair from which he can barely stand without assistance.

"I've always said live like you're dying because we are."

There is no irony in his voice as he tells the story, nor regret or worry. But 13 months ago, Cliff noticed a twitch in his right arm. It was apparent playing basketball and softball. And he was tired a lot.

When he dropped something and the twitch went into his shoulder and stayed, he made an appointment with a neurologist.

"I went in there thinking this was no big deal. He started looking me over and got real serious. He said my pre-diagnosis (confirmed later) was ALS. I said, 'what is that?' He said, 'Lou Gehrig's disease.' I knew it was bad."

In ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), nerve cells are gradually lost, muscles become weaker and then nonfunctional. Eventually, a person with ALS is paralyzed.

"I walked out the door and everything looked different. When they tell you (that) you have a terminal disease, the world looks a whole lot different."

One thing that isn't different, however, is the way he lives his life. In his answer to the questions his sermon raised, Cliff is content. "I have my faith. I live what I preach," he says.

But he is, in fact, also dying what he preaches.

"The Bible says there is a purpose behind all things É I've seen glimpses of this. (Which is) to understand how to die. And to help my friends and family know that - in the midst of this - I still have faith and trust God."

As his body has deteriorated, Cliff remains firm in his faith at the thought of death. The process of dying, however, is harder. Though there are those who live a long and productive life with ALS, the idea of a keen mind trapped in a paralyzed body can be terrifying.

"Every time I think I can't handle it, I do."

"With every setback, you can get depressed," says Cliff, paraphrasing Morrie Schwartz, a character in the book "Tuesdays with Morrie," who also had ALS. The original quote was published in a book called " In His Own Words."

"Give yourself the freedom to be depressed - but don't stay there."

"I have setbacks almost daily. That's how fast (the disease) is going through my body. I don't even have time to be depressed.

"Live each day (that's what I say). Every day's a new day. I wake up and say, thank you, Lord, for giving me this day. I'm going to make the best of it."

Knowing your diagnosis is both good and bad, Cliff says, but knowing when you're going to die is "a privilege." In part, this means he has time to make amends, forgive what needs forgiven, and fix what needs fixed to end his life with no regrets.

"My life has been serving others. Sometimes, it's difficult to watch people serve me - I don't feel like I deserve it. (But) I know they love me. They're getting a blessing serving us. The Bible says it's better to give than receive - you really do get blessed when you give yourself away."

Indeed, members of his congregation and the Nampa Fire Department, where he is a chaplain, have helped the Williamses move into a new, accessible home, with a garden in the back, complete with a winding path wide enough for a wheelchair.

That he isn't going to be able to enjoy it very long - that hurts, he says. But he does not venture far into "why me?"

"I would rather have this than somebody else. É Rain falls on the just and unjust alike, the Bible says. As Job (in the Bible) says, can I accept the good without the bad? É There are people going through a whole lot worse than me in the world."

Cliff and his wife, Wendy, and four children (all in their 20s) speak openly about Cliff's disease, their plans as his body hits benchmarks of deterioration, his funeral, their lives after his death. They've had family meetings to talk about the last part of his journey.

His wife, Wendy: "We are doing really well about releasing him. É We want our hearts to be in a place of healing already.

"A lot of people don't have time to prepare themselves. Usually the person is gone and then the healing begins. É Even though it's a painful process, it's a gift to him. He's helping the kids, letting go of a normal part of life - we get to share the process."

Cliff has written letters to each of his children and grandchildren, and made videos of fatherly advice for when he would not be around to give it. He taped his role in his son's wedding in November, and taped a wedding dance with his daughter for her eventual (still hypothetical) wedding. "In a (borrowed) wedding dress and tux. It was sweet," says his daughter Chelsea. "Emotional, but sweet."

"I don't know how long, probably months I have left. I'm definitely ready, even though it's hard to leave my family."

Wendy refers to a conversation between Frodo and Sam in Lord of the Rings, and makes it the story of herself and her husband:

"I won't be able to carry his burden, but I will try to help carry him. We cry a lot. It helps with the healing."

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"The last part of this journey is really hard," says Cliff Williams, 51, who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, more than a year ago. "I pray É I really felt the Lord saying for me to die with dignity and grace É" Cliff and his family talk freely about the journey that Cliff is taking - one in which his family and extended family "is walking with him, helping him to his final destination," says his wife, Wendy.

Cliff and Wendy Williams formed a foundation called ALS - A Legacy of Service, which helps people go on short-term mission trips. Cliff went on more than a dozen such trips to Mexico, El Salvador and Congo.

"It impacted me to see how a huge part of the world lives in poverty, just oppressed," Cliff said. "And watching what short-term mission trips did for young people - a catalyst for serving others. To get out of their selfish, self-centered mindset and say, what can I do to make a difference?"

Search on Facebook causes for Cliff Williams ALS - A Legacy of Service - Foundation.

The foundation will sponsor a half-marathon and 5K race in Marsing on Nov. 7.

"The last part of this journey is really hard," says Cliff Williams, 51, who was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, more than a year ago. "I pray É I really felt the Lord saying for me to die with dignity and grace É"

Wendy: "We are learning how to live in the moment. None of us knows the future. We will all be in this place someday, ready to die."

Cliff: "(We need) to try and have joy in the midst of suffering. To look for the good in people and in life - there's a lot of good. The disease has made me really stop and reflect a whole lot more."

Learn about ALS

http://www.als-mda.org/disease/als.html

MORMON SISTER KNIGHT

Gladys Knight Tells Floridians, "This is the Light"
By Geoffrey Biddulph

Gladys Knight and her 60-person choir of Latter-day Saints gave four
performances for more than 5,000 people in southern Florida last week.

"This is the way, this is the light," she said in teary testimony
regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Gladys Knight is famous worldwide for such songs as "I Heard it Through
the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia." Over the weekend, she,
along with her choir and a three-person band gave four shows to
thousands of members and non-member investigators, who crowded into the
Fort Lauderdale Florida stake center building. They heard Knight's
renditions of "Because I have been Given Much" and "I am a Child of
God," as well as several Gospel songs that are not in the Church hymn book.

Knight sang several solos, but she also directed several choir members
who also took the stage alone. They sang songs such as "Uphold Me with
Thy Sweet Spirit" and "Oh, How I Love Jesus" with a swelling choir
behind them.

The highlight of the evening was certainly when the famed singer and her
husband both gave their testimonies of the restored gospel.

"It is indeed a miracle that I belong to this church," Sister Knight
said. "The image of the Church in the past has not been conducive to my
being here. It shows His hand in motion. An African-American woman: Who
knew I would have a calling such as this?"

Knight has indeed been given a special calling by the Brethren to travel
throughout the world giving her testimony both in speech and through
song. Given her fame and her reputation, she may be a vessel for
bringing thousands of tens of thousands to investigate the Church.

Several years ago, Gladys Knight's son was the first member of her
family to look at the Church. After he got baptized, her daughter came next.

Sister Knight described her search for God's true church, which came
after the baptism of her children:

"I was raised in a Baptist home. We spent all day on Sunday at church. I
was kind of all over the place religiously. I was a Baptist and then a
Catholic and then I went to several other churches. I was seeking. There
was something good in every one of those churches, but I thought there's
got to be more. My daughter Kenya said, 'talk to the missionaries. ' I
fell in love right away. They were respectful, and the first thing they
said was,
'Can we pray?' I believe in the power of prayer. They told me, 'You
check it out.' I got on my knees and asked the Lord, and I got my
answer. I couldn't wait for my next lessons. I said I wanted to get
baptized tomorrow."

Very soon after that, she was baptized.

Her husband, William McDowell, gave an eloquent and humor-laced
testimony about his courtship and marriage to one of the most famous
singers around.

They met because he was the manager of a spa in San Diego. "As Gladys
kept traveling around the world, and I kept on traveling around San
Diego, it was common knowledge Gladys has lost her mind and had joined
those Mormons," Brother McDowell said.

He would go to visit her in Las Vegas and, "There were a lot of young
men on bicycles who kept on visiting — hungry young men on bicycles."

McDowell added, "They kept on saying they belonged to the true church of
Jesus Christ. I was raised very Baptist by god-fearing people, my
grandparents. How could they not be members of the true church?"

But McDowell said he went to seminary and read The Book of Mormon and
then got on his knees and asked, and "I received the answers. My
grandparents had prepared me to recognize the Truth when I saw it."

He acknowledged his brother, who was in the audience, and said, "This is
the first time he has heard my testimony. Hopefully I can bring my
family to a truth. The Church of Jesus Christ has been restored. It was
restored by a young boy, Joseph Smith, who in a field saw God the Father
and Jesus Christ."

McDowell continued, "Take the time to research and find out for
yourself. Take the time to pick up The Book of Mormon. Ask whether it is
true. If you want to see a miracle, just think that Gladys Knight is
running a choir in the Mormon Church."

He then introduced his wife as "Gladys Knight McDowell," and she sang a
song to which Brother McDowell wrote the lyrics — "He Lives." It was a
very moving song about the Savior that Knight sang to a misty-eyed crowd.

"I have to give this testimony of mine," Knight said. "I have no other
choice. Sometimes the truth is right before you and you don't see it."

Knight said that it has sometimes been difficult for her to tell people
she is a Mormon. "But this is the true church. It has the 12 apostles,
just like Jesus' church. Just like the people in Jesus' day, we need to
look farther for the truth. The people in those days got the same
ridicule we get today. I was willing to risk that for the honor of
serving him."

She asked non-members in the audience, "At least see for yourselves. At
least be obedient to that end." She then went into the audience to shake
hands and give hugs to the many people who adore her.

Mission President Noel Reynolds said his missionaries received 425 solid
referrals from the event.

"The missionaries from the Haitian branch brought 17 people, and one
young lady asked to be baptized right away after hearing Gladys Knight's
testimony," President Reynolds said. Another ward mission leader had
been asking his father, a Baptist, to hear the discussions for year. His
father finally agreed with enthusiasm after attending the Gladys Knight
event.

The Lord Knew
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT
"In 1830 when the Lord sent Parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer, and Ziba Peterson to the Lamanites he added:" '. . . I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them.' (D&C 32:3.)". . . And then he said," '. . . And, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. . . .' (Matt. 28:20.) . . ."Again as Mark records the events after the resurrection, he upbraided those who had some doubts about his resurrection; then commanded them:" '. . . Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.' (Mark 16:15.)"And this was just before the ascension. Do you think he meant Egypt and Palestine and Greece? Do you think he included the world of 33 A.D. or the world of 1970, 1980, 1990? What was included in his phrase 'all the world' and what did he mean by 'every creature'? . . ."I am constrained to believe that at that time the Lord knew the bounds of the habitations of man and the areas that would be settled and already knew his people who would possess this world."
Spencer W. Kimball, "When the World Will Be Converted", Ensign, Oct. 1974, 4–5

Topics:

random thoughts

thanks to all my family, dear friends, and others who try to help me with this als disease in any way , with pills potions, good wishes, prayers, etc. i really do feel better with all the help. reliv, in fuse, max gxl, kangen water, chromium pricollinate, acidopholus, lithium, quinine, vit. E, B, C, omega3, are helping me last longer in this life. my heart is full as i contemplate dying///// i want to take care of my family before i go please God.

Testimony

Fire in My Bones


Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT
"As we share our testimony with others, I hope that we will have the same convincing power and enthusiasm the members had who brought the message to Brigham Young. He said:

" 'The brethren who came to preach the Gospel to me, I could easily out-talk them . . .; but their testimony was like fire in my bones; I understood the spirit of their preaching; I received that spirit; it was light, intelligence, power, and truth, and it bore witness to my spirit, and that was enough for me'

(Remarks by Brigham Young, 28 July 1861; JD 9:141)."


Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Truth Restored," BYU Devotional, August 22, 2006

Topics: Testimony

USA is the BEST

Harold B. Lee's Quote on America

"Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges.
I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through. (Ye Are the Light of the World, 350-51)

This Church is TRUE !! click to see...

Foundation upon Which Church Is Built

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT

"Joseph Smith was not only a great man, but he was an inspired servant of the Lord, a prophet of God. His greatness consists in one thing—the truthfulness of his declaration that he saw the Father and the Son and that he responded to the reality of that divine revelation. . . ."For the first time in eighteen hundred years, God had revealed himself as a personal being. Furthermore, the Father and the Son demonstrated the undeniable truth that they are separate and distinct personages. Indeed, the relationship of the Father and the Son was reaffirmed by the divine introduction to the boy prophet, 'This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him.' (JS—H 1:17.) Those who were baptized into the Church on the sixth of April, 1830, believed in the existence of a personal God; they believed that his reality and the reality of his Son, Jesus Christ, constitute the eternal foundation upon which this Church is built."Once we accept Christ as divine, it is easy to visualize his Father as being just as personal as he. Christ said, 'He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.' (John 14:9.) Faith in the existence of a divine and real and living personal God was the first element that contributed to the perpetuity of the Church of Jesus Christ in ancient times, and it is the everlasting foundation upon which The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built today."


Howard W. Hunter, "The Sixth Day of April, 1830, Ensign," May 1991, 64

Topics: Joseph Smith

genealogy

Morning of the Resurrection

Posted: 14 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT
"I quote a letter dated January the 17th, 1889. . . . It concerns my great-grandfather, who was the first of our line in the Church, and who died a few days later, Jonathan Taylor Packer. This letter was written by a daughter-in-law to the family."After describing the distress and difficulty he had suffered for several weeks, she wrote:" 'But I will do all I can for him for I consider it my duty. I will do for him as I would like someone to do for my dear mother, for I am afraid I shall never see her again in this world.'"And then she wrote this: 'Your father says for you all to be faithful to the principles of the gospel and asks the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob upon you all, and bids you all goodbye until he meets you in the morning of the resurrection." 'Well, Martha, I can't hardly see the lines for tears, so I will stop writing. From your loving sister, Mary Ann Packer.'"I know that I shall see this great-grandfather beyond the veil, and my grandfather, and my father. And I know that I shall there also meet those of my ancestors who lived when the fulness of the gospel was not upon the earth; those who lived and died without ever hearing His name, nor having the invitation to be baptized."

Boyd K. Packer, "The Redemption of the Dead," Ensign, Nov. 1975, 99

Provide Ordinances for Ancestors

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT

"In [an] epistle, written one hundred and fifty years ago, Joseph Smith stated: 'The Saints have the privilege of being baptized for . . . their relatives who are dead . . . who have received the gospel in the spirit . . . through . . . those who have been commissioned to preach to them. . . . Those saints who neglect it in behalf of their deceased relatives, do it at the peril of their own salvation.' (History of the Church, 4:231; italics added.)

"The prophet Elijah committed the keys for vicarious work to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple (see D&C 110:13–16) to fulfill the Lord's promise that 'he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers' (D&C 2:2)."Through further revelation to Joseph Smith and subsequent prophets, there has come an understanding of and provision for temple work and the family history effort that supports it. Every prophet since Joseph Smith has emphasized the imperative need to provide all ordinances for ourselves and our deceased ancestors."
Richard G. Scott, "Redemption: The Harvest of Love, Ensign," Nov. 1990, 5

Topics: Family History

Kingdom of God
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 12:00 AM PDT
"Today I speak of keys other than those of metal. The keys I speak of never rust. These are the keys of life and salvation in the kingdom of God. The Prophet Joseph Smith said, 'I will give you a key that will never rust, if you will stay with the majority of the Twelve Apostles, and the records of the Church, you will never be led astray' (quoted in Young Woman's Journal, Dec. 1906, p. 543)."The Prophet also stated: 'The Priesthood is everlasting. The Savior, Moses, and Elias, gave the keys to Peter, James, and John, on the mount, when they were transfigured before him' (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, comp. Joseph Fielding Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1970], p. 158; see also Matt. 17:1–3). Peter, James, and John conferred the keys of the kingdom of God upon the Prophet Joseph and ordained him to be an Apostle and a special witness of the name of the Savior and to bear the keys of his ministry. Keys that pertain to the gathering of Israel, the dispensation of Abraham, and, indispensably, the keys of sealing were conferred upon the Prophet by Moses, Elias, and Elijah in 1836."
James E. Faust, "The Keys That Never Rust," Ensign, Nov. 1994, 72

True true true I was given my High Priest keys by Roger Williams, Lindon, Utah

sunday

i love sundays, i get to stay in my room for hours and peek out at 9//////////// then read the herald till 12 and get ready for church till 4 then go eat and go back to our room till 9

yup