The Voice of the Father

The Voice of the Father

 Book of Mormon, Ether 4:4

 4 Behold, I (Moroni) have written upon these plates (the sealed portion) the very things which the brother of Jared saw; and there never were greater things made manifest than those which were made manifest unto the brother of Jared.

The Sealed Portion, TSP  

The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

CHAPTER 41 59-89

An explanation of the true character of the Christ and of the Father. The voice of the Father is given differently than the voice of mortal prophets. People need prophets because they won’t listen to the Spirit, which is the voice of the Father.

59 And now, I will give unto you examples of this thing both in the record of the Jews, and also in the record of my father which hath already come forth among you. And these examples have been hidden from you because of your wickedness and the stumbling blocks that the Lord hath placed before you.

60 But I will explain these things unto you in plainness, and ye shall see your errors and take notice of your ignorance of those things that ye should have understood. But without the Spirit to guide you in your understanding, there is no way that ye could have understood these things.

61 Behold, the written word hath caused much contention among you because of the way that these words have been written and given unto you. But if ye would not have the spirit of contention among you, then ye would have understood these things.

62 And because ye had this contention, which is contrary to the spirit of Christ, then ye did not have the spirit of Christ, and therefore, could not understand these things when they were presented unto you already in plainness.

63 And now, I would that ye should make reference to the words of my father, Mormon, which he hath given unto you concerning the coming of Jesus Christ unto the people who were gathered in the land of Bountiful after he was resurrected.

64 And now, I would that ye should know that the Father hath suffered that the children of men be given the opportunity to hear His words by those whom they will accept as His mouthpiece.

65 And I have already shown unto you that if the children of men are willing, then they can receive the words of God directly from His mouth, even from the Holy Ghost, who is one with the Father in all things, and is the voice of the Father, and is the way that the Father hath established to teach unto the children of men His will in all things.

66 And this way He hath established so that His children will not give undeserved praise and glory to their other brothers and sisters, who did not create them, nor do they have anything to do with their eternal salvation, except it be giving His words unto them that they might turn to Him and keep His commandments, which were given so that they might have joy and happiness.

67 And because the children of men do not recognize the way which the Father hath established to teach them, even that they cannot hear and understand his voice, He hath suffered that they be taught the only way that they might understand and accept His words.

68 And He hath suffered that the children of men should worship others of their brothers, even the holy prophets who have been sent unto them, that they might at least have some contact with Him and receive His word in some way.

69 Now, this communication with the Father, even the desire of the Son to turn the people to their Father, was given as an example in the record of my father, and he wrote, saying: And now it came to pass that there was a great multitude gathered together, of the people of Nephi, round about the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were marveling and wondering one with another, and were showing one to another the great and marvelous change which had taken place.

70 And they were also conversing about this Jesus Christ, of whom the sign had been given concerning his death.

71 And it came to pass that while they were thus conversing one with another, they heard a voice as if it came out of heaven; and they cast their eyes round about, for they understood not the voice which they heard; and it was not a harsh voice, neither was it a loud voice; nevertheless, and notwithstanding it being a small voice it did pierce them that did hear to the center, insomuch that there was no part of their frame that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very soul, and did cause their hearts to burn.

72 And it came to pass that again they heard the voice, and they understood it not.

73 And again the third time they did hear the voice, and did open their ears to hear it; and their eyes were towards the sound thereof; and they did look steadfastly towards heaven, from whence the sound came.

74 And behold, the third time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them: Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name; hear ye him.

75 And now, I, Moroni, give unto you an explanation of these things. For behold, whose voice did the people hear that testified unto them of His Son? Was it not the voice of the Father?

76 And why is it that they did not understand this voice when it was given unto them the first time? And even a second time it was given unto them and they did not understand it. And this voice was given unto them by their loving Father in heaven, who loveth them all and desireth to give unto all of His children His words by His own mouth.

77 And the voice of the Father is not a harsh voice, like the voice of a prophet at times, neither is it a loud voice, with which a prophet at times doth proclaim his message and teacheth repentance. But it was a small voice that did pierce them that did hear to the center, insomuch that there was no part of their frame that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very soul, and did cause their hearts to burn.

78 And this burning was caused because the voice was recognizable by the spirit of these people, but the flesh could not understand these things, because it was not heard in their ears as they were accustomed to receiving communication.

79 Now behold, these people understood the voice of Jesus, of whom they had been given the signs and the testimonies of the prophets, to whom they had listened with the means of communication of which they were accustomed in the flesh.

80 And they did previously, to this time, yea, even just before the Father made an attempt to speak unto them with His own voice, they did hear the voice of Christ in the darkness.

81 Now, why is it that these people could hear the voice of Christ in the darkness, when he spoke unto them from the heavens, but they could not perceive and understand the voice of the Father, when He spoke unto them from the same heavens in the light?

82 And what is it that the Father was trying to tell the people, even through the manner of communication that they could not understand, yea, even through this still small voice?

83 Behold, these things were shown unto the people that were preserved in the land of Bountiful as a similitude of those things which are upon the earth.

84 For the Father made twice the attempt to speak unto His children, but they could not understand the words which He gave unto them. And they did not know Him, therefore, they did not recognize His voice.

85 Nevertheless, He knew that they were conversing about His Son, even Jesus Christ, who Samuel the Lamanite had prophesied would come into the world. And they were conversing about Jesus Christ just before they heard the voice of the Father speak unto them from the heavens.

86 And the Father knew that these people were not ready to hear from His own mouth that which He would gladly teach unto them. For He knew that they could not listen to that still small voice that spoke directly to their spirit— He being the Creator of their spirits—and not to their ears, which were of the flesh.

87 And when He had made the attempt twice, He turned them over to the Son, that He might teach them through His Son. And He spoke unto them this time in the manner of communication that they could understand in their wickedness.

88 And for this reason, it is written: And behold, the third time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them: Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name; hear ye him.

89 And with this the Father gave the children of men the opportunity to hear His words the only way that they could understand them, even the way that they had been taught by their customs and their traditions. Nevertheless, it was better that they hear His words in this way, than that they should not hear any of His words.

Urim and Thummim

The Urim and Thummim

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This is Chrisotpher showing the Urim and Thummim

 

Moroni gives His explaination about the Urim and Thummim in the Sealed Portion.

The Sealed Portion   Chapter 21

47 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should know concerning the interpreters that I have mentioned. And these interpreters are the same Urim and Thummim that I have mentioned to you in the first part of this record, even that which I used to translate the words of the brother of Jared that he had caused to be written in the language that the Lord commanded him to use, which language was also taught to him by the Holy Spirit.

48 And these same interpreters have been passed down from generation to generation and have been handled by many hands, and have been seen many times by the children of men. Nevertheless, these interpreters do not allow all who touch them to translate therewith. For the interpreters are directly associated with the spiritual energy that emanates from the person who is touching them. And this doth not mean that any righteous man can make them work. For my father, Mormon, was a righteous man, but he could not make them work. And he did not know beforehand what he should do with them.

49 But it came to pass that as I grew, I being very curious in my youth, even that I took an interest in the work in which my father was engaged concerning the records of the Nephites; and I would often sit among the records and read the words that I could, and try to understand their meaning, having very little knowledge of the things of God because of my youth.

50 And it came to pass that while I was thus engaged in the curious nature of my intentions, I noticed the Urim and Thummim as it sat among the records that had been given to my father. And it appeared unto me as two stones that were clear and smooth to the touch. And when I picked them up, to my great astonishment, they began to produce light, and startled me. And in my excitement, I ran to my father and told him what had happened to me.

51 And my father went with me to the place where he had hidden all the records that had been given unto him. And he placed the Urim and Thummim once again into my hands, and it again produced light, and this left my father exceedingly delighted in the thing that he beheld.

52 For behold, my father had known for a long time that the interpreters would not work for him. And even though he prayed with all of his heart that he might know how to use it, he could never cause the Urim and Thummim to produce light.

53 And the Spirit of the Lord came unto my father and revealed unto him the calling for which I had been conceived. And the nature of my flesh corresponded with the nature of the Urim and Thummim. And because of this, my touch was all that was needed for the interpreters to work.

54 And it came to pass that I grew in the Lord and passed through many days of tribulation and learning. And my father taught me the things that would be required of me concerning this record and the abridgment that I would make of the record of the brother of Jared. And his commandments unto me were like unto those that Alma gave unto his son Helamnan.

55 And when I was thirty and two years old, the time came that the Lord commanded me to translate the words of the brother of Jared. And I was commanded by my father, and also by the spirit of the Lord, to end the record of my father with these things. And my father was dead, having been killed in battle with the Lamanites. And I was left alone, for the Lord had not permitted me to take a wife and bear children.

56 And as I used the Urim and Thummim to translate the words of the brother of Jared, I was overcome with the Spirit because of the things which I read. And his words were powerful, even that they did overwhelm me, that I lost all the strength within me. And this was not the only reason that I lost this strength. For the Urim and Thummim cannot produce light in and of itself, but it dependeth on the energy of him who actuateth its properties for the light which it produceth.

57 And I begin to see the great physical toll that using these interpreters had on the body of a mortal man. And for this reason, the Lord gave me the commandment to use these things in my youth, even at the time of my greatest strength.

58 And it shall come to pass that the two future prophets who shall also use these interpreters shall be men of uncommon physical strength and ability. And they shall use it also in their youth, that they might have the strength within them to do that which hath been commanded of them by the Lord.

59 And to none other shall the Lord grant the power and the ability to use these interpreters. For a man must be called by God and raised up from the beginning to have this power. And if this man doth not do the will of the Lord in all things, the power that hath been given unto him shall be taken away.

60 But the work of God shall continue, and His eternal purposes shall roll on until all of His promises that He hath made unto His children are fulfilled.

61 And because of the great power of Satan in the last days, all of the children of men shall be corrupt. And the elect shall be deceived by the enticements of Satan, and also by the words of the false prophets that shall preach the supposed word of God unto them. And because of this great wickedness, this last prophet of whom I have spoken, yea, even he who shall bring forth the sealed portion of this record, shall be alone in that which he hath been called and ordained to do.

62 And he shall make an attempt to find others to help him in this work. But because of the power of Satan, and this great and abominable church that Satan hath caused to be established among you, he shall find very few who can be trusted to aid him in his calling.

63 And as I was alone, so shall he be. Nevertheless, after these things shall be revealed unto the children of men, then shall he find those of the elect who shall help him to bring this work unto all the children of men. And the elect shall begin to gather from the four corners of the earth. But this gathering shall not be done in haste, nor shall it be a physical gathering. But it shall be a spiritual gathering that is done in wisdom and according to the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

64 And this last prophet shall be visited and supported by the disciples of Jesus who desired to tarry in this land after the Lord had given unto them the desires of their hearts. And they shall be a source of inspiration and strength unto him, as they were unto me, and also as they shall be unto the first who hath been taken from among you. And these have administered unto me in my times of need. And they shall minister unto the needs of these final two prophets who the Lord shall raise up in the latter days.

65 And these things which are sealed shall come forth to the world to confound all false doctrine. And they shall be a source of great inspiration and guidance to the elect of God. For these things shall show unto the elect the ways in which they have been deceived by the enticements of Satan. And the dark works of the children of men shall be revealed unto them, so that they might know these things and avoid them; and also that they might begin to repent of their sins and their misunderstandings and come unto God and know Him by the power of His Holy Spirit.

66 And through the words of Christ shall the elect know these things. For the words of Christ shall teach them all things necessary that they might keep the commandments of God in all things. And if they keep the commandments of God in all things, then shall they know Him, and He shall make them His elect.