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(9/20/03)
"The Lord promised he would take the record of Joseph that was in the
hands of Ephraim and put it with the record of Judah and make them one in
his hands. (See Ezek.
37:16-17.) Can't we believe that God would do that which he said he
would do? If the Book of Mormon isn't that record, where is it?" -
LeGrand Richards, "General Conference Reports," October 1970, p.
61
(9/21/03)
"As I read this, I went to the Interpreter's Bible, which is written in
twelve volumes, and is a commentary on all of the Old and New Testaments.
This commentary was prepared by thirty-six consulting editors with over one
hundred recognized, capable contributors and deals with all quotations from
the Bible, taking them verse by verse and explaining their meaning and
application. When I came to Ezekiel 37th chapter, verses 15 through 17,
which I have just read, no feasible explanation was given, but conjectures
only were made. This is no reflection on the editors or contributors to this
great commentary, as they knew of no way to get the meaning. Here again, by
direct revelation and by direct revelation only, do we understand clearly
what Ezekiel meant." - N. Eldon Tanner, "General Conference
Reports," April 1964, p. 62
(9/22/03)
"Biblical scholars have failed to offer a satisfactory explanation of
this prophetic utterance. Where is the stick of Joseph, also called the
stick of Ephraim? How shall this stick, or book, be joined with the stick of
Judah, or the Bible? How can these sticks become one in the hands of God for
the enlightenment of humanity? The Book of Mormon answers these questions.
It is the only answer. The Book of Mormon, as you know, is a powerful
witness. It is a builder of faith. It is a converter of souls to the truth,
and the Book of Mormon is true, and truth will triumph even against strong
and determined opposition." - Alma Sonne, "General Conference
Reports," April 1957, p. 26
(9/23/03)
"If there was ever a time since God made the world that the inhabitants
of the earth needed revelation, it is today. Now, the Lord has given us the
stick of Judah--the law of God to the Jews--which reaches down to our day
and generation, and which shows us their history and has told us what would
come to pass in the future. So has the Lord given us the stick of
Ephraim--the stick of Joseph in the hands of Ephraim--giving the history of
the inhabitants of this continent and what shall take place in the last
days." — Wilford Woodruff, "Collected Discourses, Volume
2," 4 April 1890
(9/24/03)
"One of the secrets that God has revealed unto his Prophet in these
days is the Book of Mormon; and it was a secret to the whole world until it
was revealed unto Joseph Smith, whom God has raised up as a Prophet, Seer,
and Revelator unto His people. It... points out the establishing of this our
own nation, with the conditions for its progress, and those predictions
contained in the Book of Mormon-the stick of Joseph in the hand of Ephraim,
will as truly be fulfilled as those contained in the Bible-the stick and
record of Judah; and both these sticks or records contain prophecies of
great import concerning the Gentile nations, and especially this land and
nation, which are not yet fulfilled, but must shortly come to pass: yea,
their fulfillment is nigh, even at the doors." - B. H. Roberts,
"History of the Church, Volume 6," p. 24
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